1. Using Technology for Teachingand Learning in the 21st
CenturyClassroomSamantha RagasaAlabama State UniversityEDT 574
2. Using Technology for Teaching and Learning in the 21st
Century ClassroomThe following slides will showcase why we need
technology in theclassroom and how my students are exposed to
technology everyday. From PowerPoints on the computers and iPads
toAccelerated Reader tests, my students get a lot of exposure
totechnology.
3. Technology in the Classroom Educators must expose students
to many forms of technology and their uses. Students need to have
exposure to technology because it helps them be ready for college
and careers. Students where I work do not have computers or iPads
at home. School is where they learn to use the devices and gain
exposure.
4. Technology in the Classroom Technology also allows for
students to be more engaged in learning. Students are interested in
technology. Why not build on that interest and make learning fun
and interesting using technology?
5. Using Technology in the Classroom We use the computers daily
for students to take Accelerated Reader tests. Students also use
the iPad for these tests with the Accelerated Reader app.
6. Using Technology in the Classroom Students get to go into a
computer lab once a week for 30 minutes. While in the computer lab,
they learn about the parts of a computer, practice typing, and play
educational games on the internet, such as www.starfall.com.
7. Using Technology in the Classroom I like to integrate
technology into my reading centers. It keeps students engaged and
learning, while I can work with a small group of students. I have a
center where students read sight words on their level. The sight
words are on Power Point on my computers. The sight words are
written into sentences.
8. Using Technology in the Classroom I use www.slideshare.com
quite often on my iPads. Slideshare allows users to upload
PowerPoints and view slides on devices that do not have PowerPoint
software. For example, my iPad does not have software to view
PowerPoints. I go to my account on slideshare using Safari Internet
on my iPad. Students can then view the slides I have uploaded on my
iPad.
9. Using Technology in the Classroom In each classroom, we have
an LCD projector and an ELMO. The LCD projector allows me to show
students a PowerPoint or educational video to help them learn. The
ELMO shines a worksheet or counters up on the board for students to
see big. I can fill out a worksheet with my students on the
board.
10. Using Technology in the Classroom Using the LCD projector,
I show PowerPoints I made for each days reading lesson. Instead of
writing the many vocabulary words we learn each week on the board,
the PowerPoints allow me to show many words without wasting
educational time writing them. PowerPoint also allows me to show
pictures with the words. This helps all my students, but especially
by English Language Learners.
11. My technologyOur school have a classroom set of iPads. Here
is apicture of my students actively engaged in using theiPads.