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Clayton Nelson

Students: Technology in the Classroom - 1 views

  • Three advantages have been found regarding technology in the classroom including:  Educators should use technology in the classroom because its wide range of uses and forms has the potential to reach students of all learning styles, as well as be more efficient.  The interest and motivation that technology induces in students makes its usage in schools important.  Educators better prepare students for the future when using technology aimed at addressing each learning style.
  • "The creative use of these technologies has the potential to engage young people and instill an excitement about learning in ways that few traditional teaching aids and techniques seem capable of doing." They later mention that technological instruction helps students adapt to learning styles by providing a "self-paced... learning environment" that helps all learners to feel less threatened by new material. The simple fact that students exposed to technology will be more comfortable with it later in life is only one of the many reasons to use it in hopes of preparing the for the future.
  •  Improved attitude  Improved confidence   Improved writing skills when using technology in the classroom (2)
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  • Improve lectures Enhance the curriculum Provide visualization in a variety of formats Increase flexibility of presentations Share resources Enable demonstrations of complex concepts
  • Students watch less television  Improve problem-solving and critical thinking skills  Improve their writing and math skills  Improve their computer skills
  • more challenged more engaged more independent
  • As an instructional tool, technology helps all students--including poor students and students with disabilities--master basic and advanced skills required for the world of work.  As an assessment tool, technology yields meaningful information, on demand, about students' progress and accomplishments and provides a medium for its storage.  As a motivational tool, technology positively impacts student attitudes toward learning, self-confidence, and self-esteem.   
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    Using computers to create presentations or instructional materials. Computers enhance student's learning and performance and increase their involvement.
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    Technology in the classroom
Kelsey Kruk

Seven Technology Tips for Younger Elementary | Edutopia - 0 views

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    "Tip 1: Before introducing a new tool, play around with it enough to figure out where you think your students will struggle the most. This will help you step in at the right moment and predict problems your students may have."
Kelsey Kruk

Teaching Technology - 0 views

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    This site would be useful to teachers because it is giving a lot of websites for different ideas for teachers and how they can teach technology to their students and why it's important.
Alyson Denman

Technology in the Classroom | Reading Topics A-Z | Reading Rockets - 0 views

  • revalence of technology in children's daily lives requires parents and teachers to master new literacies, including keyboarding, word processing, Internet research skills, multimedia production, and social networking. Technology is proving to be valuable in support of effective reading and writing instruction, universal access to instructional materials, assessment, professional collaboration, and home-to-school communication.
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    This site would be useful to use technology to help struggling readers.
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    "The prevalence of technology in children's daily lives requires parents and teachers to master new literacies, including keyboarding, word processing, Internet research skills, multimedia production, and social networking. Technology is proving to be valuable in support of effective reading and writing instruction, universal access to instructional materials, assessment, professional collaboration, and home-to-school communication. "
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    This Website offers information about reading e-books. It is helpful since most classrooms have access ipads or tablets. Student often get excited to use technology, there for the are excited to read
Callie Doyle

http://education.mit.edu/papers/GamesSimsSocNets_EdArcade.pdf - 1 views

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    This website is informational and gives new teachers information on what new technology is out there to use in classrooms, even video games and computer games like, The Sims, where it encoorpaterates math and life budgeting skills into a computer game. 
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    It would be helpful because it provides examples of how we can use technology in the classroom and the benefits of using technology in the classroom.
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    This article gives a lot of information on sites including Diigo. It gives a description and other information on if the program is successful, how long it's been around, etc. I think it's very beneficial because it really shows how much technology is a big part of todays teaching.
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    This website wil be useful because it has great advice and good sources. Very relatable to children and teachers.
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    An article on utilizing today's technology in the classroom.
Matthew Ackerman

How to Use Technology in the Classroom | Suite101 - 0 views

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    This is a good website because it explains different ways that kids can learn from different technologies in the classroom. Videos and also interactive computer games are a good way for students to learn
Emily Suchecki

Assistive Technology for Young Children in Special Education: It Makes a Difference | E... - 0 views

  • Technology has opened many educational doors to children, particularly to children with disabilities
  • Technology is providing more powerful and efficient tools to teachers who work with children with disabilities. These tools enable teachers to offer new and more effective means of learning while individualizing instruction to the broad range of student learning needs.
  • Text can be read electronically by a digitized voice synthesizer for a person who is blind. For persons with hearing impairments, amplification devices can filter extraneous noise from the background or pick up an FM signal from a microphone on a teacher's lapel.
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  • It is critical to understand the implications of this definition to comprehend its effect on children with disabilities in our schools
  • t is important to understand that virtually all applications of technology -- tools for children to learn, as well as tools for teachers to provide learning opportunities -- can be defined as assistive technology.
  • Technology can be a great equalizer for individuals with disabilities that might prevent full participation in school, work, and the community.
  • Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) (1)
  • Using a portable voice synthesizer, a student can ask and respond to questions in the "regular" classroom, overcoming a physical obstacle that may have forced placement in a special segregated classroom or required a full-time instructional aide or interpreter to provide "a voice."
  • Teachers work with students to improve skills and knowledge, making existing skills and knowledge even more functional and improving fluency so that functional capabilities may be generalized into different settings
  • The benefit of AT is also easy to comprehend when a child who cannot hear can understand his teacher's directions because real-time captioning converts the teacher's speech to text projected onto his laptop computer.
  • Word processing, editing, spellchecking, and grammatical tools commonly found in high-end software facilitate the inclusion of students with learning disabilities in regular classrooms by allowing them to keep up with much of the work.
  • are accommodating physical, sensory, or cognitive impairments in many ways.
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    Discussion of the many types of assistive technology tools that are available for children with disabilities.
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    This is a site where it provides information about technology in the classroom, in this case in special ed classrooms. It is useful because teachers can look at this site and gain knowledge about the gains of using assistive technology.
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    This website explains the benefits specifically for students with disabilities. It levels the playing field so to speak.
Kyle Dalberg

