Marla Wright

EDU 225
October 5, 2014
John Schmauder
http!!marla"right5#5$"eebl%$com!
&ntegrating &n'tructional (echnolog% o) the *omprehen'i+e
*la''room (echnolog% ,lan
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With the technolog% that i' currentl% a+ailable to 'tudent' the% are ha+ing more o) a hard
time learning due to the amount o) technolog% u'e at home$ While 'ome 'chool' are tr%ing to
increa'e the u'e o) technolog% in the cla''room 'ometime' it i' not )ea'ible "ithin the di'trict
budget$ (he 'tudent' regardle'' o) demographic', 'ocio-economic bac.ground', gender, and
grade tell them %ear a)ter %ear that the 'lo" u'e o) technolog% i' holding them bac. )rom
education$ / ,rincipal at a 'chool in *ali)ornia u'e' a podca't to .eep the parent' in)ormed about
'chool ne"' and e+ent' happening$ &n ,lano (e0a' a middle 'chool ha' i''ued about 150
netboo.' to their 'tudent' )or educational u'e and it ha' come in hand% "hen there are 'no" da%'
the% are 'till able to get their "or. done )rom home e+en though the% ma% not be able to attend
'chool that da%$ (here are man% bene)it' )or technolog% u'e in the cla''room' no"$ (he "a%'
teacher' can implement technolog% u'e i' b% .eeping grade boo.' online, planning out le''on
plan', locate ne" teaching method', enhance 'tudent learning in math, reading, and "riting$
http!!"""$u'cranton$com!teaching-career-re'ource'!technolog%-in-the-cla''room!$ With
technolog% in the cla''room 'tudent' ta.e more initiati+e in the cla''room and are more engaged
and acti+e$ &t change' cla''room d%namic', encouraging 'tudent-centered pro2ect-ba'ed learning$
(here are man% "a%' to incorporate technolog% "ithin the cla''room "ith "eb'ite' 'uch a'
brain,O, "hich i' an interacti+e "eb'ite$ Schola'tic ha' interacti+e game' )or the "hiteboard
al'o .no"n a' the 'mart board that i' communicated through a computer$ Mo't 'tudent' "ill 'till
need a guide to help them u'e the digital tool' e))ecti+el% )or learning and collaboration$
http!!"""$edutopia$org!technolog%-integration-guide-implementation$ (echnolog% change' the
"a% teacher' teach and al'o o))er' educator' e))ecti+e "a%' to reach di))erent t%pe' o) learner' and
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al'o can a''e'' their learning$ (he "a% & "ould implement technolog% i' through interacti+e
"eb'ite' o) education )or e0ample to help "ith reading, "riting and math$ M% learning "ill be
u'ed on a 'mart board, a' "ell a' a doc camera i) a+ailable$ & ha+e )ound that tho'e t%pe' o)
technolog% i' great )or "hole cla'' participation and that e+er%one can learn together$ & do
belie+e that in time e+er% cla''room "ill ha+e 'ome 'ort o) technolog% "ithin the ne0t )e" %ear'$
& al'o "ill .eep the parent' in)ormed "ithin a cla''room "eb'ite that "ill change %earl% along "ith
pa''"ord' that "a% all the in)ormation "ill be .ept up to date$ & "ill limit the time' the parent'
can reach me during 'chool hour' 'o there i' little di'ruption "hich "ill include be)ore, a)ter
'chool and ma%be & chec. email' during m% lunch 'uch an emergenc% come up "ith a parent$
(here are "a%' %ou can limit the u'e o) technolog% "ithin %our cla''room %ou 2u't need to )igure
out "hat "ill "or. be't )or %ou and go )rom there$ http!!"""$edutopia$org!technolog%-
integration-introduction
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3e)erence'
$ http!!"""$u'cranton$com!teaching-career-re'ource'!technolog%-in-the-cla''room!
http!!"""$edutopia$org!technolog%-integration-guide-implementation
http!!"""$edutopia$org!technolog%-integration-introduction
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