Article Response

Summary:
The article, "How Teachers Are Integrating Tech Common Core" focuses mainly on the idea that the integration of technology in to schools is going to be a great assistant to the integration of the new Common Core State Standards. Technology is becoming increasingly more important as a means of both communication and learning in our world today. The author of this article takes a very positive approach to the use of technology in schools, especially as a way to assist students in learning the things that they are required to know in order to move on in their schooling. For example, the author describes that, "The [students] can define unfamiliar words as they read them or even have the pronunciation of those words spoken to them."

Opinion:
I have had varying opinions when it comes to the Common Core State Standards, but reading this article is swaying me back to the positive side of the CCSS. I agree entirely with the author that the use of technology will be a great advantage to students in the upcoming generations. However, I do think that for each positive thing involved with technology, there is an equally negative factor. It is going to be very important for teachers not only to integrate technology in to learning, but also to teach students how to use technology responsibly. I would worry about students being more involved with games and Facebook during their learning, rather than focusing on their lesson and coming to their full potential. On the other hand, the author's example is only one of many different positive aspects to using technology. Students will have instantaneous information at their fingertips, and they will learn to "survive" when it comes to their learning in the upcoming day in age.