“Technology can be the “wings” that will allow the educational world to fly farther and faster than ever before – if we will allow it.” This quote was said by Jenny Arledge, this fits in with talking about technology in the classroom. Having technology is determined by the teacher and the way they want their classroom to learn. Students learn through technology to keep their attention engaged in the lessons you are trying to get through their brains. This also allows teachers to become more aware of the technology that they are using. I interviewed four different teachers in various grade levels that interest me. The grade levels I have picked are: kindergarten, second grade, sixth grade, and eighth grade. I asked these four different teachers
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The number one answer I got with that was, internet connection. When they can’t connect to the internet, they said to always have a back up lesson with what you are teaching. Whether that be you just do it in front of the class or just do a different activity and save the one that uses the internet for a different day. One teacher said to test out different devices when one doesn’t work! Another challenge that the teachers face are the concerns for internet safety in the classroom. Students will occasionally stumble upon inappropriate websites or advertisements. When you watch videos on YouTube you might get a couple inappropriate advertisements or commercial, so they said to always check out the video before you show it to your …show more content…
Technology has impacted their communication and even improved their communication. The communication between the student and teacher improves because they learn how to send formal emails. This also helps engage with their students, because it allows the students to have easy access to the teacher webpage, if they have one. Another reason why it impacts teaching is the accessibility you have with the internet. Teachers are able to pull up videos and pictures within minutes. This helps with visual learning and you might have some students in your classrooms that are better visual learners then how the other students learn. Having technology be such a big part of the future this will help them prepare for the real world and what their job might consist
The number one answer I got with that was, internet connection. When they can’t connect to the internet, they said to always have a back up lesson with what you are teaching. Whether that be you just do it in front of the class or just do a different activity and save the one that uses the internet for a different day. One teacher said to test out different devices when one doesn’t work! Another challenge that the teachers face are the concerns for internet safety in the classroom. Students will occasionally stumble upon inappropriate websites or advertisements. When you watch videos on YouTube you might get a couple inappropriate advertisements or commercial, so they said to always check out the video before you show it to your …show more content…
Technology has impacted their communication and even improved their communication. The communication between the student and teacher improves because they learn how to send formal emails. This also helps engage with their students, because it allows the students to have easy access to the teacher webpage, if they have one. Another reason why it impacts teaching is the accessibility you have with the internet. Teachers are able to pull up videos and pictures within minutes. This helps with visual learning and you might have some students in your classrooms that are better visual learners then how the other students learn. Having technology be such a big part of the future this will help them prepare for the real world and what their job might consist