2. DISADVANTAGES
Upkeep and maintenance expense.
Connection issues
If a child were to be functioning on a computer for a
long period of time with incorrect positioning they
can have health issues.
Educators are not trained to use computer in a best
possible way.
Children can be exposed to Internet content that is
not appropriate for their age level.
3. ADVANTAGES
Technology provide each classroom with more
interesting, diverse, and current learning materials.
Technology connect students to experts in the real world
and provide wide array of opportunities for expressing
understanding through images, sounds and text.
Technology offer educators effective ways to reach
different types of learners.
Technology leads to a higher degree of student
motivation.
Educators better prepare students for the future when
using technology aimed at addressing each learning
style.
4. ADVANTAGES OF INCORPORATING
TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM
Converse and collaborate with students from all
over the world
Publish students newsletters.
Illustrate stories with clip arts, presentation and
graphics.
Take students on virtual field trips
Ask students to research on topic using web.
5. INCORPORATING TECHNOLOGY IN THE MATH
CLASSROOM
Organizing data through online tables and graphs.
Use of different software programs to learn mathematics and
prepare reports such as: Geometry drawing programs,
spreadsheets and word processing programs.
Encouraging students to create mathematical web quest.
Use of interactive whiteboard.
Use of internet to do research on mathematical topics.
6. INCORPORATING TECHNOLOGY IN THE
SCIENCE CLASSROOM
Virtual tour of science museums
Performing online science experiments
Creative research projects using the internet for
different science reports.
Online reading of science newspaper/magazines
and activities.
7. INCORPORATING TECHNOLOGY INTO
LANGUAGE ARTS CLASSROOM
Connect to online libraries and books
Grammar instructions are individualized.
Digital storytelling
Language arts online activities
Email, blogging, podcast and wikis
8. SCIENCE WEBSITES
Amusement Park Physics :Explores how the laws
of physics play a role in the design of amusement
park rides.
BrainPop: A unique site full of animated health and
science movies, and fun quizzes.
Dr. Bob's Interesting Science Stuff :Investigate
interesting and unusual scientific topics
Popular Science: You'll always find plenty of cool
and interesting things to read at Popular Science
Magazine's web site.
9. MATHEMATICS WEBSITES
www.mathforum.com: The site includes Ask Dr.
Math, Problems of the Week, discussion groups
and much more.
www.coolmath.com. This fully interactive site and
allows the user to sharpen basic math skills
www.mathcats.com : Playful explorations of
important math concepts through games, crafts and
interactive project
A+ Math: This site has plenty of activities and
games to help beginning to intermediate math
students improve their skills
