1. CHRISTINA BOHANONUniversity of Houston Clear Lake Using Technology to Facilitate Instruction April 11, 2010

2. Technology in the classroom

3. Today technology is an integral part of classroom instruction…

4. Types of technology in the classroom include… Computers Software Internet Research E-mail Web-based Interactive Games Educational Videos Video Conferencing Projectors Class Presentations Video Display Interactive Boards Drill and Practice / Presentations Overheads Direct Teaching / Centers Radios Entertainment Notebooks Portable

5. Computers… Computers, by far, are the most common type of technology in the classroom

6. Computers are an important tool to facilitate instruction… Word Processor

7. To enhance learning… Student use word processors Communicate Enhance Writing Skills Classroom Projects

8. Computers are an important tool to facilitate instruction... Internet

9. E-mail Students Communicate Enhance technological skills as well as writing skills Interact socially

10. Research Projects Websites to facilitate research projects (time saving) A click away of almost any source of information needed Access to many forms of visual information

11. Meaningful experiences Virtually visit all over the world

12. References: Corcoran, E. (1993). WHY KIDS LOVE COMPUTER NETS using technology to escape the bounds of the classroom, children are learning to work in ways you never dreamed of when you were their age Retrieved April 11, 2010, from http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/09/20/78335/index.htm Critical Issue: Using Technology to Enhance Literacy Instruction. (2000). Retrieved April 11, 2010, from http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/content/cntareas/reading/li300.htm Microsoft Clip Art Using Technology to Support Diverse Learners. Research Base Using Technology to Support Diverse. Retrieved April 11, 2010, from http://www.wested.org/pub/docs/tdl/research.htm