Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Reflection # 7 Technology that breaks
A month ago I had to buy a new phone and I noticed that the store was only selling touch screens. This made me realize that new technology is pushing out the old technology. This is all good if the new technology is better.... But is it? Last night, the touch screen on my month old phone broke. I didn't drop it, I didn't take poor care of it. It just decided to stop working. When I told my friends about this, they said, "Touch screens are known for breaking." If this is true then should we be replacing our reliable technology with new technology that is great to use but breaks easily? I think we need to be careful in our classrooms that we don't choose technology based purely on how new and cool they are but that we use technology that will last and not cause problems in the classroom.
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I feel the same way. I recently had the touch screen on my phone break and would much rather go back to one of the simpler old phones I had before than buy a new one that seems to break much to quickly. I also like your point about evaluating if we are getting this technology for a classroom because it is useful or simply because it is new and fun.
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