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I googled, "Disadvantages of using Smartboards in Special Education classrooms." I wanted to see what the views people had with having smart boards used in Special Education classes. It's interesting to read that even though smart boards seem like they would be extremely beneficial to a classroom, that some special ed classrooms will only run into disadvantages.

Smart Boards in Special Education classrooms.

There is a slow response of publishers to digitize textbooks to ebooks in order to consider the benefits and disadvantages of switching from print to digital. One big problem is how to distribute the technology equally in order to benefit students in schools.

This article talks about how technology in classrooms is helpful, yet a lot of the time students might not have technology at home. This can hinder some students ability to complete classwork.

This report discusses the benefits of having music playing during the time students are engaged in schoolwork. It covers the advantages and disadvantages of using music with students who are faced with time management, behavior, and classroom disruption problems. Search Criteria: Effects of Music in the Classroom

This site is a blog where different people explain how the think iPads will influence or impact the future. Many of the topics being discussed are the changes that are happening such as the trends and spending due to how iPads are starting to influence classrooms because they are everywhere now. Also some are explaining that as technology use is going up not only outside of the classroom but in the classroom as well that it may be harder for children to sit through classes that have any lecture type style of teaching and that teachers may need to start changing their styles of teaching.

This article talks about both the advantages and disadvantages of using an ipad in the classroom. It also talks about studies (trends) that have been done (observed) based on iPad use in schools.