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话题1现代科技

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科技课堂

Thesedays,teachersandstudentshavemoreaccess*tousingtechnologyinschools.Many

schoolsprovidecomputerlabsinwhichstudentscangoonlineoruseprogramspurchased*by

schools.Itisveryconvenientanditspopularwithteachersandstudentsintheschool.

Thebiggestadvantageoftechnologyintheclassroomtodayisthatinformationisavailable.

Before,studentscouldonlyasktheirteachersforhelpwhentheyhavequestionsinschools.They

hadnootherwaytogelmorethanwhattheteachertoldthem.Butnow,thestudentscansimply

typeaquestionintoasearchengineandreceivealistofsiteswithinformationaboutthequestion.

Itcanmakestudentsunderstandtheknowledgeinamoreinterestingway.Butitwas

difficult20yearsago.

Anotheradvantageistheamountofresourcesthatcansupportstudents*learninginthe

classroom.Nolongerisinformationonlyavailablethroughateachersinstructionorclassroom

books.Now,thereareapps,videos,games,andonlineresourcesthatmakelessonsmorefunand

effective.Theyalsoencouragestudentstoexplorenewknowledgeactively.

Withallthebenefits,therearealsosomedisadvantages.Thebiggestdisadvantagetotheuse

oftechnologymaybelowerqualityofresearchandstudents*work.Becausetherearesomany

resourcesavailableonline,tiseasiertoturntotheInternetforresearch.Often,itisdifficultfora

studenttoknowandchoosewhichmaterials*totrust.Moreandmorepeopl