Education with Education with Technology!!!Technology!!!By: Allison Yeager

Why Use Technology In The Why Use Technology In The Classroom?Classroom?Introduction: In today’s society children are surrounded with many new

and different ways to use technology, and as a teacher we need to be able to keep up. Children just are not amused by book work anymore, we need to figure a way that children will want to learn, and to be excited about it.

If we use technology in our teaching children we be more prone to listen and to remember what they saw and heard. Therefore students will be more engaged in learning and will have better chances to succeed.

I am going to introduce three ways to use technology in the classroom, to make things more exciting. They are podcasting,

Podcasting!Podcasting!Podcasting is easy when using this

website. This website gives you the step by

step instructions on how to create a successful podcast.

http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/

Why Use This Website?Why Use This Website? If you are a new teacher wanting to use

technology in the classroom, I advice you use this website.

This website gives all the HOW TO’S in layman’s terms, no high tech Mumbo Jumbo, which is great for the beginners.

They do everything step by step.This website also gives informative articles.Video tutorials.And Real World examples.

Podcasting For The Podcasting For The Professionals!Professionals!

Now don’t worry, if you are already familiar with podcasting, this website can still be useful.

It can help in promoting your podcast, as in what is the best way to do so.

Improving your audio quality. Upgrading your podcasting studio. Also it can show you how to make money on your

podcasts, which is not a bad idea.

Technology is Used in Technology is Used in Presentations!Presentations!

In my next website “Technology Tools For Educators” shows different ways to use technology in the classroom.

Such as◦ Spreadsheets◦ Databases◦ Word processors◦ Presentation tools◦ And finally the internet

http://www.sun-associates.com/resources/bastools.html

Technology Tools For Technology Tools For Educators!Educators! This website gives a short summary on how

technology is so important to today’s education. It states that..

◦ Everyone has been hearing how technology has revolutionized the way teacher’s teach and how students learn. Technology has been integrated into all aspects of life. Everyone can surf the web to find any information they desire. Virtually all schools and public places have computers, and we need to make our students aware on how to use them, because technology will never die.

The Key Benefits To Using The Key Benefits To Using Technology In The Technology In The

Classroom!Classroom!Benefits for using technology are as follows:◦ The use of spreadsheets for example give the

students a better understanding of math and organization.

◦ Creating databases helps the students in investigating key subjects, which help them have a better understanding of researching a topic.

◦ Word Processing allows students to be able to edit and revise their works, making them able to reach their full potential.

Presentation managers allow students to mix textual, visual, and audio information in the same presentation.

Technology in Classroom Technology in Classroom Management!Management!

In this next website it shows how the use of technology helps with classroom management.◦ It states that a teacher can do everything from

planning/preparing a lesson, to grading papers/assignments, and also communicating with the parents.

◦ http://www.teacher.scholastic.com/teachingstrategies/

Communication Using Communication Using Technology!Technology!

This website gives teachers ideas on how to communicate with the students parents. Which is one of the most important tools for teaching. We need to communicate with the parents!!!

Because in today’s society both parents work and it is hard to develop time to come in for a parent teacher conference. That is where these ideas step in, technology makes this easier on both the teacher and the parents. Emailing information about their child’s progress is very beneficial to both parties.

Communication Using Communication Using Technology!Technology!

Not only is it important to have communication with the parents it is also important to have communication with the students as well.

It is very beneficial for the teacher to make a bulletin board online, showing the students what they did that day and plan on doing the following week. It helps the students that are sick as well as those who want to be prepared for the following day.

Conclusion:Conclusion: Throughout these three websites we have learned

that technology is our friend and we should not be frightened by new ways of teaching.

We can use technology in informative ways, ways to make the children more skilled in everyday life, and for communication reasons.

Technology should be used in today’s classrooms because technology is not going anywhere.