LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP (GINA)

COMMENT ON WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED ABOUT YOUR OWN APPROACH TO THE USE OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY.

        Nowadays, the use of technologies is something really common in our daily lives. Technologies are changing our working methods, and they are changing educational methods too. However, many people is warned of the possible harmful effects that technologies can have in the education of our children.

       On the one hand, technologies can be useful in education because children are really interested on them, so we can use them in order to catch their attention. Moreover, using technologies they can share information and work together from different places. Another advantage is that some technologies are really easy to use, that’s why children can find a lot of information without difficulties.

       On the other hand, we should be careful with the technologies that we use with children because technologies can be really harmful if children use them in a bad way. We should catch their attention while they are using it because some technologies as for example ‘the Internet’ keeps children amused in non-educational WebPages as Facebook, Twitter and so on. Moreover, we should teach them that they can find a lot of information using technologies, but they should learn to select only the valid information.

       In Spain the use of technologies in education is something new and only a few teachers use them because they are afraid. It’s something new that a lot of adults don’t know how to use!

         In conclusion, pupils should understand that technologies are really interesting and they can be a really useful tool to learn, but they should be used carefully. We must teach to our students how to use them or it can have dangerous consequences!

MARIA