Article Four

In the article written by Todd Oppenheimer, "Tech Made Easy: Keeping It Simple in the Classroom," we learn about Tom Snyder's theory on technology in the classroom. Snyder is popular for his idea of having one computer in a classroom. He believes "the job of technology is not to break up the traditional classroom's group endeavors but, rather, to stimulate them." Snyder goes on to say that having one computer in the classroom makes the teachers job simpler. In today’s schools we teach the latest software to our students, but by the time these students reach the workforce this technology is outdated. This article suggests that we should spend more time concentrating on the history and fundamental principles of technology. An example of this idea would be a "shop-class" where the students received outdated or broken computers and were given the opportunity to rebuild the computers.