From
laptops to virtual teachers, technology is becoming pervasive
in American classrooms, according to a report from Reuters.
Students in Boston Massachusetts are not alone among many school
children across the US who regularly use a laptop to key in
assignments on animated education software built to resemble video
games in form and function.
As traditional teaching methods are updated with technological
'enhancements', the question of whether
IT
has a truly productive place in modern schools has been in
question for some time now in the UK as well as overseas.
These technologies extend to parents who are now able to chat
using instant messaging software with teachers about issues
relating to their child's learning. Coursework is now even
submitted through electronic drop boxes on a school's website.
Popular among current thinking is the proposition that textbooks
are almost obsolete before they are even printed. With students'
work carried out within free applications such as
Google Docsa new breed of specialised teaching software may be
on the horizon that allows 'special needs' students are able to
study alongside high-achievers on bespoke IT-driven learning
programmes.