Educational+Technology

I think that educational technology is any media that makes teaching and learning easier. This can include the internet, computer programs, typing software, and many other things. I think one way educational technology can help aid the classroom is Microsoft Excel. With Excel, it is easy to visually show comparisons of numbers. Sometimes graphs can help some students understand easier, and Excel makes this easy. The children can also plug numbers in themselves, with little or no help from the teacher. This way, the students are involved in learning the lesson and teaching it. Smart Boards can also help in the classroom. Students can solve problems on the board, such as math problems. Of course, an overhead projector would also work for this; but there are more features with Smart Board. The teacher is able to save the student’s work onto the computer so it is not lost or erased. This way, the class is easily able to look back at what they have done. The internet is also another useful classroom tool. The internet has vast amounts of information for research and can be searched very quickly. If a student has a question about how something looks for instance, the teacher can find pictures quickly on the internet and show the student. The internet is also an easy enough tool that students can search by themselves, as long as they are supervised. These are just some examples of how technology can be used in the classroom. As I begin teaching, I am sure that I will discover many more possibilities.