As technology integration progresses in schools, there needs to still be a focus on students and their individual needs. If a student is not understanding the material, adding learning the technology on top of that and students may become discouraged. We need to make sure that the technology is enhancing learning and making it more understandable and accessible.
A great way to be able to make sure that a student's needs are still being met are things like online tutors. Some are set up so that if a student gets a question right, they will move onto a more difficult problem, so they do not spend time on things that they already understand. If a students get a question wrong, they work on more question like the one that got wrong to make sure the student understands it before they move on.
Technology that is set up this way is made with the individuality of students and their learning in mind. I think that teachers need to also assess where their students are in their familiarity and skills with technology, just as we do with their prior knowledge in our content areas. Knowing this will help teachers use technology more effectively with our students.
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