(Tips for Teachers) Experiential Learning with the Help of Technology
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Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning
Greetings, Professor Falken: Why Use Technology? Why use technology? A legitimate question. There’s no doubt that technology cannot replace a good, real-life, sentient teacher, as anyone who’s ever tried to learn a foreign language online has no doubt discovered. But today’s undergraduates enter college with a high degree of computer literacy, and tapping into this trend by using various technological resources really can enhance classroom learning. However, merely dabbling in web design or setting up a Facebook page is not enough; you need to integrate these tools into the class in meaningful ways.
20 Fun Free Tools for Interactive Classroom Collaboration
The 2014 Gates Foundation report, Teachers Know Best: What Educators Want from Digital Instructional Tools, indicates that teachers want tools “supporting student collaboration and providing interactive experiences”. This doesn’t come as a big surprise since these types of tools are fun and engaging. They also support 21st century skills like collaboration, communication, and creativity. You know what else teachers like?
How to Integrate Technology
Below you will find a quick overview with suggestions of what kinds of tools and activities are best matched with various levels of technology access. All of the resources linked to are either free or offer free versions. If your class has an interactive whiteboard and projector: Try interactive websites such as BrainPOP.
8 Engaging Ways to use Technology in the Classroom to Create Lessons That Aren’t Boring
Are you tired of delivering the same old lectures on the same subjects year after year? Are you using the same lesson materials over and over and wishing you could make learning in your classroom more interactive? While lectures and lessons can be informative and even “edutaining” when delivered with passion and good materials by knowledgeable experts, sadly many traditional lectures and lessons are boring, and even worse often ineffective. The good news is that the Web is loaded with great free tools that can enable teachers to bring a sense of fun and engagement to their lessons. Of course, you do need devices with Internet access to give these tools a try.
Instructional Technologies: Teaching Resources: Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning: Indiana University Bloomington
Learning technologies encompass a huge array of devices, software, web sites, campus-wide computing services, and cloud services, many of which can be accessed anytime/anywhere. From the more traditional podiums in classrooms that house computers, document cameras, and media players to social networking and social bookmarking sites, all sorts of tools and technologies are finding places in the world of teaching and learning. The most important thing to remember when using technology in teaching and learning is that learning outcomes come first. What do you want your students to know or be able to do, and how will the technology help them get there?
Flipped Classroom: Engaging Students with EdPuzzle
The flipped classroom model is a blended learning strategy I use to present my vocabulary, writing, and grammar instruction online. Students watch videos at home where they can control the pace of their learning, then they come to class prepared to apply that information in collaborative student-centered activities. One thing I emphasize when I lead professional development for teachers is the importance of flipping and engaging.
8 Innovative Ways To Use Technology in Education
Recent research states that the use of technology in education has improved student’s academic performance drastically. Though traditional classroom teaching may still be prevalent, many educational instituitions are coming forward in embracing technologies. For instance, they use digital whiteboards, flipped classrooms and Chromebooks replacing textbooks. And who best to support this movement than teachers themselves? Here is a list of 8 innovative technology in education ideas to use in the classroom that is transforming the world of education: 1.
13 Ways to Use Canva in Your Classroom
No one disagrees with the importance of the visual in communicating. The problem usually is creating it. Most teachers aren’t adept at matching colors, picking fonts and font sizes, and then laying everything out artistically. It’s much easier to use text with a few pictures tossed in and leave the artistry for the art teacher. When Microsoft Publisher came out over twenty-five years ago, it was the first major desktop publishing effort to blend layout, colors, and multimedia that was accessible to everyone.
