Why it is important to integrate technology in the classroom.

1. LUNCH & LEARN:
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
INTEGRATION
UNIVERSITYOFPHOENIX
CHRISTINCANTLON
CUR545
DEBORAHCLARK
APRIL11, 2022

2. Introduction
Why use technology as an educational
tool in the classroom? To answer that
question, I am going to identify
reasons for utilizing technology into
the curriculum and what example
technology resources are essential for
the enhancement of students’
learning. It will be crucial that the
principal, the teachers, and the whole
school staff to guarantee total
understandings and trust in each
other’s abilities throughout the
process of integrating the technology.
According to George Courus (2014),
“Technology will not replace great
teachers, but technology in the hands
of great teachers can be
transformational.”

3. Presentation Outline
Topic 1
Technology tools
Topic 2
Reasons why educational technology
boosts curriculum, differentiated
instruction, and engagement
Topic 3
Examples of technology applications
that adds enhancement to students’
learning

4. Educational Technology Tools
◦ Computers
◦ Laptops
◦ I-Pads (Tablets)
◦ Smart Boards and Smart TVs
◦ Smart Phones
◦ Digital Projectors, Cameras, and Audio
players
◦ Headphones
◦ Internet
◦ Software This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY

5. Educational
Technology boosts
the Curriculum
• Allows students to learn the
content in various ways
• Allows students to use various
applications to create and
demonstrate ideas and thoughts
of what they are learning within
the curriculum
• Students can work on their own
or with a partner or group
• Teachers can track students’
learning through technology
tools
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6. Educational
Technology boosts
Differentiated
Instruction
• Students can use diverse
technology resources to meet
their learning needs
• Students can work at their own
pace
• Diverse technology tools can
lead to students’ independence
for learning
• Students can present their
knowledge in diverse ways that
addresses their learning style
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7. Educational
Technology boosts
Engagement
• Diversifying instruction with
technology tools maintains
students’ participation
• Interest into technology tools
that matches students’ learning
needs
• Students can track their own
learning with technology tools
• Game-based learning helps
increase students’ involvement
into the learning

8. Examples of Educational Technology Applications
• Khan Academy
• Blendspace
• Wideo
• Socrative
• YouTube
• Podcast
• SeeSaw
• i-Ready
• Edulastic
• Canvas
• Kahoot
• Quizizz
• Study Stack
• Google Suite
• Microsoft Tools
• Google Chrome This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC

9. Example Educational Technology Resources Handout
RESOURCE 1 RESOURCE 2 RESOURCE 3 RESOURCE 4 RESOURCE 5
Technology
Resource Title
LCD Projectors Khan Academy
https://www.khanacademy.org/
Blendspace
https://www.blendspace.com/less
ons
Wideo
https://wideo.co/create-educational-
videos/
Socrative
https://www.socrative.com/
Connection to
Standards
Connects to all of Idaho
Common Core State Standards
since you can project the actual
standards being taught at the
time (Math, ELA, Science, and
Social Studies/History,
Technology, art, PE, Music, and
even Public Speaking)
(Idaho Common Core, 2019)
Document.
Connects to all of Idaho
Common Core State Standards
in the core subjects (Math, ELA,
Science, and Social
Studies/History) and can even
have connections to standards in
other curricular subjects
(Technology, art, PE, and Music)
(Idaho Common Core, 2019)
Document.
Connects to all of Idaho Common
Core State Standards (Math, ELA,
Science, and Social
Studies/History, Technology, art,
PE, Music, and even Public
Speaking) (Idaho Common Core,
2019) Document.
Connects to all of Idaho Common
Core State Standards (Math, ELA,
Science, and Social Studies/History,
Technology, art, PE, Music, and even
Public Speaking) (Idaho Common
Core, 2019) Document.
Connects to all of Idaho Common
Core State Standards (Math, ELA,
Science, and Social Studies/History,
Technology, art, PE, Music, and
even Public Speaking) (Idaho
Common Core, 2019) Document.
Classroom
Implementation
The resource is a major go to for
any teacher to help with
engagement of all students in all
grades.
This resource is a great tool to
use in and out of the classroom
for mostly core subjects. The
teacher can keep track of all the
lessons the students have
completed which in hand can
create a competition among the
students for how many lessons
the students complete. And it
must be known that the teacher
can adjust where students are in
their own learning process.
This resource is a great tool to help
teachers create quick lessons that
are visually appealing. As said
above, the students could even
create their own lessons to present
to their classmates. It is very much
known that the best way to learn is
to teach, and when the students are
creating the lessons, they are
basically the teacher.
This resource is a lot like all the other
resources on this spreadsheet where
the classroom implementations are for
use of engagement from the students.
Wideo can create lessons quickly which
benefits the teacher’s time on other
educational items. Also, this resource
can be used by older grade students by
creating their own videos to share with
their class to help with the learning.
Group projects are so essential in the
classroom, and this resource is perfect
for supporting group work.
Lastly, Socrative is a similar resource
to Blendspace and Wideo. This
resource is user friendly for the
teacher and collaborative teachers to
share their work. The students would
use this resource for assessments
that can be assessed either in a
summative or formative matter.
Older grade students could even use
this resources to create assessments
that they can give among their own
classmates (like creating an assessing
type game for the classmates to
experience).

10. Classroom Design Aspects
◦ Classrooms with only one computer can apply the many components addressed
from the previous slides.
◦ Classrooms with multiple computers can apply all of the components addressed
from the previous slides.
◦ Classrooms that have handheld devices can apply all of the components
addressed from the previous slides.
◦ Classrooms with iPads, tablets, and/or laptops can apply all of the components
addressed from the previous slides as well as more educational technology
resources not mentioned in this presentation.

11. Conclusion
Throughout this presentation you
should have learned and made
aware of the impacts of
implementing educational
technology into the classroom to
enhance students’ learning. When
students’ learning is boosted
through technology, students
participate willingly into the
instructions to gain knowledge and
understandings that are appropriate
to their learning styles. Therefore,
this presentation should help all
staff within the school to
understand that there are many
advantages in using technology
into the lessons within the school
so students’ education will
improve.
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12. References
Blendspace. (2021). https://www.blendspace.com/lessons
George Courus (2014). https://twitter.com/gcouros/status/510094558320152576?lang=en
Idaho Department of Education. (2019). Idaho Common Core. Retrieved from http://www.corestandards.org/
Khan Academy. (2021). https://www.khanacademy.org/
Socrative. (2021). https://www.socrative.com/
Wideo. (2013). https://wideo.co/

13. THANK YOU!