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As we are living in the twentieth century, we are surrounded with technology in many aspects; transport, communication and namely, education. There has been an increasing amount in the use of technology in education.

The article that we have read in class: Enculturation of Young Children and technology, has led me to reflect on how we, as educators, are able to incorporate the use of modern technology in our classrooms.

Using modern technology in our classroom helps to provide a different perspective to some of the things we teach children, as well as provide an out of the norm experience, which in turn, helps to engage children and help them to perform better.

However, as there are pros, there are cons too. There are parts of the article that talks about how socioeconomic status affects children's ability to learn in this modern era. This is because children from not so well to do backgrounds may be deprived of such technological experiences at home, making them less familiar with the manipulation and use of these machines, such as phones, computers and tablets.

The pros definitely outweigh the cons as humans are constantly seeking further improvements and new technological advancements are being discovered everyday. Hence, rules should be observed when applying the use of technology in class, such as setting up child-appropriate privacy settings and setting a limit of how much time is allocated for technological use.