I believe that the biggest reason why there is such an argument against having technology in the classroom is just peoples fear of the unknown and how it will change the school atmosphere. I also believe that a lot of adults are afraid of their children learning technologies that they themselves are not fluent in and they fall further behind. Just as the beginning of the chapter started out, there has always been change within the classroom and there has always been resistance and fear that went along with it. Simple things such as using paper rather than slate boards and using disposable pens were big issues in their time, so it is no big surprise that some people are up in arms over big budget items such as computers and SMARTBoards being integrated into the classroom.
On page 39 it talks about classroom management and I honestly do not believe that braking the class up into groups and having them work on different things at one time and rotating to different stations is an problem. I have seen this done first have on numerous occasions and actually find it to be a great way to keep the children interested in what they are doing and able to stay on task. By doing this it is also not necessary to have a 1:1 ratio of computer to student as it states on page 37 since the children do not need to be using them all at the same time. So not only does this keep the children focused but will also help with the cost issues that may arise from incorporating the new technologies into the classroom as well.
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