Submitted by Julie Nikolai (not verified) on March 23, 2008 - 14:45.
As educators we often hear the term life long learners, and the importance of setting examples to our students of being a life long learner. What better way to show your flexibility and willingness to learn new things than by incorporating technology into your classroom? When our students look back on their educations, most of them are likely to recall having computers in each classroom. This memory speaks to how much education has changed and will continue to change. Aside from my students using computers on a daily basis, I incorporate technology in my classroom in several other ways. Our social studies curriculum provides websites that reinforce or have short video clips on specific topics. I use a laptop to display these quick and helpful reinforcements, showing my students the endless resources found on the internet. We have a Smart board in our classroom, which allows our students to be involved in class discussions from their seat, without speaking. Our class also uses the school's digital camera to take photos of fun and memorable lessons, and then post those photos on our class web page. The resources are endless, as are the lessons taught to our students by showing the use of and incorporating technology each day.
Fitting technology into class routines
Submitted by Julie Nikolai (not verified) on March 23, 2008 - 14:45.
As educators we often hear the term life long learners, and the importance of setting examples to our students of being a life long learner. What better way to show your flexibility and willingness to learn new things than by incorporating technology into your classroom? When our students look back on their educations, most of them are likely to recall having computers in each classroom. This memory speaks to how much education has changed and will continue to change. Aside from my students using computers on a daily basis, I incorporate technology in my classroom in several other ways. Our social studies curriculum provides websites that reinforce or have short video clips on specific topics. I use a laptop to display these quick and helpful reinforcements, showing my students the endless resources found on the internet. We have a Smart board in our classroom, which allows our students to be involved in class discussions from their seat, without speaking. Our class also uses the school's digital camera to take photos of fun and memorable lessons, and then post those photos on our class web page. The resources are endless, as are the lessons taught to our students by showing the use of and incorporating technology each day.