Are we doing what is best for our students…or are we doing what is most convenient for us?
I ran across this discussion on Classroom 2.0 and it really got me to thinking about the implications. I work with technology and love it (and have a hard time understanding those who don’t/won’t embrace it). The question made me wonder if this is the real reason more teachers don’t use more technology. While I think of technology in terms of making things easier, I do have to admit it isn’t always convenient. Sometimes the problems are poor planning (lab is booked, etc.) but there are times it simply doesn’t want to work right. I work with teachers that shrug their shoulders and go on, some give it up for the day but will try again, but there are those that will never try again.
Sure, sometimes technology is more work – but often that initial workload pays off into less work later. One of the comments in the post talked about a teacher not wanting to implement something new because it would mean more work. Unfortunately, that is a sad reality.
