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I've moved the page to Education and the Internet/Positive and negative impact of educational technology. This should be a good starting point, but please have your instructor contact me if any changes are desired. Thanks! -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 03:59, 16 February 2020 (UTC)

The Positive and Negative Impacts of Educational Technology
Positive and Negative Impact of Educational Technology

by Adrian Prieto

As I researched this topic I found a myriad of interesting and polarizing findings concerning the impact of technology on education. As a student in the Educational Technology Masters Program I went into researching this topic with more bias than I could keep track of. For this reason I found it very interesting when I dug deeper into the possible negative of educational technology. I will list five findings for both the positive and negative impacts of educational technology below:

Positive Impacts of Educational Technology

1. Students have access to information on a larger scale.

2. Educational technology provides an absence of geographical or political boundaries.

3. Students can self-monitor their progress using tools that they are familiar with. 4. Education evolves as technology evolves.

5. Utilization of distance education meaning that students can possibly learn from anywhere, by anyone.

Negative Impacts of Educational Technology

1. Technology creates confusion in the purpose of its use in an educational environment.

2. Technology induces addiction in students

3. Technology increases economic inequality

4. Students have been receiving lower Math scores in the U.S.

5. Technology reduces the accountability of teachers and schools on the student’s learning.

Sources for Findings

Positive:

Blog- Five Positive Effects of Technology on Education

TED Talk- Redefining Learning and Teaching Using Technology

Negative:

American Affairs Article- How Technology Corrupts Education

TED Talk- Why Technology Can't Fix Education