The future is bright. Things are changing everyday. For technology in the education system and the classroom, this could mean many things, but what? Will classrooms become completely virtual? Will books become extinct? Will technology take over to the point where students don't have to leave their computer screen? What about the teachers? Will there be a need for them? Will they be able to keep up with today's technology? For now, teachers are still in high demand. Classrooms aren't completely virtual, they just heavily rely on technology.
In an article by Steve Kolowich, Susan Zvacek was interviewed about students and their illiteracy on technology. Zvacek makes the point that the problem with helping students in their technology in education isn't just evident in the English classroom. The need for future education in technology spreads farther into other classrooms, “Nobody, in their class -- their biology class, their chemistry class, their literature class, sociology -- wants to add a unit of technological literacy... The plate’s full" (Kolowich, 2010).Headaches with technology in education isn't anything new, but there are people and organizations that are worried.
"The National Academy of Engineering, the National Science Foundation, and American industry and academic leaders have argued and pleaded for a greater level of technology literacy among students (all levels) and the general population. The question which naturally arises on the undergraduate campuses is: 'Who will bell the cat? Who will create and teach these technology literacy courses, and why?'" (Krupczac, 2006).
The issue of funding for technology is even being helped. Mary Compson found grants and websites to help her raise money for the laptops she uses in her English classroom (Winston, 2010).
