Through my research I found a “conversation” about what is happening with technology in the classroom and how people feel about it. I found some interesting articles that were for and also against it. These studies were discussing how effective it can be and whether or not teachers liked implementing it in the classroom. Through all of my research and looking at this academic discussion, I found one piece missing from all of the articles and studies; the student’s opinions.
This is what I have decided to focus on for my research paper. How do the students feel about integrating technology in the classroom and do they think it is helpful or hurtful. I have explored what students use technology most for in their lives; social media. Even in the classrooms students are using social media which distracts them from their studies. This is why having technology in the classroom can be harmful, because it can cause too big of a distraction. I figure that students do not really see this though, or maybe they do but do not really care because social media is a lot of fun.
What I want to explore and research is how the students really feel about technology in the classroom. Do they feel like it is helping or hurting their education and why?