Education World ® Technology Center: Managing Technology: Tips from the Experts - 0 views
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Always run through a technology lesson before presenting it to the class -- and always have a back-up lesson prepared in case the technology fails.
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Type directions for frequently used computer operations -- opening programs, inserting clip art, printing documents, and so on -- on index cards, laminate them, and connect them with a circle ring. Keep a set next to each computer.
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When working on lengthy technology projects, print out step-by-step instructions. Include some that say "Save your work; do not go any further until you help your neighbors reach this point."
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If you're a language arts or foreign language teacher using Microsoft Word, teach your students how to use the Text to Table feature.
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Turn your classroom into a museum. After a lesson using presentation software, allow students to walk around the room and view everyone else's work
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Type PLEASE WAIT FOR INSTRUCTIONS on 8½ by 11 papers, laminate them, and tape one sheet to the top of every monitor
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When students are working on small group technology projects on classroom computers, divide the tasks so some students are working on the computers while others are working at their desks on another part of the project
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Provide a sign-up sheet for the computers. When one group is finished using the computers, they must notify the next group that it's their turn.
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Never assume you know it all! Offer a free pencil to any student who teaches you something you didn't know.