There are numerous examples of technology not being shared: TV remote, video game controller and an i-pod, just to name a few. So it could be easy for an educator, without realizing it, to monopolize technology in the classroom and think that there is equal access for all.
Just like anything else in the classroom, the notion of fairness and equal time must be applied to access to the digital world. Teachers need to be aware of who is using the computer and for how long and to ensure that everyone gets a chance to participate. If there aren't devices to go around and the classroom is formed into groups, then a timed rotation must be implemented. There are some people that learn better by watching and some better by doing, but there can only be benefits to students being in the driver seat, so to speak. By allowing everyone to have hands-on time to the classroom technology, the learning experience and active involvement in the subject greatly increases.
As teachers, it is important that the monopolization of technology does not enter the classroom.
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