Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Integrating Technology in the Classroom



Technology is growing daily. It is all around us, in our homes, workplaces, and communities. It is changing and growing every minute. How are we supposed to keep up? Technology is a new tool that can help students acquire the skills they need to survive in this quickly changing world. As a future teacher, I know it is important to keep new technology coming in the classroom. This provides students with a new possibility of learning that wouldn’t have been provided 50 years ago. Technology allows students to work independently or in a group to learn a new concept or strengthen a concept that may need more help. Why would we, as teachers, minimize our student's resources to enhance and deepen the learning aptitudes of our students? The article “Why Integrate Technology into the Curriculum?: The Reasons Are Many” is a great persuasive blog about the many benefits of integrating technology into the classroom.

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