FEATURE OF THE MONTH

Technology As Part of the Everyday Classroom Experience

By Christian David Borges

 

The pace at which technology evolves in our modern information-driven world can seem nothing short of overwhelming.  The way we communicate, interact and understand the world around us seems to change moment to moment.  Very often it is young people—our students, who are the first to understand, adopt and fully exploit the vast potential that comes with new technology.  As educators, we are placed in a unique position where we must try to appreciate how our students are transformed by this constant evolution, at times regulate the extent to which students engage with these tools and at least in a very rudimentary way connect with them through the use of the technology.  

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