BLOG # 4

Pick Your Own Topic on Teaching and Technology
What do Parents Want from Technology in the Classroom?
http://www.edudemic.com/2013/05/what-parents-want-from-technology-in-the-classroom/


I was genuinely surprised after I read this.  It seems that parents really like the idea of having technology involved with their child's learning.  Basically they just want to make sure that it is properly integrated, monitored, and used accordingly.  In the study 2,392 parents were asked about child usage of mobile devices for all children ages 3-18, in their families.  This makes for about 4,164 children collectively in that age range.
Like it or not, mobile devices are making their way into school probably for good.  So we as educators are going to have to incorporate these things into our lesson plans.  To be able to engage our students and help them use such devices in appropriate ways.  Also since there are so many parents that are willing to buy these kinds of devices for their child to use for their education!