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Essay on How can teachers use technology to expand curriculum?
The purpose of this paper is to understand the importance of integrating technology in curriculum and how teachers can use technology to expand curriculum and benefit the students from it.
The role of the classroom teacher is the crucial factor in the full development and use of technology in the schools (Office of Technology Assessment, 1995; Trotter, 1999). "The transformation of classroom technology from hardware, software, and connections into tools for teaching and learning depends on knowledgeable and enthusiastic teachers who are motivated and prepared to put technology to work on behalf of their students," notes the CEO Forum on Education and Technology.
Technology is a wonderful tool that can be used to assist teachers and students in the classroom. In fact, teachers should be encouraged to use technology to assist them in their role as teacher. This is an important step towards integrating technology into the curriculum. However the true integration of technology goes far beyond the role of assistant. Technology is changing at a rapid pace and causing more and more confusion on how to use it in an effective, integrated manner in schools. It seems that there has been a focus on the physical machine when it comes to teaching with computers. In fact, the teaching has been teaching computers. Students spend many hours learning how to use software applications or computer science concepts. The question arises should students be learning about computers or should you let students learn with computers as they learning content related to curriculum objectives.
The integration of technology should contribute to the teaching and learning in the classroom. Computers should not be an add-on or used as time filler. The computer should be a means for reaching the instructional objectives in the classroom. Therefore, the curriculum is the place to start when integrating technology..........
