Submitted by Shannon Coombs (not verified) on January 29, 2008 - 15:35.
I teach 9th and 10th grade English, and I am always looking for new ways to bring technology into my classroom. I set up Power Point presentations to review information with my students. I try to do "Jeopardy" style games with using a projector and will often let my students be "Alex Trebek." It keeps them all involved in the lessons.
I also use the laptop labs in my classroom when students are learning about the Holocaust. I allow them to go through websites that show them the different concentration camps and what took place in each of them. While they are doing this, they take notes of specific information they received and found particularly insightful on the word program that is on the computers. They reflect on the information and pose questions to other students on what they found. It proves to be rather interesting because there are many websites conducive to Holocaust research.
Another lesson I like to do would be when we watch a video in the classroom, I set it up on my laptop and at particular points, I will pause the video and pull up discussion questions on the screen . This way, it is more visual and stimulating to students. I use different colors on slides for different information, and when it comes down to testing, I have actually had students say "Oh wait. This question or information was on the (green) screen. I remember now." I find that very interesting.
I look forward to learning more technology skills I can learn and value information given to me. I hope these ideas were helpful as well.
My Use of Technology
Submitted by Shannon Coombs (not verified) on January 29, 2008 - 15:35.
I teach 9th and 10th grade English, and I am always looking for new ways to bring technology into my classroom. I set up Power Point presentations to review information with my students. I try to do "Jeopardy" style games with using a projector and will often let my students be "Alex Trebek." It keeps them all involved in the lessons.
I also use the laptop labs in my classroom when students are learning about the Holocaust. I allow them to go through websites that show them the different concentration camps and what took place in each of them. While they are doing this, they take notes of specific information they received and found particularly insightful on the word program that is on the computers. They reflect on the information and pose questions to other students on what they found. It proves to be rather interesting because there are many websites conducive to Holocaust research.
Another lesson I like to do would be when we watch a video in the classroom, I set it up on my laptop and at particular points, I will pause the video and pull up discussion questions on the screen . This way, it is more visual and stimulating to students. I use different colors on slides for different information, and when it comes down to testing, I have actually had students say "Oh wait. This question or information was on the (green) screen. I remember now." I find that very interesting.
I look forward to learning more technology skills I can learn and value information given to me. I hope these ideas were helpful as well.
Shannon