How do we start to use technology in the classroom to enhance our students engagement and increase the meaning of the content? Trying to add too much of anything, especially technology into our curriculum and classes all at once is a big mistake. All use of technology needs to be related to the content in a way that has real meaning, relevance, and connections to students lives and the abilities of students in your class. Using technology does not necessarily mean progress, but when done correctly it can enrich content and engage students in a wonderful and powerful ways! Here are my ideas on how best to start out with technology in the classroom.
1. Start small.
2. Choose one area to focus on-such as Egyptian Religion, Integers, Prime Numbers, Frogs, Human Body Systems, etc...
3. Seriously, keep it simple.
4. Have one outcome in mind.
5. Choose one tech toy to start with.
-Some easy ideas are; implementing podcasts into your classroom resources, students blogging their classroom journals, or student created video photo stories of an activity.
6. Get help from others-teachers, literacy resource specialists, websites, etc...
7. Do not give up-EVER!
Okay good luck and I hope this helps as a starting point.
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