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21st Century Education:

Integrating Technology into the Classroom

Why use technology in the classroom?

• Technology allows educators multiple options for relaying information, thus allowing students multiple ways to understand that information.

• Technology is a great way to motivate your students to create high quality work.

• It prepares students to enter a world where mastery of technology is necessary for success.

Technology for the classroom

There are many types of technology available for use in the classroom.

These are just a few:

• SMART Boards• Qwizdom• StarLogo TNG

SMART Boards

Qwizdom

StarLogo TNG

• StarLogo TNG is a modeling and simulating software.

• This software produces 3D                                                             graphics that allow students to                                                       model complex concepts.

• StarLogo TNG also produces available curriculum that includes guidelines for both the teacher  and student.

How to Implement Educational Technology

Before introducing technology into the classroom, you must plan sufficiently!

• Assess your knowledge of content, pedagogy, and technology medium.1

• Determine what the advantage is to using this technology.2

1. Doering and Robleyer, 2010, p.512. Doering and Robleyer, 2010, p.52

• Determine the objectives and assessments for the assignment3

• Decide on how to use technology in the lesson4

3. Doering and Robleyer, 2010, p.55

4. Doering and Robleyer, 2010, p.57

How to Implement Educational Technology

• Be prepared with equipment, schedule, and additional needs of students5

• Evaluate and Revise65. Doering and Robleyer, 2010, p.58-96. Doering and Robleyer, 2010, p.60-1

How to Implement Educational Technology

References

• http://www2.smarttech.com/st/en-US/Products/SMART+Boards/default.htm

• http://www.qwizdom.com/

• http://education.mit.edu/drupal/starlogo-tng

• Robleyer, M, & Doering, A. (2010). Educational technology into teaching. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.