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Implementing technology

into the classroom has

become the new normal (8).

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99%

80%

of elementary and secondary

schools in Ontario have

computers (2 ) .  

of schools begin using

technology in kindergarten

(2 ) .  

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HOWEVER . . .

9 /10 parents report that their

chi ldren begin using

technology at home before

they are 2 years old (1 ) .

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A L O T O F T EX TBOOKS

ARE NOW D I G I TA L ( 7 ) .

T e c h n o l o g y h a s l e d t o n e w i n n o v a t i o n s . . .

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BUT....

Are these technologies helping or

hindering students?

S TUD I E S SHOWThere are pros and cons to using technology

in the classroom (8 ) .

Most teachers f ind that technology can be

useful in some cases , but distract ing in

others (8 ) .

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The benefits of using

technology are...

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of teachers said that technology helps them

demonstrate lessons to their students , which

they otherwise would not have been able to

teach (10).

65%

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TECHNOLOGY HELPS STUDENTS

DEVELOP

Crit ical thinking

ski l ls  and

Analysis (9 )

Retain

information (1 )

Scienti f ic Inquiry (9 )

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Technology can help students

with special needs thrive in

school (1).

TECHNOLOGY

ALLOWS STUDENTS

TO . . .have immediate access

to information and

answers (8 ) .

learn at their own pace

(meets the needs of

each learner ) (8 ) .

explore new ways of

learning (8 ) .

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THERE ARE ALSO NEGATIVE ASPECTS

OF HAVING TECHNOLOGY IN

THE CLASSROOM . . .

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Children who spend more time on their

electronics are slower in developing motor

skills , such as the ability to tie their shoes (1),

and develop bad sleeping habits (8).

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Students who

use

handwritten

notes over

typed notes

perform better

in school (4).

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TECHNOLOGY IS . . .

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Expensive (2 )

Distract ing (2 )

Makes

plagiar ism

easier to

accomplish (8 )

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NOT EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY (8 )

There is a digital

divide in Canada (6),

and a gap in digital

literacy among

Canadians (5).

7 3%

7 4%

of elementary schools

of secondary schools

have students who do not have

access to computers or mobile

devices in their homes (2).

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The success of technology

depends greatly on the teacher’s

attitudes and ability to use that

technology as well as the manner

in which it is used (3). 

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It is up to the teachers

and administrators to

decide if the good

outweighs the bad…

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