Technology in Education Report

Pew Research Center.

My seven-year-old son had been asking for an iphone     

 for his birthday. What do you want an iphone          
 for,?" "You are too young for that; you don't need one,"


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 my husband and I answered. He said most of his

 friends had their own lap top, iphone, ipad, or an ipod.
 It took him a long time and effort convincing us       
to get one.

          During another incident a couple of years ago, I thought it was a little rude when I saw a young man texting during a church sermon. "It must be something really important for him to do it," I thought. I had never seen him talking to others, or texting or answering his cell phone during church time.
Later, I found out he had downloaded the bible application. 
         Now days, the use of technology has become a need for many people. People all over the world rely in some kind of technology for a variety of reasons: for socializing, planning business meetings, making reports, or educational purposes, among others. Many researchers have been conducted to evaluate and examine how effectively to implement technology in different areas of today's society.
         The Pew Internet & American Life Project is one of seven projects that make up the Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan, nonprofit "fact tank" that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. The Project produces reports exploring the impact of the internet on families, communities, work and home, daily life, education, health care, and civic and political life.
          According to a research conducted by Pew Research Center in 2013:

•  78% of teens now have a cell phone, and almost half (47%) of them own smartphones.  
•  23 % of teens have a tablet computer,
•  95 % of teens use the internet.

         Preschoolers is another age group that keeps up with technology. My preschoolers' show and tell sometimes are very expensive devices they handle better then I.
         Personally, I had fallen behind in the use of technology for personal use. However,  communication with my children's parents is mostly via e-mail and assignments researches have been easier for me thanks to technology!!
          The report also concluded that more than four in ten teachers report the use of e-readers and tablets in their classrooms or to complete assignments. I think this is wonderful for students who are given the opportunity to have access to technology in school. However, the main reason the majority of school that have not implemented some kind of technology in their facilities is the lack of funds. Hopefully, in a near future, all schools will benefit from all this amazing and useful technology!!!!!!

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A new country and a new life.

I am Maria Garcia. At the age of 17, my husband and I decided to come to this country in search of a better life for us and our eight-month-old baby son named David. Because our goal was to save some money and return to our country, I did not start attending school until after 8 years. One day, I realized my dreams of becoming a teacher could come true but it would take much more effort since I did not speak or write English. The long journey began when I started taking English as a second language; then, when I got my GED, I enrolled in a community college where I had to take some English classes that helped with writing, speaking, and comprehending the language.

This is my son David

It took a long time to earn an AA in ECE. My friends and family look puzzled when they heard I was still attending college and teaching a preschool class. My now twenty-eight-year-old son encourages me to continue with my education and sees in me a role model who, like any of us in this class, has worked very hard to be where I am right now. Thank God I am only six classes away from earning a BA but it feels that day will never come.

My husband and Me.

Concerning technology, I started falling behind in the use of
 ipods, ipads, smart phones, etc. When I found out I was taking a
 technology class, I felt somehow stressed out thinking about how
advanced technology is nowdays and how little I know about it.
However, I am amazed at what I have learned so far and I am
willingto learn as much as I can about this fascinating
technological field.