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Topic: The benefits of using digital technology in the classroom to
outweigh the disadvantages. Relate this to your personal experience.
Use specific examples and provide appropriate evidence to support
your answer.
Nowadays, technology is more developed than it was in the past. Human can
make nuclear, automatic car, mobile phone that can use in the Internet, a
network that can be used to talk to a person on the other side of the
Earth. This advanced technology is available in schools. Many schools use
digital technology such as tablet PC, screen, projector and speaker. It is very
common nowadays in school and according to news; Scotland education are
increasing rate of using tablets PC in school. Already 20 schools and hundreds
of students are utilizing technology devices and they will expand more in all of
Scotland. (BBC News). Why are schools teaching them? Also, what are the
advantages and disadvantages of using technology devices? Digital technology is
convenient for learning and making students interested, in studying: however,
sometimes it causes a physical weakness.
Digital technology is convenient to explain visual examples for finding something
that is not common things such as body’s structures or endangered animals so
students can easily understand the lessons by using technology devices for their
studying topic. In the past, students had to study body’s structures by using just
pictures and books however, nowadays students can more efficiently and almost
all schools are located in the city so they cannot find endangered animals or even
just animals because animals do not appear in city. Reference prove using beam
projector, digital piano and else. In my case, when I was in high school, I was
listening about science. That time, we were studying body’s structures. My
science teacher showed us structures by using projector. That was so vivid that I
can remember them easily and when I was an elementary school student, my
teacher showed me a lot of kinds of animals by using beam projector. That
situation helped me and I learned domestic animals. Before I learned the kinds
of animals, I had only known about few dogs, cats and very domestic animals so
digital technology helped me a lot as it made classroom learning convenient.
Digital technology can also make hard topic interesting to student to avoid
boredom in studying. It can give interest of studying to students who are not well
at studying. Some people said natural and social science are difficult to study
however if student use digital technology, students can understand perfectly and
you feel interested in studying. (Add some proof) I hate memorizing body
parts of science because it was so difficult and specific to put into my
head such as an example. So I could not concentrate in science class at
that time. However science teacher explained about body parts by using
interesting video and picture to show body parts. That video made me
interested about science.
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However sometimes they make students lazy and weak physically because we do
not need to visit any place to study. So it is harmful to students. This
disadvantage cannot ignore them because when people experience
digital technology, they depend on it. Then human has to exercise to keep
their health or improve body’s structure. That reason is that every human’s
activity is related to health. People cannot be successful without it even if
someone has a great brain. Look at the successful businessman, all person have
healthy body. According to News, digital technology makes people dumb.
Nowadays, people cannot live without digital technology. It is the key to keep life
balance. It can enter to a great university however it also shuts down people in
the world. When I graduated high school, I studied using visual technology
without exercise and moving to some places. So I became fat before studying
and I could not run more than 10 minutes.
In conclusion, students received convenient learning and increasing
interest by using digital technology but also it makes them weak
physically. It is huge benefit to study except disadvantage such as
laziness and becoming unhealthy.
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Goffe William L. and Kim Sosin. “Teaching with Technology: May You Live in
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