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1. If technology fails in the middle of the lesson, most teachers, including myself, struggle with trying to adapt and modify now that the particular technology is no longer working. I know for a fact that if my computer would cease to work in the middle of my lesson, I would be struggling big time!
2. I incorporate technology sporadically, so that students get a taste of different instructional methods. I definitely would say that my style is a bit more blended, but I still like to incorporate traditional methods when possible so that my students are not sell-shocked when they get to a lecture hall in college.
3. Tough question. For the most part, in my experience, technology has served to distract students. I immediately think of when we incorporated DBQ Online as a sublimation strategy. Instead of reading and analyzing documents on paper, they could interact with them online and annotate using some pretty cool tools. Instead of using the tools productively, I found a lot of students doodling with them or writing inappropriate things with them. I couldn't help but to think about all the money spent on this one program and to see it used in such a way, was disheartening. I also try to use Kahoot or Quizlet, but I always get students who log out (not so inconspicuously) because they would rather use the phone to be on social media or talking with friends.

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1. In what ways are teachers and students too dependent on technology?
Teachers become too dependent on technology when they fail to plan for a lack of technology.  For example, a teacher might plan a interactive lesson that entails a powerpoint that has various links and videos embedded throughout it. However, if technology fails or is unavailable, and the teacher is not flexible and does not have an alternative plan in place, they are too reliant on technology.  A student is too reliant on technology when they use SparkNotes, or YouTube regularly instead of reading assigned texts.

2. List ways in which you can balance technology use in your classroom.
I can balance technology use in my classroom through intentional planning.  By ensuring that students have opportunities to work collaboratively in small groups or even in pairs to complete various tasks is one way to do this.

3.  Does technology enhance or distract students from learning?  List 2-3 reasons to justify your answer.
Wow!  What a loaded question! Technology can both enhance and distract students from learning. However, for the purposes of answering this questions, I will discuss why I feel that technology may distract students from learning. One example is if a student is allowed to use their cell phones it can distract them from the lesson of the day, For example if a student gets a text message from a friend during the class, they can become so engrossed in that conversation that they tune out whatever their teacher is teaching. Ads that pop-up when a student might be on a device researching a topic is another way that students technology can be a distraction.

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1. In what ways are teachers and students too dependent on technology?
Teachers can default to technology as a simple substitution to instruction, rather than using it to modify or redefine an educational experience. Students can be too dependent on technology by instantaneously looking up the answers rather than having to work towards a solution and problem solve.

2. List ways in which you can balance technology use in your classroom.
Finding a balance between traditional classroom instruction as well as using technology can be tricky at times. I like to have blended learning opportunities in the classroom. This way students still can get hands on experiences and paper pencil practice, while others use technology to either find extra practice, or continue their learning independently.

3. Does technology enhance or distract students from learning? List 2-3 reasons to justify your answer.
I would say it enhances the learning. It is almost always an instant engagement boost for students to use technology, simply because its more exciting and defeats boredom. It also collects data for me as the teacher which can help guide future instruction.

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1. In what ways are teachers and students too dependent on technology?
Teachers, like myself, depend on technology when creating and planning lessons. I am always looking up lesson and activity ideas on the computer. I also use technology while teaching my lessons. I don't know what I would do if I wasn't able to project my warm ups or use my document camera when explaining assignments. My students can't separate themselves from their cell phones. We require our students to put their cell phones in their lockers for the school day, we are often finding students that will not put them in their lockers because they have to have it on them.

2. List ways in which you can balance technology use in your classroom.
Having students complete more paper and pencil assignments or creating different types of projects that do not require technology would be a couple ways to limit the use in the classroom. Students would be required to use more creativity and be more artistic with their creations which wouldn't be a bad thing.

3. Does technology enhance or distract students from learning? List 2-3 reasons to justify your answer.
I believe it is all in how you use technology in your lessons. If your using technology just to use technology this could end up being more of a distraction rather than enhancement. However, if you are using technology to make your lesson better by having students use it to complete an assignment by doing a little bit of research and then using a Google Doc to summarize what they learned or creating a presentation then I believe that would be more of an enhancement.

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1. In what ways are teachers and students too dependent on technology?
Teachers are too dependent on technology to plan and carry out lessons. If our computers were taken away from us, we would not have our main source of resources. Students are too dependent on technology for social reasons. They can't stay off of their phones whether they are on social media, texting or facetiming/calling.

2. List ways in which you can balance technology use in your classroom.
Technology can be balanced in my classroom by using it in intervals. Students should be familiar with technology and know how to use it, but they should also learn how to learn without it. Having a balance is needed, whether it be learning instruction with technology then doing another activity, learning without technology and then using technology to practice, or not using it at all.

