The old world school of teaching is now completely pass

The old world school of teaching is now completely pass'. Nowadays with the techonology explosion that's currently happening everywhere around the world, classroom education has also come a long way and many schools, colleges, and universities are increasingly incorporating more technology into common classrooms to help the learning process.

In this day and age of mobile phones, ipods, podcasts, web sites, and blackberries, the way we train and teach has to be able keep up by incorporating computers and the use of technology into everyday lesson plans and activities. The main purpose behind integrating technology in the classroom with your teaching is to make the lessons as attractive to students as possible, help them learn lessons fast and stimulate their curiosity about a certain subject.

PCs in the Classroom
Given research dictates that pupils will retain more knowledge when some form of computer based instruction is added to the learning process. They are able to progress through lessons quicker and have a higher rate of retention. Using the internet for online research can also be very useful. Most students are on the internet every day browing websites and searching for things that interest them. If you walk you students through how to use search engines correctly and how to verify that the sources they have are accurate, the internet can become an invaluable learning resource for your classroom.

Multimedia 

By incorporating multimedia computer software like powerpoint into lessons, instructors are able to connect and meet the needs of students with both auditory and visual learning styles. Most likely, if you have a PC in your room it will have preinstalled multimedia software included. In addition to using these programs for lessons, you can also allow students to create projects and presentations.

Bringing multimedia into your lessons presents a great chance of pace from the usual chalkboard based lesson or overhead projector. It can bring about increasedcontent being taught.

Interactive Multimedia Ebooks 

Ebooks are electronic copies of books that be downloaded to your computer and read online.Combining images, text, audio, and video, ebooks are usually more attractive then the usual printed text and provide opportunities for student interaction.For example, say you are teaching a biology class and need a project for your students. Students love to use technology to create things. You can have them create their own ebooks. Have them research a topic online, download a few ebooks for example and reference, then create their own using images, video, audio, and text if possible.


Video Presentations 

Another idea for a fun project is to have students create videos or mini movies as projects. Most students have these capabilities built into their phone, but if not your school should have a video camera for you to use. Have them create 5-15 minute prestations or videos on a topic of your choice.

Other ideas include student podcasts, classroom blogs, or interative classroom forums or websites.

The way we learn is changing and our educatoin and teaching strategies need to constantly change and update to meet the different needs of our students. By using multiple forms of technology in your lessons, you give every student the greatest change to learn at the highest level.

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