3. Goals
Change the way you teach
Change the way you interact with
your students
Change the expectations you
have for your students
4. Exploration
Pros: Computers allow students to
learn through exploring the
internet and doing research. The
act of looking up information and
researching papers with such an
extensive resource can keep
students engaged in a project
and learning far longer than they
would with a set of encyclopedias.
Cons: Some students will explore
beyond the bounds and
parameters of the project and
become distracted by other
activities that they find on the
internet.
5. Lesson Integration
Pros: By incorporating technology into lessons, students will become more
engaged in and excited about the subject at hand. Lessons that would
normally be tedious for many, such as social studies, can be much more
engaging with virtual field trips and streaming video.
Cons: Finding the right materials online to integrate into a lesson is not
always easy. This means teachers may spend a lot more time planning
lessons and become overwhelmed and frustrated.
6. Costs
Pros: Schools can secure grants to help pay for technology in the
classroom.
Cons: Technology in general is expensive. Schools with minimal
technology resources can spend hundreds of thousands of dollars a
year.
Classroom technology, especially laptops for individual student
use, must be replaced every two to three years.
Tech staff is required for a school with technology in the classroom.
The more computers the school uses, the more people will be
needed to keep the technology running.
7. Training
Pros: Training required for teachers and students using technology in
the classroom will keep the users computer literate and allow both
teachers and students to use their training in part-time jobs and
future careers.
Cons: Training to use computers in the classroom can be costly and
time-consuming. Many teachers are unwilling to participate in the
extra training.
8. Teacher Tools
Pros: Technology in the classroom
is not just for students. Teachers
can use the technology to keep
student records, plan lessons and
communicate with parents.