3. Does technology enhance or distract students from learning? List 2-3 reasons to justify your answer.
If used correctly, technology can enhance learning. Technology gives you the ability to easily differentiate instruction, provides resources for any subject and can be more engaging than a worksheet.

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1. Teachers and students are dependent on technology throughout the day to enhance educational lessons. I depend on technology to create engaging lessons to inform my children. Our morning announcements are online, I post our morning message on my Smartboard, and use Blackboard to get my curriculum. My students are engaged through this technology and use it as a quick and easy way to get information. They also use it to enhance their skills through online programs.
2. I think it is important to balance technology use in my classroom through using technology when necessary and when it can truly enhance a lesson. However, when technology is just a substitution for paper and pencil or a reading, it may be better to use those rudimentary resources. It is important to show students how to use basic resources such as dictionaries, a thesaurus and manipulatives to solve problems.
3. Technology can enhance and distract students from learning. Overall, technology can enhance students from learning if implemented correctly. Technology can gain the attention of all students including those that struggle to hold attention in specific areas. Technology allows for many intriguing applications such as video and audio. This will enhance student learning but also provides visuals for students who are visual learners. Technology is adaptable for all accommodations and modifications but also is useful for all learning styles.

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Meron Ogans1. In what ways are teachers and students too dependent on technology?Teachers are very dependent on technology as many teachers create their lesson plans using an online presentation format. Often , I see teachers scrambling when there is a power outages of they have left there flash drives at home.  In addition, as teachers we have gotten to incorporate technology in our classrooms to engage students and when there are days without it, students cannot seem to function as well or tend to get “bored” quickly. 2. List ways in which you can balance technology use in your classroom.I think I can balance technology use in my classroom by making sure that the technology that I select truly enhances my instruction.  I will avoid technology that is just a simple replacement of what could be done on paper. 3. Does technology enhance or distract students from learning? List 2-3 reasons to justify your answer.I believe if used wisely technology can enhance student learning. I have seen this first had as I incorporate technology, I am able to use tools that allow to quickly and efficiently assess student understanding. Technology also helps provides students with multiple options for learning. It is a great way to differentiate and make sure that we meet the learning styles and levels of our students. 

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Meron Ogans1. In what ways are teachers and students too dependent on technology?Teachers are very dependent on technology as many teachers create their lesson plans using an online presentation format. Often , I see teachers scrambling when there is a power outages of they have left there flash drives at home.  In addition, as teachers we have gotten to incorporate technology in our classrooms to engage students and when there are days without it, students cannot seem to function as well or tend to get “bored” quickly. 2. List ways in which you can balance technology use in your classroom.I think I can balance technology use in my classroom by making sure that the technology that I select truly enhances my instruction.  I will avoid technology that is just a simple replacement of what could be done on paper. 3. Does technology enhance or distract students from learning? List 2-3 reasons to justify your answer.I believe if used wisely technology can enhance student learning. I have seen this first had as I incorporate technology, I am able to use tools that allow to quickly and efficiently assess student understanding. Technology also helps provides students with multiple options for learning. It is a great way to differentiate and make sure that we meet the learning styles and levels of our students. 

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1. In what ways are teachers and students too dependent on technology?
Everyone is dependent on their technology...go out into public count how many people have their phones in their back pocket....We can't let them go to save our lives! Teens walking around not looking while on their phones.

2. List ways in which you can balance technology use in your classroom.

2 ways that I can balance technology in my classroom is only use it when necessary. We aren't on computers all day or even half the day, we only use them during reading rotations for about an hour (each group gets 15-20 minutes). We do have one hour per week when the kids are on them but this week we are learning to do research on animals, so technology use will be higher this week.

3. Does technology enhance or distract students from learning? List 2-3 reasons to justify your answer.

In the primary I would say mostly enhance, because they don't have cell phones to distract others, and they are still learning about our Chromebooks and how to navigate on them. They are only a distraction really when a student doesn't have headphones and their computer gets too loud, but they have to turn the volumn off if they don't have headphones.

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1. In what ways are teachers and students too dependent on technology?
At my school, teachers and students are extremely dependent on technology. About 98% of my lessons use an online platform. I always think, if our WiFi goes out, there's no way I could run my lessons for that day. Students also use the chromebooks for a majority of their research and online simulations. My classes also use Google Docs to take most of their notes. This helps our science department not use so much paper.

2. List ways in which you can balance technology use in your classroom.

I could use more paper copies instead of chromebooks. Also, we are trying to incorporate more hands on activities instead of online simulations.

