Technology can be a great and terrible thing in the classroom. While it allows students to be creative, use an infinite expanse of information, and present information and learning through a variety of means, it also brings many challenges. The internet can easily be abused, web sites can be created by anybody and therefore the information found can be unreliable. While programs such as power point, movie maker, and other tools are convenient and productive they also require the student to have access to such programs and the knowledge to properly use them. Some things a teacher needs to keep in mind when using technology in the classroom is:
1. What resources are needed for the teacher/student to use the technologies
2. Does the student know how to use the technology
3. Have you provided clear and concise instructions on how you use the technology
4. Does the student know what the end product should look like when using a tool
5. If using web pages for sources have you provided good sources for the students to access, or does the students know how to access reliable information
6. Can the students provide proper credit to who they took information from
And there are many more things to consider when using technology in the classroom. Fortunately in the new day and age,s students are becoming very adapt at using technologies, and many things that us teachers struggle on, the students will already be proficient. This in itself can provide its own challenges because we will need to be able to control what the students can do so that the information they present will be beneficial to their education
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