Technology in the classroom
There are various types of technologies currently used in traditional classrooms. Among these are:
- Computer in the classroom: Having a computer in the classroom
is an asset to any teacher. With a computer in the classroom, teachers
are able to demonstrate a new lesson, present new material, illustrate
how to use new programs, and show new websites.
- Class website: An easy way to display your student's work is
to create a web page designed for your class. Once a web page is
designed, teachers can post homework assignments, student work, famous
quotes, trivia games, and so much more. In today's society, children
should know how to use the computer to navigate their way through a
website, so why not give them one where they can be a published author?
Just be careful, as most districts maintain strong policies to manage
official websites for a school or classroom. Also, most school districts
provide teacher webpages that can easily be viewed through the school
district's website.
- Class blogs and wikis: There are a variety of Web 2.0 tools
that are currently being implemented in the classroom. Blogs allow for
students to maintain a running dialogue. They work a tool for
maintaining a journal of thoughts, ideas, and assignments, as well as
encourage student comment and reflection. Wikis are more group focused
to allow multiple members of the group to edit a single document and
create a truly collaborative and carefully edited finished product.
Blogs allow the student to express their knowledge of the information
learned in a way that they like. Blogging is something that students do
for fun sometimes, so when they are assigned an assignment to do a blog
they are eager to do it! If you are a teacher and need to find a way to
get your students eager to learn, create, and inspire assign them a
blog. They will love it.
- Wireless classroom microphones: Noisy classrooms are a daily
occurrence, and with the help of microphones, students are able to hear
their teachers more clearly. Children learn better when they hear the
teacher clearly. The benefit for teachers is that they no longer lose
their voices at the end of the day.
- Mobile devices: Mobile devices such as clickers or smartphone can be used to enhance the experience in the classroom by providing the possibility for professors to get feedback.See also MLearning.
- Interactive Whiteboards: An interactive whiteboard that
provides touch control of computer applications. These enhance the
experience in the classroom by showing anything that can be on a
computer screen. This not only aids in visual learning, but it is
interactive so the students can draw, write, or manipulate images on the
interactive whiteboard.
- Digital video-on-demand: Replacement of hard copy videos
(DVD, VHS) with digital video accessed from a central server (e.g.
SAFARI Montage). Digital video eliminates the need for in-classroom
hardware (players) and allows teachers and students to access video
clips immediately by not utilizing the public Internet.
- Online media: Streamed video websites can be used to enhance a classroom lesson (e.g. United Streaming, Teacher Tube, etc.)
- Online study tools: Tools that motivate studying by making studying more fun or individualized for the student (e.g. Study Cocoa)
- Digital Games: The field of educational games and serious
games has been growing significantly over the last few years. The
digital games are being provided as tools for the classroom and have a
lot of positive feedback including higher motivation for students.
There are many other tools being used depending on the local school
board and funds available. These may include: digital cameras, video
cameras, interactive whiteboard tools, document cameras, or LCD
projectors.
- Podcasts: Pod-casting is a relatively new invention that
allows anybody to publish files to the Internet where individuals can
subscribe and receive new files from people by a subscription. The
primary benefit of pod-casting for educators is quite simple. It enables
teachers to reach students through a medium that is both "cool" and a
part of their daily lives. For a technology that only requires a
computer, microphone and internet connection, pod-casting has the
capacity of advancing a student’s education beyond the classroom. When
students listen to the pod-casts of other students as well as their own,
they can quickly demonstrate their capacities to identify and define
"quality." This can be a great tool for learning and developing literacy
inside and outside the classroom. Pod-casting can help sharpen
students’ vocabulary, writing, editing, public speaking, and
presentation skills. Students will also learn skills that will be
valuable in the working world, such as communication, time management,
and problem-solving.
Although pod-casts are a new phenomenon in classrooms, especially on
college campuses, studies have shown the differences in effectiveness
between a live lecture versus podcast are minor in terms of the
education of the student.
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