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Student Engagement

Whether it's a one-to-one laptop program, podcasting or the use of interactive whiteboards, all reports indicate that students are more engaged when technology is used. Teachers say that students take more responsibility for their own learning and seem more willing to stay with learning tasks. And it's not just anecdotal evidence; formal evaluations of a number of large-scale technology implementations indicate that attendance improves, behavior problems are reduce and overall students are more engaged in learning. Does this match your own experience?

Yes, students really focus on the task at hand when they are using technology tools.

25% (7 votes)

Yes, initially, but after a while the “magic” wears off.

7% (2 votes)

It depends largely on how teachers structure the tasks that involve technology use.

64% (18 votes)

No, students take technology so much for granted today that the technology alone is not that motivating.

4% (1 vote)

No, students complain that the technology that the school provides is out-of-date compared to what they have access to outsid

0% (0 votes)

Total votes: 28

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Technology by its very nature will stop working at some point and this often creates an atmosphere of distrust. As the Director of Information and Communication Technologies I very often only hear the complaints and rarely a thank you. My staff works hard every day, which includes typical upgrades, day-to-day fixes, and emergencies.