The document discusses how technology can enhance learning in the classroom in several ways: by addressing the needs of struggling students, increasing motivation, improving communication of goals, facilitating higher-order thinking, and building valuable workplace skills. It also outlines the National Education Technology Standards, which include creativity, communication, research skills, critical thinking, digital citizenship, and technology operations. The document notes that assistive technology can help learning disabled students with listening, math, organization, reading, and writing. It provides examples of how technology benefits visually impaired students and how teachers can incorporate technology through blogs, videos, and classroom websites to communicate and enhance lessons.

2. “IN ORDER TO SUCCEED, WE MUST FIRST BELIEVE THAT WE CAN”
–MICHAEL KORDA

3. Technology in Education
Technology will enhance student’s learning by:
 Address the needs of low performing, at-risk, and learning disabled
students
 Increase student motivation for learning
 Improve communication of learning goals
 Facilitate higher-order thinking skills
 Build valuable skills that students will use in college and in the
workplace
 Expand students' understanding from novice to mastery

4. Technology Learning Standards for Students
According to the National Educational Technology Standards for
Students the standards include:
 Creativity and Innovation
 Communication and Collaboration
 Research and Information Fluency
 Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
 Digital Citizenship
 Technology Operations and Concepts

5. Technology and Disabilities
 Technology is able to help so many students with all different
types of disabilities.
 One type of technology that can assist learning disabled students is
known as Assistive Technology (AT). It is defined as any device,
piece of equipment or system that helps bypass, work around or
compensate for an individual's specific learning deficits.
 There are different types of AT that assist students who struggle with:
 Listening
 Math
 Organization and Memory
 Reading
 Writing

6. Technology and Disabilities
 Students who may be legally blind or have low
vision benefit from Technology:
 Some people who are visually impaired struggle with the
size of the text on a piece of paper or on a computer
screen.
 There are computer-generated symbols, both text and
graphics, that can be enlarged on the monitor or printer
which allows the students to use the stand operating
systems such as Microsoft word, internet explorer, etc.

7. Link to the Outside World…
 In Today’s society there are so many different ways for Teachers to connect
their students to the outside world
 YouTube is a great example of this.
 There are videos from people around the world that will explain to them the significance
of different cultures and cultural diversity
 Multicultural lesson plans
 Used to express to the students the different cultures around the world.
 This way the students are aware of other ethnicities and ways of life.
 Personally, my favorite multicultural lesson plan is the passport. In this
activity, students learn about all different countries and cultures and as they
learn about each one they receive a stamp of that country. This is a fun and
informative activity.

8. Getting Parents Involved…
I believe that the amount of interaction between a child and his
or her parents has so much bearing on the child’s education.
Therefore, parent involvement in the classroom is key…
In my classroom parents will be…
• Up to date on their child’s progress whether it be good or
bad.
• They will receive weekly newsletters discussing what we have
been doing in class
• I will create a website where parents are able to access their
students grades on tests, quizzes or projects.
• Parent involvment is so important in order for a child to be
successful academically.

9. Role of the Teacher and Technology
 There are many resources for Teachers with the use of Technology
 Creation of a Blog
 Teachers are able to use YouTube videos and other educational videos to aid in
completing a lesson
 Classroom website in which the teacher is able to communicate with the students
and parents about what is going on in the classroom.
 Teachers have access to
 Microsoft Word
 Microsoft Excel
 Microsoft Powerpoint

10. Students and Technology
 Some types of assignment or activities students will use in technology
include:
 Online assignments, quizzes, tests, review.
 Educational Games and Websites
 Some include:
 http://www.funbrain.com/index.html
 http://www.brainpop.com
 http://pbskids.org/games/

11. Professional Development
 A Blog is a great tool for teachers to share information with
parents, co-workers, and students.
 A great source of receiving feedback from different people
 Allows you to reflect on teaching
 Microsoft Word and Excel are valuable tools for me as a teacher
 Helps me stay organized.
 Keep Records

12. How often will Technology be used in my classroom?
 Technology will be used in my classroom on a daily basis.
 With every lesson, some sort of technology will be incorporated.
 Powerpoint
 YouTube Videos
 Educational Videos
 I will use a smart board to help visualize the lessons to the students.
 One of my favorite educational activities that my History teacher
incorporated into the lesson as review was Jeopardy. This was an enjoyable
game that really helped review for the topic.
 I will incorporate games into my classroom as much as possible

13. Integrating Technology Into The Classroom
 There are many ways that Technology can be successfully integrated into the
classroom.
 Multiple Learning Styles: All students learn differently and best in a certain
way. To clarify, students may be visual, kinesthetic, auditory, etc. Technology
broadens the spectrum for teachers and students.
 Teachers can teach many different learning styles using Technology
 Gives the students a better opportunity for understanding the information.
 Student Participation: Technology triggers more student participation. There
are various ways that students can participate.
 They can provide input on a forum
 Social Networking
 E-mail
 Teacher-Student Interaction: Technology allows for more interaction between
Teachers and Students.
 Podcasts
 Forums

14. What ways will technology NOT be used in the classroom?
 Technology will not be used in my classroom every single minute of
every single day.
 When children are taking notes, I believe the most effective method is
through pencil and paper, so they will not use any form of technology
when writing down the necessary information.
 Cell phones and IPods will never be permitted in my classroom. It
provides a distraction to the students and is a way of cheating.

15. Works Cited
 http://www.greatschools.org/special-education/assistive-technology/702-assistive-
technology-for-kids-with-learning-disabilities-an-overview.gs
 http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/subject/tech_integration.phtml
 Pearson Custom Education; Learning Through Technology, EDUC 150; Marist College