Applying Creativity Through Technology Can Expand Learning

Technology is just a modern tool that is the same as whiteboards and posters. Creativity can be used with technology to create wonderful lessons for students. But this creativity can also expand learning in many ways. One reason is that technology can be a good visual tool for students. Teachers can use Smartboard, video clips, etc. to show visually what they want their students to learn. Another reason that creativity with technology can expand learning is through projects. Teachers can assign projects that has the students create amazing projects with different types of technology like Powerpoint, Captivate, etc. The teacher would need to teach their students first how to use this technology so that they will not be confused when they are doing their projects. One last reason is that teachers can create lessons with technology to advance interactivity with the students. The biggest example of this is Smartboard because teachers can have the students come up to the board and solve problems like math equations and that is good practice for the students. Overall, I think that technology creativity can really expand learning in classrooms because of what these different types of technology can do for students and teachers.

Does Online Classes Eliminate Inequality?

Online classes do have their advantages and disadvantages. But do these play into reducing inequality? In a way they do because of several reasons. One reason is that children who are handicapped or mentally challenged can benefit from online classes because they are able to get an education that they are never able to get in a regular classroom. Another reason is that online classes can eliminate gender inequality and racial discrimination. Technology cannot get rid of these fully, but online classes can do it better than regular classrooms. Online classes can also benefit students who would learn better online rather than in the classroom. But this cannot help every student because while some students can learn better online, some cannot learn very well online. This leads into some of the disadvantages that online classes cannot eliminate inequality. The main reason is that online classes cannot eliminate inequality fully because online classes cannot benefit everyone. Another reason is that the online teacher cannot help reduce inequality when he or she cannot interact with his or her students face to face. Online classes can reduce inequality of students in some ways, but inequality cannot be eliminated completely. The world needs to start eliminating inequality completely before online classes can.

Does Technology Eliminate Gender Inequality?

There are many rumors that technology causes gender inequality in classrooms. This technology tends to more favor boys because men are supposedly more "tech smart" than women. Also, most software is said to be more geared toward boys and boys spend more time with technology than girls. But there are some ways that this gender inequality can be reduced in schools. One way is that when teachers are giving assignments for students to do with technology, group the girls together with no boys because girls love social interaction. Another way is to have more female role models for technology in the schools. For example, my library teacher in elementary school was also the computer teacher and she enforced gender equality with the computers. Another way is to give longer amounts of time on technology projects because then both genders will have equal time with technology. For me, I know that outside the classroom men do spend more time with technology like computers than girls do and they know more about technology than girls do. But, trying to have equal technology time with both genders can help reduce gender inequality. And there are many women today that are tech smart as much as men, so that means that girls in classrooms can be tech smart like boys.