Digital Badge #L

As teachers, we continue to learn, as we incorporate technology into our classrooms.  The book states, there are different types of technology equipped classrooms, even so, we adjust and plan to involve student participation.  Many classrooms do not have computers for every student and might have to take a class to the computer lab.  There are others that are equipped with a few computers so students can take their AR tests or work on interactive programs and be monitored by the teacher.  Many districts cannot afford computers for every student.  So no matter what the set up may be technology in classrooms is an effective tool that is prominent in most modern classrooms.  

    

There are many tools a teacher can use to help motivate and teach effectively.  Having a technology based approach to teaching motivates students to learn.  By using tools like the internet, teachers have an abundance resources at their fingertips they can tap into and engage students on a daily bases.  Smart boards have technology capabilities that allow students to participate actively.  On a lesson plan, teachers can implement lessons into the Smart Board to promote enthusiasm among the students.   An LCD Projector is another tool that has become popular in the classroom.  By connecting it to a computer, videos, PowerPoint, and projects can come alive and engross students with the presentation.  Students benefit at many levels in their academic subjects with technology-integrated classrooms. 

In our after school program, we have two rooms; one is for the classroom where homework and other activities are performed, and the other is a computer lab.  The children are always eager to work on the computer that makes me think computers are not readily available in their classrooms.  There is always somebody monitoring them in the lab when they work on research projects or interactive sites. They eagerly help one another when somebody asks for help or advice when navigating different sites.  The students enjoy the atmosphere and are curious to know what everybody else is learning.  This setup seems to work very well because they can be working individually or as a group.     

I believe that it is important to educate our students on the technology that is available.  It is how we communicate throughout the world and our students need to be prepared for the future.  As instructors, it is our duty to get involved by using and exhibiting knowledgeable technology skills.  We know that students need variety of learning activities if we want them to learn.  By making the lessons more inviting and fun, students participate and are motivated to excel.  

  

Resources:

 Maloy, R.W., Verock-O’Loughlin, R.E., Edwards, S.A., Woolf, B.P. (2014) Transforming Learning with New Technologies. Upper Saddle River: Pearson