Thinking back to my elementary school days, I can remember using projector screens with transparencies and VHS tapes. Using the computer lab a couple times a week was a privilage and not something we did for everyday assignments. Today, students have personal laptop computers to complete their assignments and teachers use smartboards to teach. Many interactive games, virtual tours, and learning activities can be found online and have greatly increased learning opportunities for kids. Times are changing and the advancement of technology is not going to just disappear.
The future of technology can be scary for those who have the "we've always done it this way" mindset. I sometimes wish that more of my teachers and professors had the opportunity to teach with technology so that I could teach my students the way I was taught. I want my students to have as many educational tools as possible for them to learn and understand the concepts that I am teaching. Students with disabilities are able to use technology to help them in their learning and can even bring them to the level of children without disablities. As teachers why would we ever want to keep these students from success because of our fear of the future? Change is going to happen whether we want it to or not, so we should embrace it and use it to help our students reach their full potential.
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