Classroom Technology Rules

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What Are The Benefits Of Technology In The Classroom?

  1. If used correctly, technology will help prepare students for their future careers (including wireless technology).

  2. It is a great way to reach diversity in learning styles.

  3. It gives students the chance to interact and work collaboratively with their classmates.

  4. Technology helps the teachers prepare students for the real world environment.

  5. Integrating technology in education everyday helps students stay engaged.

  6. With technology, the classroom is a happier place. Students are excited about being able to use technology and therefore are more apt to learn.

  7. Students are able to access the most up-to-date information quicker and easier than ever before.

  8. The traditional passive learning mold is broken. With technology in the classroom the teacher becomes the encourager, adviser, and coach.

  9. Students become more responsible.

  10. Student can have access to digital textbooks that are constantly updated.

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How Do I Implement Technology Into My Classroom?

  1. Establish classroom guidelines.

    • Post guidelines for technology use in visible places such as on the classroom wall or class website. Communicate expectations for technology use.

  2. Arrange the classroom to monitor progress and minimize distractions.

    • Design seating charts based on the types of activities that students undertake throughout the lesson or project. For group work, permit students to sit with other group members. For individual work, arrange desks so that students face the screen rather than each other.

  3. Set expectations for specific lessons and projects.

    • Display instructions for the day on the board, and on the class website. Include the types of technologies that the students will use in the instructions such as the URLs (links) to any online resources, apps or online educational resources. Clarify expectations, purpose, goals and objectives. Specify a time frame for each activity to help them pace themselves appropriately.

  4. Use offline techniques during class time.

    • Frequently scan the classroom (Use proximity control and shoulder-surfing techniques to monitor student activity. Praise students for responsible use.)

    • Acknowledge and redirect students who are off task or using technology incorrectly.

    • Announce transitions in classroom activity.

    • Use a timer with a bell or buzzer(Display the timer in full view of the class so that students can pace themselves).

  5. Maintain control with end-of-class routines.

    • Remain in control of when students put away the electronic devices. Remind students to save or backup their work and ensure that students have electronically shared or submitted their work before they leave.

 

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"Effective integration of technology is achieved when students are able to select technology tools to help them obtain information in a timely manner, analyze and synthesize the information, and present it professionally. The technology should become an integral part of how the classroom functions -- as accessible as all other classroom tools." -- National Educational Technology Standards for Students, International Society for Technology in Education

 

 

Types of Technology Integration:

  • Online Learning and Blended Classrooms
  • Project-Based Activities Incorporating Technology
  • Game-Based Learning and Assessment
  • Learning with Mobile and Handheld Devices
  • Instructional Tools (Interactive Whiteboards and Student Response Systems)
  • Web-Based Projects, Explorations, and Research
  • Student-Created Media (Podcasts, Videos, or Slideshows)
  • Collaborative Online Tools (Wikis or Google Docs)
  • Using Social Media to Engage Students

The Five C’s for Using Smartphones in the Classroom: Collaborate, Communicate, Create and Coordinate/Curate

  • Collaborate: Have students peer-assess their classmates’ essays through a Google Form embedded on teacher page, and allow them to view real-time constructive criticism. Allow texting in class to peer-edit and offer constructive criticism for writing projects. Make thoughts visible by having students post videos and text or by having them phone in their answers to Voicethread.

  • Communicate: Allow students to video or audio record your assignment instructions. Establish a Twitter class account to share class assignments and reminders. Use Google Translate to break down language barriers.

  • Create: Use Dragon Dictation for struggling writers. Write to Blog Post via the Blogger app. Create Twitter parodies of certain characters, historical figures, chemical equations, geometry theorems, and animals of study in Biology class.

  • Coordinate/ Curate: Share spreadsheets of notes with Google Drive. Get to know your students by having them complete a Google Form. Have students question peers outside class and send their recorded opinions to Voicethread. Use apps like Reminders and PocketLife Calendar to plan study times and project times. The Weather Channel app is handy for avoiding weather conflicts during outside project time.

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