Equitable Access

• Technologies for learning enhance learning and engage the students in the lesson. Technologies like smartboards allow teachers to use visuals and experience to enhance learning for students to the fullest. Technologies for learners provide students with tools to further their knowledge and learning experience. Something like providing the students with laptops to research a particular topic would be a technology for a learner, because they are using technology to further their own learning. Technologies allow students to have equitable access for students. It allows students to succeed that may not be able to otherwise. It may be inequitable for students if they have fewer technologies available to them. The current use of technology in schools creates equitable access to students because most schools offer computer labs in which students can engage in to complete online activities and assignments. This may be inequitable for students who do no have access to these technologies at home and therefore, maybe unable to complete these types of assignments. Also, technology gives students equitable access to researching different topics. It allows students to find more information outside of library books. This may be inequitable because as library books never change, information on the internet is constantly changing and some may be falsified. For the most part I believe technology has more equitable qualities than inequitable.