Current+Status-Positive+and+Negative

==The constant use of technology seems to be impacting both female and male adolescents. Using technology in the classroom exposes and brings the world to our students. This does not mean we should replace our wonderful reading sources: books, magazines and newspapers with technology. On the contrary, it should be used as a resource mode in which we can integrate the use of technology into our readings. The following information will display a few of the positive and negative aspects of the use of technology:==

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 * = ==Negatives of Using Technology== ||= ==Positives of Using Technology== ||
 * *Using it as an intervention for instruction
 * Students may be exposed to inappropriate contact.
 * Students may use it inappropriately. || *Can be used as a resource
 * It is a non-threatening form of communicatin and writing.
 * Students are able to listen to stories from websites containing online books or stories recorded by peers. ex. [|www.tumblebooks.com]
 * Students are able to write their own stories and edit other students' stories through interactive sites.
 * Nowadays, almost everything you come in contact with involves technology. It would be good for students to be exposed to all the new technologies. ||
 * = ==Negatives of the lack of Technology== ||= ==Positives of the lack of Technology== ||
 * *Students aren't exposed to the latest technology.
 * The classroom will be missing a //link to the world//. || *There aren't any positives for not using technology. ||