Technology or not to technology?

Technological literacy is becoming a predominant theme in the 21st century. More and more we are relying on technology not only as a means of teaching students, but also as a subject matter. It’s no secret that technology constantly affects our lives, and for us to utilize this benefit we need to be literate in the domain of technology. This is why it’s important for teachers to incorporate teaching technology in the classroom. Unfortunately like most things in life, this requires money. It’s obvious that communities of low-income are more technologically illiterate than those of high income or even middle class families. This only widens the gap further between social classes. Sure we use the internet in our spare time for games, blogs, or areas of our interest, but we also use them for research projects and outside sources. So not only are low income students already at a disadvantage in general, but now they harder struggles to overcome as the lack of technology bears down on them. As future teachers we have to support technological literacy in the classroom, so all students can break free of the restraints of money by giving everyone an equal advantage.

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