6. Parents, teachers, kids speak up on ed tech

eSchool News
“Parents, teachers, kids speak up on ed tech”
http://www.eschoolnews.org/news/showStoryts.cfm?ArticleID=6951

After a survey of parents, teachers, and students was conducted, the results were not surprising to me. Students want more integration of technology in schools and parents also think technology is underused. They would like to see it used to simulate real world experiences in problem solving in correlation with math and science curriculum. As a future teacher, I agree that technology should be integrated into the curriculum as much as possible. However, restrictions are put on each classroom as availability of computers, smart boards, etc. is limited. If funding cannot support a one-to-one student-laptop ratio, teachers must modify their lessons and utilize the materials that are accessible at the time. Technology is essential but if funding does not support it, it is difficult to integrate it every day.