Kasharri Smith

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2-22-15

Entry 2: Technology to Enhance Instruction

Integrating Instructional Technology
Classrooms have become ,very advance their many different outlets to infuse technology
into the classrooms .Technology can provide students with different ways to learn .Teachers can
use technology , in a group atmosphere or allow a student to work independently. Technology
allows , students to collaborate, find supporting text , and provide a different avenue of problem
solving . Students can use the skills they learn from using technology to excel in future careers
and other endeavors.
Laptops and Databases
Laptops can be used to facilitate collaborative work and to find supporting text for a
research paper .Teachers can use laptops to provide students with databases to look up research.
Teachers can provide groups with different topics to research . Teachers invite students to
collaborate together afterwards each student can write their portion of the paper . Laptops have
made a huge difference in classrooms they have made finding a reliable resources fast . When
using your laptop to look up resources you can use databases which helps a student find the
reliable information safely .
(Drop Box )
When a teacher has students that are older, its imperative that they are taught to
learn independently. When students enters college they will be required to use different programs
to submit classwork ,if a student can learn different ways to submit classwork electronically, the
students will be prepared properly for college . Drop box is a feature that students could use for
submitting the work to a teacher . Drop box is very simple, you can add a file and send it to any
other persons drop box . Students can also use drop box to edit their work on their mobile

device . Students can work together to prof read each other papers , and drop their corrections in
each others drop box. Teachers could also provide corrections to a students papers after they
have graded the assignment.
(Interactive White boards )
Teaching students how to use interactive whiteboards makes a classroom more engaging .
Interactive white boards are either soft or hard boards that can be blue-toothed to a lap top or
connected to a laptop with an USB chord. The teacher can ask a student to present his or project
on the whiteboard . The whiteboard will allow the students to engage with the entire classroom
while presenting their projects . Teachers can also use the whiteboard to show different problems
and ask students to solve them independently or work as a group to solve them .Teachers keeping
the students focused and engaged with the whiteboard ensure that students are taking in the
lesson that is being presented.(Learning Interactive,2009)
Pros and Cons of using Technology to Facilitate Learning
Teachers can use technology to describe many different types of lessons . Teachers have
many different avenue's to provide students with an engaging lesson plans , but technology must
be used in the appropriate moments . Teachers have to remember not to completely replace
physical interaction with technology . Teachers could become reliant on technology , if the
technology is not working teachers need to be able to provide an alternative lesson for the day .
Technology can provide stimulation and provide different ways for students to learn
about other countries . Using technology can make students more independent, or a teacher can
make them self help videos for the students who don't grasp all of the lesson when its taught in
classroom( Provenzo, E. F., 1999 ).
Wired and Wireless Classrooms (100-200 words)

Wired classrooms are classrooms that have a hard line connection these class rooms are
able to get online and use printers just like wireless classrooms . When you have a wireless
connection its less likely that students will be disconnected from the sources they are using .
Classrooms that are wireless are more convenient , than classrooms that are wired . Computers
with Bluetooth technology are able to connect with other devices . Bluetooth technology is faster
but is not always reliable sometimes it takes a few tries before things are uploaded . It may also
take a while for the Bluetooth to sync with a device. Bluetooth allows multiple devices to stream
and also always multiple devices to print to the same printer . (Shelly, Cashman, 2004, )
Conclusion
Technology has advanced there are many different types of technology that can used to
provide students with alternative lesson plans .Teachers integrating technology into their lesson
plans are providing students with the knowledge they will need in the future . Teachers can use
any form of technology and provide students with a engaging lesson plan . Technology comes in
many different variations some of the schools will be wireless and some them will not but
students can take the opportunity to use either version its important for students to have
knowledge about both systems .

References

Learning with interactive whiteboards [Video file]. (2009). In Films

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Shelly G.B., Cashman,T.J., Gunter,R.E., & Gunter,G.A. (2004).Teachers discovering

computers: Integrating technology in the classroom. Boston, MA: Course Technology.

Provenzo, E. F., Brett, A., & McCloskey, G. N. (1999). Computers, curriculum, and
cultural change. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers.