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Technology in the Classroom

Latoya S. Wharton

College of Education, Grand Canyon University

ELM-510: Creating and Managing Engaging Learning Environments

Professor Dr. Renee Winter

November 10, 2021

Forms of Proper Use the How Students How is the

Technology Technology Interact with the technology
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Technology Implemented in
Instruction
Smartboard -Smartboards Students are -Teachers can
can be used as a fully engaged use smartboards
touchscreen with the use of to work through
computer or smartboards. different lessons
connected to the They can answer and share it for
computer and questions during students to
projector to instruction, review and
extend what is participation is practice at home.
being displayed also increased - Teachers can
on the computer with create interactive
screen for the smartboards. lessons that
students to see. Students have allows students
-Focuses the opportunity to utilize
students’ to interact with a manipulatives
attention in the lesson, drawing, within the lesson
classroom, writing, or to better solve
making the moving different and answer the
learning more objects as questions.
interesting and needed right
desirable to from the
engage in. smartboard
(Tom, 2020b).

Google -Students can -Teachers can

Classroom gives log into google create digital
access to classroom, and worksheets and
different complete assignments
materials no assignments using this app
matter the assigned by the -Great source of
location of the teacher. They communication
student. are also able to between teachers
-Great source of submit and parents.
collaborative assignments and Google
learning and communicate Classroom
keeps all the with the teacher allows parents to
students’ work as needed about see all
organized in a certain materials. assignments
certain area on assigned to
the dashboard. students.
-Teachers are
able to highlight
missing
assignments, as
well as display
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grades for each

assignment,
quiz, and test on
this site. Google
Classroom also
allows teachers
to provide
feedback and
monitor when
students are
having trouble
with certain
lessons.
Document Camera A document -Students can -Teachers use
camera has look at the document
many uses that is document cameras as a
a God sent to camera and reference tool
educators in the review any for almost
classroom. answers to work everything
-Doc cams the teacher has they’re teaching
display different set underneath it. in the classroom
papers and -Great way for -Teachers are
pictures teachers students to able to model,
want to share project different share strategies,
with the class. objects they use
-This form of bring in for manipulatives,
technology assignments, or and even place
allows you to during steam or things like
zoom in on the show-n-tell timers
smallest print to when they have underneath the
allow students to things that are camera to help
see different small or difficult students with
things that may to see. their learning
be difficult to process and time
see without the management
camera (Tech (Tech Primer:
Primer: Document
Document Cameras |
Cameras | Scholastic,
Scholastic, 2021).
2021). This is
also a great
source for
projecting and
demonstrating
science
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experiments, so
you don’t have
20 students up
out of their
seats.

Laptops/Computers -Great learning -Students can -Teachers are

tools for our use laptops and able to review,
learners computers to edit, and provide
-Provides digital collaborate with feedback to
resources to help other students. students
students read, -Computers and electronically
write, and laptops are also when students
become fluent in a great source submit their
their learning. for students to work the same
-Great source for receive and view way.
providing different -Computers and
visuals and assignments, laptops help
hands-on communicate students become
learning for the with their more engaged in
students. teachers, and their learning
-Enhances conduct research and provides
organizational necessary to another way of
skills for both complete learning.
students and different
their teachers assignments.
-Students can
improve their
computer skills
more with
utilizing this
technology in
the classroom
(Marklin, 2018).

Tablets -Tablets are a -Students can -Teachers can

great source of easily scroll easily track their
technology through the students’
because it different screens progress through
improves and on a tablet to different
encourages the find what they educational apps
student’s need to access. linked to the
independent They are able to tablet.
thinking. identify and -Teachers can
-Provides remember what set up learning
different apps each icon stations and
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that are easily represents, and listening stations

accessible to then log into the using the tablets
everyone app they desire because they are
including our -Tablets can be easily to move
younger learners used for students around, and
-Easy to to access students have an
maneuver and different easier time
carry around educational getting to the
-Apps can be games, which activity the
downloaded and improves their teacher assigns
assigned to learning. to them.
students based -Students can -Teachers can
on the use tablets to download and
requirements of access an app share the
the adults in that records behavior app
charge. them reading with families to
-Great source for and working on help with
modifying text different things communication
and other in the classroom, and to assist the
functions as and then storing teacher in
needed for it so that they observing and
students with have the recording data
disabilities. opportunity to for each student.
access it at a
later time as
needed.

Reflection:

In the century we are currently living in, technology is an enormous part of both the

adults and children’s lives. Because of technology, the way we think, work, and play has been

revolutionized (Why Do We Need Technology Integration?, 2007). The need for technology is

steadily evolving in the classroom and school setting. Studies have shown that students are more

eager to learn with the use of different learning tools like technology in the classroom. The use of

technology is a majority of the way lessons are delivered on a daily basis. When the world went

into the global pandemic a few years ago, the students lost out on a ½ year of instruction in our

state. After lots of meetings and planning, the board of education was able to come up with a

way for all students to receive the education they deserved by teaching students virtually.
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Without the use and availability of technology, teachers and students would not have had the

opportunity to come up with virtual lessons and ways for students to interact, engage, complete,

and collaborate with their peers and other activities needed for them to learn and complete a

successful year of virtual learning.

As teachers continue to incorporate the use of technology as instructed through the

curriculum, the students’ learning may progress, and they will learn more independent learning

skills to help them grow as learners. As I conducted my research on the different forms of

technology in the classroom, I was introduced to the different positive effects it could have on

our students. With the new information I found, I plan to continue my incorporation of different

technology uses in the classroom. It’s important for us as educators to integrate different styles of

learning into our daily lessons so that all students have the opportunity to grasp a better

understanding of the information.

References
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Marklin, B. (2018, March 29). How Laptops in the Classroom Improve Student Learning.

Learning Liftoff. Retrieved November 8, 2021, from

https://www.learningliftoff.com/how-laptops-in-the-classroom-improve-student-learning/

Tech Primer: Document Cameras | Scholastic. (2021). Scholastic. Retrieved November 7, 2021,

from https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/tech-primer-

document-cameras/

Tom, T. (2020b, August 19). Technology in the Classroom: the Benefits of Smart Boards.

TeachHUB. Retrieved November 7, 2021, from https://www.teachhub.com/technology-

in-the-classroom/2019/10/technology-in-the-classroom-the-benefits-of-smart-boards/

Why Do We Need Technology Integration? (2007, November 5). Edutopia. Retrieved November

8, 2021, from https://www.edutopia.org/technology-integration-guide-importance