TESL 0150: Technology in Classrooms

(Source: https://www.teachhub.com/pros-cons-technology-classroom )

There are many advantages and disadvantages of using technology in the classroom.

Teaching material	Advantage	Disadvantage
Teacher-created	Prior content knowledge More class time for hands-on practice and clarification of the principles and procedures Can be used in various forms such as interactive whiteboards, screencasts etcetera, whatever is convenient for the teacher and students both and meet their needs	Requires a lot of time investment from the teacher It can be an added challenge for the students of low-level
Student-created	Increased learner autonomy Formation of communities of practice and social framework Development of self-expression and transferable skills Makes learning more interesting	Difficult for the students who are not familiar with the technology It can divert student’s attention from the learning
Professionally created	It saves a lot of time of the teachers as the material is available already and just needs to be adapted	It can be expensive

References:

Brown, D. & Lee, H. (2015). Teaching by Principles: An Interactive Approach to Language Pedagogy (4th ed). White Plains, NY: Pearson Education.

Tomlinson, B. (Ed.). (2014). Developing materials for language teaching. United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Academic.