5 REASONS TO CONSIDER INTERGRATING TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM

     5 REASONS TO CONSIDER INTERGRATING TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM

1.active participation

One of the main benefits of using technology in the classroom is that the traditional passsive learning mold is broken

unlike a teacher-led classroom,students participate in gathering information from the internet and making their own deciding whether it is relevant or not.

Activity helps the student become engagedin the lesson and retain more information.

2. A Picture is worth 1000 Words

If a picture is worth 1,000 words how much is a video worth?

Thing back  to when you were in school,walking into the classrom and seeing the film projector set up meant class was going to be much more insteresting.

Showing how a cell divides vs. describing it with words is a nigth and day difference.

Rich media that are readily available on the internet can help the student more complex consepts quiker and easier than using the written word alone.

Recent studies have shown where technology is implemented correctly test scores rise,there is improved student attendance and increased student comprehesion.

3. Speaking Their Language

 current student were born in to a world with internet,sometimes we foerget that they have  been raised with sicial media,smartphone,iponds and computers being the norm.

The natural assumption is that information needs to delivered in short succinct image laden packages to assure they understand the data.

student are very accustomed and confrontable with this type of presentation- and poeple

learn better when  they are confrontable with the dilevery enviroment.

4. Real-Live Work Experience

The technology in the classroom , MUST be up to speed with what is in the real world,otherwise the student has disadvantage.

In technology savvy classroom,a theacher acts as a facilitator who sets project goals for the students and provides them with the necessary resources and guidelines to reach those goals.

The student himself makes dicicions with regards to design choices,the information he wants to use and display, as well as the resources the he will use.

5. In Depth Knowledge

Jon stewart once commented,"The Internet is just a word passing around notes in a classroom."

By using technology, obtaining information on all kinds of subjects has become very easy.

A student sitting in his classroom can learn how poeple in a small village in Africa live life by taking a virtual tour or seeing real life photos rigth now.