As a teacher, you know the importance of a good vocabulary and using the right technical terms for the right things. So it’s important that you keep your own vocabulary up to date when it comes all the different new pieces of classroom technology. You need to know your Java from your jpegs and your […]
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Put on Your Technology Hat
“Technology people tend to have what I call ‘Smart-Kid Syndrome’” Do you understand your IT (information technology) team? As the Chief Technology Officer for my company I can tell when I have my technology hat on because the non-tech people can’t understand what I’m talking about (and usually don’t want to). Fortunately I learned how […]
Using Classroom Technology the Right Way For the 21st Century Learner
Classroom technology has come a long way from the old days of slates and inkwells. And along with embracing modern technology, teachers have to start thinking about new ways of “doing school”. One teacher from Alabama, Suzanne Freeman, is leading the way with some concepts she outlined in an interview with Time magazine in 2007. […]
Teaching Technology Enhances Learning Experiences
One of the real bonuses of modern classroom technology is that is brings the whole world into your classroom. With telecommunications, the world really has become a global village, and communicating with the other side of the world is easier than ever before. If you thought that school students benefited from studying other countries, seeing […]