subject: Including technology in your daily teaching [print this page] Including technology in your daily teaching
Over the last several decades, there was a alter in the teaching methodologies utilized by teachers. It is no more a classroom with students. Education in general and teaching in particular has now started accepting different technologies. Using technologies in teaching does not necessarily indicate that the teacher needs to be a techie.
Teachers should always be aware of their expertise and channel that expertise to what the students would believe the "cool stuff." Talking to the student is no longer the way to go; as you learn something from the students as well if you talk to them. Discuss your techie tools with other teachers.
- As a teacher, you need to figure out how to supplement learning material with technology. Listed here are some tips:
- Use Google or SketchUp for searches and social networks such as Twitter for connection and communication.
- We all know how boring text books could be, so why not use videos such as "Global Views?"
- Take benefit of free stuff that is offered to techie teachers.
- Let your students know that they too have something to offer and let them tell their stories.
There are all kinds of technical devices on the market to help the teacher in an effort to bring the best of the world of technology to the student. One such major help is text to speech software that permits the student to "read" without actually using its eyes with which to do so. Text to Speech (TTS) services will read the text to the student and also provides them with features such as adjusting the pace or the volume.. This is exceptionally good to the student that may be unable to read because of poor eyesight, doing something simultaneously with the written word (instructions and creativity together), and many other reasons. Online text to speech can also be helpful to the student that needs to have the information on hand.
The new classroom with its technology instead to the traditional or classic manner of teaching and learning, is no longer the great teaching method. The computer and its search engines, websites, blogs, social networks, and more, are now the new teaching technique. For that reason the teacher does not have to be a technology expert; as long as the teacher knows how to turn on and turn off the computer and navigate the web he or she can be a techie teacher. Today's students are well versed in the modern technology with their computers, cell phones, MP3 players, Ipods and more. However, they do have to learn to put these things into use in a learning mode.
