Technology in the classroom

This course is so full on! It's definatly hard to spend equal time on each subject when ICT takes so much time out of my scedule. Oh well I just hope I learn a lot from this. So I have been looking at the best resourses to use in the classroom. These are the 4 that I believe are great!

Powerpoint

Positive

• easy to create
• engages children
• makes movies and action clips
• voice can be added
• makes learning fun
• can be shared amoung teachers

Minus

• takes times to add new slides etc
• children need to remember to save document
• students need proir knowledge or instruction to create

Interesting

• can be saved and used on various computers

Interactive White Boards (IWB)

Positives

•  class can work together
• you can save lesson for students that are away

Minus

•  needs to be in a classroom
• Teachers need to know how to use them before showing students

Interesting

• new technology entering schools, both teachers and students are learning to use them

Blog

Positives

•  can use to communicate
• Use for networking

Minus

•  any one can edit
• cannot control who is looking at posts

Interesting

• the people you can meet and work with

Google earth

Positive

• excellent tool for teaching around the world
• can zoom into beaches, landmarks and streets around the world.
• Quick and easy

Minus

• children unsupervised may google off topic

 Interesting

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       Children find information so they will be interested to learn more