On Special Education - Education Week - 0 views

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    Provides information on technology in the classroom for students with special needs and how to adapt classroom technology for students with special needs.
Marissa Tracy

Edudemic - Education Technology Tips For Students And Teachers - 0 views

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    Up-to-date resource for students and teachers in a technology rich world
Taylor Mackey

Teaching in the Digital Age: Smart Tools for Age 3 to Grade 3 : Redleaf Press - 0 views

  • Technology is rapidly changing the ways we live our lives and interact with the world.
  • comprehensive framework that will help you select and use a variety of technology and interactive media tools in your classroom—including digital cameras, audio recorders, webcams, publication and presentation tools, and multi-touch mobile devices.
  • Developmentally appropriate and effective strategies to use technology to facilitate children's learning 28 links to video clips that provide a deeper look at how these practices are used in real classrooms 32 forms to help you plan, reflect on, and evaluate how you use technology to help children learn
Taylor Mackey

Inspirational Teaching Videos: Covering Common Core, Math, Science, English And More - 0 views

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    This site will be helpful in the future because it gives many examples of how teachers can use technology in the classroom.
Kelsie Stublaski

Teaching Tolerance - 0 views

  • A place for educators to find thought-provoking news, conversation and support for those who care about diversity, equal opportunity and respect for differences in schools
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    Ideas and activities for the classroom
ELLEN BUCHERT

Integrating Technology into the Language Arts Classroom, Teaching Today, Glencoe Online - 0 views

  • Assign Digital Presentations—While it is still important for students to master the research
  • While it is still important for students to master the research
  • process, the product of research is not limited to a printed research report. Students can demonstrate their learning in a digital presentation. They can create a Web site or use a hypermedia tool, such as Hyperstudio, to create a stand-alone presentation.
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  • The Online Books Page offers more than 20,000 titles in its free digital library.
  • Teachers can now have students submit work electronically. For a fee, the teachers can subsequently submit all student work to a Web-based service that will compare the paper to thousands of existing resources.
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    Helpful ideas on how to get students to use technology in English classes.
ELLEN BUCHERT

Teaching English with Technology - 0 views

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    This site has a lot of useful information on how to engage students in reading through the use of electronic devices. It also has pre- set up games and activities to practice using technology in English classrooms.
Megan Gill

Elementary Tools - Technology Resources for Teachers - 0 views

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    This website would be useful for teachers because it has a lot of examples of computer programs that would help with lessons and it also shows how to sign up for each program and gives examples how to use them.
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    This website gives you a variety of options from digital storytelling to keyboarding activities.  This website allows you to get ideas for how to connect your classroom to technology.  You are given resources and strategies for how to navigate on google, as well. 
Renee Recob

Teacher Resources - Teacher's Helper - Classroom Management - 0 views

  • Printable Worksheets Puzzle Worksheets Crossword Maker Word Search Maker Word Scramble Maker Cloze / Fill in the Blank Printable Sudoku Puzzles Match up Maker Brain Teasers Maze Maker Printable Calendar Math Worksheets Basic Math Worksheets Number Sense Worksheets Algebra Worksheets Money Worksheets Graph Worksheets Telling Time Worksheets Money Worksheets Coloring Pages Lesson Plans
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    Helpful for lesson plans and worksheets to go along with lesson
Danielle Smith

A List of 16 Websites Every Teacher should Know about - 0 views

  • 1- Teachers Network
  • have already published lists of free websites for teachers of ; Math, Science, Language Arts, Social Studies , Music Education , Economics, and Physical Education and Health, ESOL and today we are going to provide you with another list of great websites where teachers can find lesson plans, teaching tips and many more.
  • We have already published lists of free websites for teachers of ; Math, Science, Language Arts, Social Studies , Music Education , Economics, and Physical Education and Health, ESOL and today we are going to provide you with another list of great websites where teachers can find lesson plans, teaching tips and many more.
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  • 2- Smithsonian Education
  • 2- Smithsonian Education
  • part of their preparation for the new school year teachers try to look for new web resources and materials they can use to help them with their teaching
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  • We have already published lists of free websites for teachers of ; Math, Science, Language Arts, Social Studies , Music Education , Economics, and Physical Education and Health, ESOL and today we are going to provide you with another list of great websites where teachers can find lesson plans, teaching tips and many more.
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