A powerpoint presentation on how computers enrich childrens' learning in the classroom

1. Kids and
Technology
Using technology in the
classroom

2. Benefits of Technology
 “Technology is a tool
that can provide
another way for
children to learn and
make sense of their
world…”
-Northwest
Regional Educational
Laboratory

3. “Computers also make possible
experiences and representations that
cannot take place in the real world.”
- Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory

4. Google Earth
Children can use Google Earth to view and learn about their
community from a unique aerial perspective.

5. “Computers also provide students a
private place for practice while
learning, without fear of public failure”
-Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory

6. Virtual Manipulatives
Children can practice their math skills in private by doing activities
found on the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives website.
Htt;://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

7. Resources
 http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/backtoschoolstory?ID=35271
72 (Picture 1)
 http://www.psfk.com/2008/08/how-to-save-the-world-
through-technology.html (Picture 2)
 molliemay.blogspot.com (screenshots)
 http://nwrel.org/request/jne01/child.html (quotes)