While reading this article I kept thinking back to the title of the article, specifically that aurthors' choice to use the word "infuse" relating to using technology in the classroom. Today it is important to utilize technology, after all it has endless possibles but as the title of the articles says it needs to be infused. Pope and Golub state that educators must "1. introduce and infuse technology in context; 2. focus on the importance of technology as a literacy tool; 3. model English language arts learning and teaching while infusing technology; 4. evaluate critically when and how to use technology in English language arts classroom; 5. provide a wide range of opportunities to use technology; 6. examine and determine ways of analyzing, evaluating, and grading English language arts technology projects; 7. and emphasize issues of equity and diversity" (2000).
The example the authors used in the beginning of the article as to how to infuse technology in the language arts classroom are good examples. I especially liked the example from Golub's classroom during the Persian Gulf War. I believe the it would be very beneficial to students in the classrooms to 'expereience' what it is like during times of hardships. I think back to our previous assignment on responding to tragic events and can't help but think about how great it would be to communicate with students in New York about the events of September 11, 2001.
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