With the technological advances that are happening daily, there is no reason that they should not be used in the classroom to facilitate, assist, and augment lessons. The products that could be used vary from document cameras, interactive whiteboards, student response systems, digital projectors, wireless presentation tablets, and student Net books are just a fraction of what could be used in the classroom. I envision a classroom in the near future using interactive whiteboards with wireless presentation tablets so the teacher can move freely around the room. The students would use a response system and enter their answers to questions as they are asked and each would have personal Net books with the newest Educational software installed on them. I picture the classroom organized into small groups to facilitate cooperative learning and so the teacher can walk between groups to provide assistance when it’s needed.
As a future teacher, I would like my classroom set up in a very similar way. I want to use technology within my classroom to augment my lessons. I would like to be able to use the technology that I mentioned to do this effectively. My classroom would be arranged in angled rows and divided into sections so that each student will have easy views of both the front and sides of the room where I would want the whiteboard and digital projector set up. I would want to move around the room so I’m not tied to the front of the class.
Jason:
ReplyDeleteI do so hope that you will implement technology in your classroom. It will be up to you, as technology is still viewed as an add-on in many schools, unfortunately.
Dr. Herring