3. Does technology enhance or distract students from learning? List 2-3 reasons to justify your answer.

I believe for the most part it enhances their learning. Students are able to use simulations to learn information they might not be able to see from Earth. For example, teaching astronomy, unfortunately I cannot take my students to space. Using online simulations helps them understand large scale models they could not see otherwise.

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1. Some teachers are more dependent on technology than others. My school has only one laptop cart per grade. When I taught in Baltimore County, I was very dependent on my SmartBoard. Now, I use my laptop a lot.

2.  Honestly, because we only have one laptop cart in each grade, it isn't a huge issue about using it too much. I don't let my students play non instructional or meaningful "games" on technology though. They only use the technology for meaningful activities.

3. I think this depends on how the teacher plans to instruct students using the technology. Overall, I think technology has more of an opportunity to be an enhancement to learning. First, technology tears down the walls and allows students to explore parts of the world without the added cost of going on a very, very expensive field trip. Also, technology provides a way of communication that would not be allowed otherwise.

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1. I think teachers are students are very dependent on visual representations in class now because we have become accustomed to projectors and smart boards. I think students have lost the art of taking notes and that teachers have lost the art of giving succinct lectures. Those may not be skills some people think are worthy of holding on to, but there are some topics that still lend themselves to being taught lecture style.

2.  I use technology primarily for homework or quick check-ins during class. Otherwise my students are not using any technology during class. We use laptops for specific simulations or plugging in probeware and I have never had a problem with students wandering off digitally to other places.

3. I think when it is done well, technology enhances student learning. I am a firm believes in using simulations and animations in science and these are technology dependent. I also think being able to model problem solving using a smart board has enhanced my student's ability to do complex stoichiometry problems. These are things that I could and have done on chalk and white boards, but it is much easier for me on the smart board. But I absolutely do not see the need for a 1:1 environment to make learning better, in fact I think it would make it more distracting.

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1.    In what ways are teachers and students too dependent on technology?

Teachers are dependent on technology because when technology breaks or fails then it is like we have forgotten how we did things previously. I can think of a few times when I had planned to do something and the internet was down. I had to rethink my lesson without technology and it caused my lesson to not go as well as I had planned. I should have had a backup plan from the beginning. Students rely on technology because it is so familiar to them. Students don’t want to work to find an answer they want to be able to Google the answer and move on to the next task.

2. List ways in which you can balance technology use in your
classroom.

-      No technology at recess

-      Tech free hour

-      Alternate when technology is used. Use it for a week in math then switch to no tech use. Use the technology in another subject area.

3. Does technology enhance or distract students from
learning? List 2-3 reasons to justify your answer.

For me and my kindergarten classroom it can be a distraction. My students struggle with basic navigation and log on skills. This causes much of our time to be taken up getting to the actual task. My classroom only has 5 devices, so not all of my student can access a computer at one time. It can also distract students because they want to be on another website. I have noticed that some of my students will end up on a different website/task because they didn’t want to do the actual task.

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1. We are too dependent on technology because my students and myself jump to using technology too quickly because of the ease it provides instead of using other means that may take more planning or work but may provide a better learning opportunity and outcome.
2. I can balance technology use in the classroom by:
a. making sure I am only using technology when it enhances a lesson
b. limiting the amount of time students use technology versus using hands-on experiences
c. partner technology with other materials
3. Technology enhances some learning by providing information and opportunities they would not otherwise get in the classroom. However, it distracts from learning too because if students do not feel like doing and activity that does not involve technology, they are quick to want to grab technology to help them complete their work. For example, my students had work to complete in their social studies textbooks. They had to answer questions based on the text. My students wanted to grab chromebooks to search the answer rather than put in the effort to read the text for the answer. It appeared as too time consuming for them.

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1. In what ways are teachers and students too dependent on technology?
2. List ways in which you can balance technology use in your classroom.
3. Does technology enhance or distract students from learning? List 2-3 reasons to justify your answer.

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1.    In what ways are teachers and students too dependent on technology?

The entire BCPS system would be fried in high schools because even our phone systems use internet. Students’ first reaction with not knowing something is to google it. My students also frequently come to class without paper/pencils. I also know many teachers that do not keep records backed up such as attendance.
2. List ways in which you can balance technology use in your classroom.

We predominantly use sheet music to read when we play. We also handwrite frets/counts in our music. Use the metronome less and work on students internalizing the beat more.
3. Does technology enhance or distract students from learning? List 2-3 reasons to justify your answer.

I think 1:1 tends to distract.

Students know how to get around all of the county blocks.

Students are consistently looking at things they should not be.

On phones especially, there are too many things to get distracted with. The temptation for most is too great. I include myself in this. I sometimes have to put mine in the other room to get things done.