Google Classroom

Google Classroom

        Google classroom is a great tool to use in the classroom. I strongly believe that there are limits to everything. The abuse of technology can hurt students. For example, I have seen that teachers post everything online and just let students work on the laptop. Students nowadays are writing like they are in first grade. Handwriting is something that takes practice just like organization skills or time management. Teachers should balance technology with actually working with pens and pencils. I am not against technology at all. I am against the abuse of technology by teachers. Just to save time or avoid instruction time is not a fair use of technology. This type of abuse can harm students in the future instead of helping them. Google classroom is a great way to keep communication with students. Some teachers argue that they don't want to deal with students losing their papers. On the last article of week 3 resources, it talks about teachers preferring to use Google classroom to avoid students losing their papers. Teaching students responsibility for their own education is very important to me. When I become a teacher I want to have a balance between handwritten assignments and online assignments.