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Re Thiniking Technology use in Schools !

Re-Thinking Technology Use in Schools Date: 28 th Jan 2015 While doing some research on the internet about the impact of technology in Early Years, I came across this interesting post published October 2014 in Forbes.com by Nick Morrison, who has quoted his discussion with Bob Harrison who is the education advisor to Toshiba. Bob says that it is not technology that makes the difference but teachers.   This statement supports what Bill gates had said earlier that technology is just a tool, in getting the kids together the teacher is most important. He further goes on to say too much technology use in classrooms actually reinforces traditional teaching methods. Which I completely agree too since I have observed the same practice in our schools too, in the form of electronic worksheets. I feel teachers need time to explore the tools available to them. Once they have developed a good understanding about the tool and its features only then can they use it effectively to des