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“ATTITUDES TO TECHNOLOGY”
GROUP 1:
Shintia Oktaviani 201212501141
Sari Indah Setia N 2012501148
Dian Mispraptiwi 201212501150
Miftah Ulfi Fauziyah 201212501166
INTRODUCTION
What is Technology?
Definition of Technology
Technology is offered with published materials such as course books and resource books for teachers.
Technology especially the internet, presents us with new opportunities for authentic tasks and materials, as well as access to a wealth of ready-made ELT materials.
The negative attitudes teachers have towards technology is
usually the result of:
1• A lack of facilities
2• A lack of confidence
3
• Resulting in an ability to see the benefit of using technologies in the classroom.
Here are a few of the more negative comments from teachers
in schools we have visited or trained in:1. I can
never get into the
computer room in
class time – it’s
always being used.
2. Using computer
s isn’t interactiv
e. My students could do computer work at home.
3. I don’t know
anything about
technology.
Here are a few of the more negative comments from teachers
in schools we have visited or trained in:
4. My studen
ts know
so much more about compu
ters than I
do.
5. We’ve got a
perfectly good course books.
6. I don’t like
them, so I
don’ t see
why I should
use them in the classro
om.
7. I’d like to
use computers more
but preparin
g materials is so times
consuming.
Here are our responses to these comments:1. To use the
computer room well
in advance, and use a booking
form which covers several
months or a term.
2. Some computer-based
work can be done alone,
for example
CD-ROMs.
3. Teachers usually admit that they
usually know
how to use e-mail, a word
processing
program and the internet.
Here are our responses to these comments:4.
Teachers can rely on these
more technologically
knowledgeable
learners for help
and support.
5. Technology tools are used
to complement and enhance regular classroom work.
6. They probably
know how to use
technology in their
personal lives, such as an MP3 player, the internet or
email.
CONCLUSIONMany people are afraid of
new technology with the increasing presence of the internet and computers, the term technophobe has appeared to refer to those of use who might be of these new developments.