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deas presented throughout the literature written by people against incorporating technology into the classroom relate to the idea that it affects good teaching and opens up a world of horrible images and information that could corrupt the minds of young children. Further negative impacts that appear throughout the literature include the cost of purchasing and maintaining technology, and the idea that technology is harming children's literacy skills and limiting originality.

This paper aims to explore the positive and negative effects of the incorporation of technology in the classroom, with a focus on the English subject area. Reading and writing, two main outcomes of the English learning area (Curriculum Council, 1998) have been said to be greatly impacted by the integration of technology and therefore will be the basis of a future action research project concerning the attitudes and thoughts of upper primary students towards technology in English learning experiences.

This paper will be limited in its direct application to the action research project as much of the research relates to the general use of technology in the classroom rather than being specific to the English learning area. The research found has also greatly been based on high school students rather than primary students, however, can still be related to this age group. It will not have a major focus on the effects of the integration of technology on teachers and will only touch on the teacher's role and skills needed to ensure effective teaching occurs in a technology-based classroom. Furthermore, it will not give much consideration to the effects of technologies, other than computers and the Internet, on the effects of learning.

教室支持的集成技术-Support for the Integration of Technology in the Classroom

There are numerous credible journal articles written in support of the integration of technology, in particular computers, into the classroom. According to (enter someone here), computers should be an integral part of the modern classroom as they have the ability to make learning in all subject areas easier and are valuable tools that help to develop a child's language skills. This researcher suggests that computers and other technologies provide students with an endless world of communication networks and information resources that cannot be found in traditional tools such as textbooks. Furthermore (someone) recognises the importance of having an understanding of technology, as well as the skills required to effectively use computers in order to enter into an interesting and well-paying career in the future.

Further research by journal article writers in support of the integration of technology in the classroom, such as (enter), offer additional benefits for students. (He) suggests that by providing students of low socio-economic status with the opportunity to learn how to effectively use computers and other technologies, they are able to learn important lifelong skills that they may not have learnt at home. This ensures that no child is disadvantaged and prepares them for life beyond school. Another researcher, (enter), acknowledges that teachers may be nervous about integrating technology as they feel that they will have to change their teaching styles and strategies which they have found to be very effective. This is not the case, states (enter), instead, technology, if implemented