Why use technology in the classroom with tips on how to tackle learning what you need to know.

1. Using Technology
in the Classroom

2. 21st Century Learners look like…
• Have access to smart phones and
computers on a regular basis
• The traditional classroom does not
meet their future needs
• Need collaboration and motivation to
prepare them for the future

3. Life outside of classroom
• Very social
• Customized experience (smart
phones/tablets)
• Increasingly digital
• Instant access
• Constantly connected

4. Technology allows the students to…
• Be collaborative
• Be motivated/engaged
• Be ready for the future

5. Collaborative through…
• Working in groups
• video-conferencing
• blogging

6. Motivation through…
• targeting specific goals while
searching the internet
• student created games that
coincide with the lesson
• students choosing a topic to
research or how they will
research a topic

7. Preparing for the
future through…
• Hands on experiences that allow for
adaptation
!
• A deeper understanding of how
technology works
!
• Learning how to properly use
technology

8. What is stopping you from integrating technology
in the classroom?

10. Couple of helpful tips…
• Keep your goal clear
• Don’t tackle it all at once.
• Make a plan and accomplish
something every day
• Take it in small chunks

11. Remember this is for the students!