PDP My Beliefs

I believe that technology is neither good nor evil, and that most of the time its use is neither inherently good nor evil. But because it promotes neither it ends up being a detriment to the user because of the sheer amount of time given to doing nothing. I also feel that the use of technology in the class room for the sake of using technology will not benefit my students in any way. As an English teacher I feel very strongly about reading a book, a real paper book, and I feel that there is a powerful connection when a writer puts pen to paper. Now I also do a vast majority of my polished writing in a word processor, but I still do much of my preliminary idea gathering and poetic writing on a paper. So I feel that the use of technology should be carefully planned and executed with very clear objectives in mind.

I believe that technology in the English class room should be limited, not exclusively, to the students using the technology to further their thinking, both analytical, and creative. The presentation of material can be done with technology, but the teacher needs to be careful about how often and the mode he chooses. A poem should not be posted on a board just because its easier, each student should have the chance to hold it and read it at their own pace. They should also get the chance to hear poems be read out loud. In fine, I feel that flooding our classrooms with technology is not the best move.