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title: "Debunking EdTech Myths"
date: 2016-03-06
url: https://learningischange.com/2016/03/06/debunking-edtech-myths/
author: Ben Wilkoff
categories: ["Blog"]
tags: []
---

# Debunking EdTech Myths

I am really interested in the “myths” that are debunked in [this study](https://v1.educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/uploads/pdf/The_Impact_of_Digital_Technology_on_Learning_-_Executive_Summary_(2012).pdf):

**Myth 1:** New technologies are being developed all the time, the past history of the impact of technology is irrelevant to what we have now or will be available tomorrow.

**Myth 2:** Today’s children are digital natives and the ‘net’ generation – they learn differently from older people. **Myth 3:** Learning has changed now we have access to knowledge through the internet, today’s children don’t need to know stuff, they just need to know where to find it.

**Myth 4:** Students are motivated by technology so they must learn better when they use it.

**Myth 5:** The Everest Fallacy: we must use technology because it is there!

**Myth 6:** The “More is Better” Fallacy.

What do you think are the biggest myths in EdTech?