DIFFICULTIES CAUSED BY TECHNOLOGY DURING CLASS AND POSSIBLE WAYS OF OVERCOMING THEM
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2014
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Suleyman Demirel University
Abstract
This study examines complexities caused by technology misuse in the classroom and advice of
experienced teachers on overcoming them. Firstly, the general attitudes of teachers towards the use of
technology in lessons were explored. Then, the main advantages (increase in potential of learning, making
teaching easier) and major disadvantages were considered.
These drawbacks served as the basis to depict the most common problems faced while using modern
technology. Finally, this paper scrutinizes how experienced teachers overcome and succeed in dealing
with these difficulties during the lessons and how this can serve as an advice or example for teacher
candidates in the future. In order to reach the abovementioned
goals, necessary data was collected with
the help of a survey and semistructured
personal interviews. A total 10 surveys were collected from
teachers, and 5 of the teachers were interviewed on a selective basis.
The findings revealed that teachers’ attitudes towards technology use in the classroom are generally
positive. The teachers highlighted the main advantages and effectiveness of technology for the lesson.
However, not always and freely are they able to resort to the help of technology. It was seen that
some of the participants experience difficulties with technology; they are not ready to integrate technology
in their teaching, and when they do usage is only for low level tasks, such as word processing.
They become badly influenced by it or they just don’t need to use such gadgets. It was also found
that these disadvantages in technology usage can affect negatively and cause some problems. Teachers
indicated that being uncomfortable with technology may lead to wasting time troubleshooting and how it
can affect lowering of activities of both teachers and students. Moreover, each problem was thoroughly
considered and was given a possible way of overcoming by participants during interview.
Keeping aforementioned things in mind, it was concluded that technology usage, even though it
plays an important role in making education more effective and may enliven the lesson by offering wide
range of facilities, it would be better to not give it too much importance, because, it is just a machine that
cannot be controlled or fully trusted.
So each teacher candidate has to keep uptodate
with the constant innovations that shape human
life, be fully prepared for future occupation, but, on the other hand, should not be dependent on anyone
and anything but themselves.
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Technology, technology integration in the classroom, problems caused by technology, teacher candidates, experienced teachers, ways of overcoming the problems
Citation
DIFFICULTIES CAUSED BY TECHNOLOGY DURING CLASS AND POSSIBLE WAYS OF OVERCOMING THEM, Toktar Zeinep Beibitkyzy, 2014