Intro Technology Integration Assignment

After reading the very long article about technology and all that is offered in schools I found out how important technology is in schools these days. One example that I really thought was neat was the "Microcomputer-Based Labortatory in Creek Biology". The fact the students were able to get immediate results from the water samples that the took is just amazing. They were able to know the pH, oxygenation and other measures of health in the creek that in past took days to complete the data.
I wish I would have been able to have some type of experience like that. I never took a computer class in school. They were not as stressed as they are now. They were not in the classrooms when I was in elementary school as they are now. After a lot of thinking I was able to come up with some form of technology. I used a graphing calculator in my trigometery class so I think that might could be considered technology. My teacher Mr. Fritz used those a lot. They helped plot information a lot quicker than having to do it all out by hand.
I wish my teachers would have used more technology but is hasn't been until recently that computers and technology became a big deal. They might be using them more now and helping students more. I know my younger siblings are getting alot more technology opportunities in their classes so things are changing and they are improving the classroom experience. It just wasn't as good when I was there.