My Beliefs-PDP

I believe that technology is important for we, as teachers, to be encouraging within the classroom. Like many have said before, technology is ever changing and it's evolving into something that technological skills are essential to mankind. I do think that there is a balance between using and applying technology in the classroom and using other resources. Students need to gain those skills in technology as well as other skills.

I thought that it was interesting in the "Study: Teens See Disconnect Between Personal and Writing," article that students think that technology doesn't impact their writing skills. I believe that technology would hinder their skills, because if students are just using the internet as a way of communicating and learning information, then they aren't able to get the full effect of understanding others' viewpoints. It's one thing to talk to a person live about their opinion and to gain information. As I said earlier, I believe that there is a balance between technology and using other resources.