USING TECHNOLOGY FOR TEACHING & LEARNING IN THE

21ST CENTURY CLASSROOMDANIEL FLOWERS

PROMETHEAN/SMART BOARDSPromethean/ Smart Boards are

considered “interactive white boards”

used for collaborative and advanced

learning.

These boards can be used for

projection, lesson plans and/or

interactive games. They can be paired

with the computer [or laptop] (for easy

display), stylus pen (as a mouse), 2Knos

(for games or voting purposes) and

ActivBoards (for individual or group

work).

www.prometheanplanet.com is designed

specifically for smart board use. You can

use the site for lesson plans, games,

EDMODOWith it’s facebook like layout, edmodo is

consider is a “social learning platform”

website for teachers and students.

It can be used as a classroom social

media for assignments and studying.

Parents can also use the site to view

their child’s work and grades!

Educational social networking sites, like

Edmodo, offer an opportunity to

“connect with students and help them

create norms and reflect on how

different online actions will be

interpreted. (Wikipedia.com)

EMAIL • Electronic mail, or email, is a

means of communication through

the world wide web and is a great

way to interact with students.

• Using email allow students the

opportunity to learn proper

netiquette and career

preparedness.

WORLD WIDE WEBThe world wide web is a great research tool for students of all ages. The web is also used to share and

store documents, including powerpoint presentations and word documents. It can also be used for

educational games and recreation.

POWERPOINTPRESENTATIONSPowerpoints are a great

teaching strategy for students

because they help the students

visualize the lesson or subject

being lectured.

These are also benefical for

students when doing

research, presenting

projects, and taking notes.

YOUTUBE/TEACHERTUBEYouTube and TeacherTube are video-sharing websites designed to upload, view

and share files, whether is be educational or recreational. These can be used as

subject resources and references for various educational subjects.

IPADS

iPads in the classroom are a great

resource and can be used as a

virtual textbook and an excellent

study tablet.

There are many FREE apps that can

be downloaded for any educational

subject and resourceful for study tips

and homework helpers.

MEDIAMedia is a great source for teaching and

technology because it exposes students

to real life.

Everything dealing with the media, is also

dealing with technology, which is the

focus of the 21st Century.

Media includes everything listed in the

previous slides and has a major effect on

everyone, especially developing students.

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WE NEED TECHNOLOGY IN EVERY CLASSROOM AND IN EVERY STUDENT AND TEACHER’S HAND, BECAUSE IT IS THE PEN AND PAPER OF OUR TIME, AND IT IS THE LENS THROUGH WHICH WE EXPERIENCE MUCH OF OUR WORLD.

– DAVID WARLICK