Advantages of Modern Technology in Teaching
Advantages of Modern Technology in Teaching
Advantages of Modern Technology in Teaching
Thesis Statement:
latest educational materials that will help students to have better understanding of
I. Introduction :
a. Collaboration
b. Parents Communication
a. Microsoft office
a. Video streaming
b. Play games
c. Social media
a. Online course
III. Conclusion
Advantages of Modern Technology in Teaching
Thesis Statement:
latest educational materials that will help students to have better understanding of
Introduction:
Technology has given a great impact on the lives of every people for
an essential tool in education for it can provide the latest educational materials
that will help students to have better understanding of the lesson and the teachers
Before, teaching is difficult for the teachers because they need more
efforts and strategies in teaching their subject matter. Teachers have to write
down their visual aids and sometimes they can’t even met deadline on writing
because correcting the mistakes written on the paper takes time. Looking for
books and other printed materials can also hinder the progress in teaching, for the
reason that there are times that a teacher is going to spend his/her time in the
library looking for books but later on will find nothing relating to the topic she is
looking for. But now, with the help of modern technology, teacher can effectively
the part of the teacher, thus efficiency well be practiced. Modern technology with
the participation of the teachers can lead to success in the future. Just like David
War lick said, “We need technology in our classroom and every student and in
teachers hand because it is the pen and the paper of our time, and is the lens
just one click; you will have anything you want. Graphs, charts, diagrams and
illustration can easily be taught through the use of power point presentations and
projectors. Teacher can also use videos and music for the students to better
understand the topic. With modern technology in our education system, teachers
can be used.
Collaboration
Collaboration becomes easy with the Google apps for education (GAFE).
With everything from email to file sharing to document editing, GAFE allows
teachers and students to experience real – time collaboration and projects, writing
assignments and more. Teachers can also sign up for local Google educator
groups to discuss how and when to use GAFE in the classroom. You can also
become a Google certified educator or certified trainer if you find that your
passionate about using GAFE. Educators teach students information and help
them to turn that information to knowledge, preparing young minds for future
employments. For this reason, schools are embracing technology in the classroom
provide experiences that improve students soft skill such as; creativity,
students, but they’re often met with resistance from students because of the
the classroom and peers who don’t contribute and equal share. There are some
ePals
It’s important for students to learn from their peers inside and outside the
physical classroom. This site connects students with peers and other countries and
social change and more. Teachers can search for partner classroom by age
language, country and / or class size, and one spared classroom can communicate
Wikispaces
levels and makes it easy to collaborate with simple sharing functionality and a
built in discussion board for each new page. Students can post ideas about the
Piazza
Challenge students not only to ask questions but explain what they know
to their peers. Although this question and answer tool is geared toward advance
students, the model of peer – to – peer teaching and editing is a great way to build
providing only one designated student response to each question. Students and
teachers can view history of responses with a check mark to verify correct answer.
Establish strong relationship with your student’s families from very start
by incorporating apps and technology that gives them insight into what’s going on
in the classroom. Apps like Fresh Grade give families direct access to photos,
notes, and reports that the teacher uploads. It’s great for giving parents a look
inside the classroom while still protecting the privacy of others. Remind is
another great upcoming events and even assignments to parents and students.
you couldn’t use it for center resources and lesson material? Thankfully there are
many free and low-cost reading websites, science websites, and math websites
that can be used in and out of the classroom. For large group instruction, things
like Google Lit strips allow students to get a glimpse into the actual locations
resources and posters are also available online to make planning and lesson
computer application that can easily observe students development when it comes
to grade and their classroom standings. Teachers will not compute the students
grade manually or with the use of calculator anymore because there are now
Microsoft Office
grades and progress and turn them into visual representations to share with
students.
learning tool. With classroom technology educators can get more students
Video streaming
experts into content collections by grade and topic, resources include interactive
activities, reading passages, audio clips, skill builders, and writing prompts that
engage the students and extend critical thinking. A one-stop-shop for teachers,
(Discovery Education)
Play games
studiously look for “educational” toys, games with built-in lesson, books with a
“message” often “tools” are less interesting and stimulating than the child’s
natural curiosity and playfulness. Play is by its very nature educational. And it
-Joanne E. Oppenheim
outside of class. Young adults will go out of their way to play games, even a
single game, for hours end. There is also evidence that games allow students to
focus well enough to learn better. Leaper and Cordova, 1992 have found that
rewriting a lesson with a story context combined with a challenge for the student
to overcome (in other words, making it into game) significantly improves the
According to Gwenna Moss Centre social media tools are tools that allow
for social interaction and easy creation of content by users. Example of popular
social media tools are twitter, Face book, blogger, word press and Pinterest.
Social media can be an effective tool for teaching and learning in higher
education. It can help connect students to information and help them generate a
dialogue with their teacher and other students about a course. It can also help
communities.
The best example of this an very popular nowadays is the online course or
the online teaching, where the teacher and students are on a different place and
they only use web cameras to interact with each other. Students can now learn
without going to school through online learning. Learning is also more accessible
nowadays in sense that teacher’s students can get information and data easily
instantly you can go there browse the internet and you will have it.
Online Courses
The common goal is that “an online course should be, above all engaging,
so that the learner enjoys learning and is able to not only assimilate it but retain
and apply it,” Online are revolutionizing formal education, and have opened a
new genre of outreach on cultural and scientific topics. These course deliver
anytime
experience that can be accessed throughout the designated period of time.” Says