TECHNOLOGY

TECHNOLOGY

1. TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS

   • INTERNET
     • Is arguably the greatest technological invention of all time.Teachers who use it appropriately can actively engage their students on a daily basis.
   • LCD PROJECTOR
     • Can be a powerful tool in a classroom, because it allows a single computer to reach a large group.
   • MULTIMEDIA
     • Contains texts, graphics, animations, video and sound in an integrated way and the content can be structured and presented differently.
   • SMART BOARD
     • Teachers who use them regularly say that notice their students are enthusiastic when they create a lesson that implements the smart board.
   • EBOOKS
     • increasingly take on a number of interactive features, unique to the dynamic environment technology allows.

2. Is defined as the application of knowledge to the practical aims of human life or to changing and manipulating the human environment. Technology includes the use of materials, tools, techniques, and sources of power to make life easier or more pleasant and work more productive. Whereas science is concerned with how and why things happen, technology focuses on making things happen.

3. USING CURRENT TECHNOLOGY

   • Attend a session conference, or search on the web for teachers who use them.
     • Building relationships with fellow educators around a new instructional tool is a great way to build a support network.
   • Partner with a colleague
     • It’s a great way to bounce ideas off of someone and learn from their successes and challenges
   • Find additional supports.
     • Many resources exist via the Web; for example, StarLogo TNG has a listserv where members are educators who have questions, and insights, about using this tool in the classroom. Oftentimes you can get support from the tool designers themselves

4. CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGIES

   • Teacher-based Technology
     • The most basic tools that teachers can use are software computer programs. This enables the educator to put the students’ scores and grades into the program and the computer stores them and calculates the final grades
   • Student-based Technology
     • The teacher can directly list homework assignments, project reminders and test dates for all of her students on the PDA. This promotes an opportunity for all students to work.
   • School-based Technology
     • The most important technology to be used school-wide is for them to have a website. This allows both students and parents to be aware of school functions, projects and other important information.