1. Using Technology for Teaching
and Learning in the 21st Century
Classroom
Latrisha Baskin

2. Today’s Learners……
 Digitally Literate
 Mobile
 Always on
 Experiential
 Social (stay connected)

3. Technology Integration is not:
 Taking students to the computer lab once
a week for 40 minutes.
 Using the computer as an electronic
worksheet.
 Using the computer as a reward station
for students who are finished with their
other assignments.

4. Technology and Pedagogy
 “If
Technology Is the Answer, What is the
question?
Bates and Poole, xiii

5. Integrating Technology
Workshops
 A number of workshops and articles are
available that explain why it is useful for
teachers to use technology in the classroom.
 Many workshops are easy to understand and
feature lots of visual aids.
 The workshops show teachers and students
how to use email, word processing software,
and how to create blogs.
 Workshops also show how using technology
encourages learning.

6. World Wide Web and
Computer Education in the
Classroom
 The web is a wonderful tool for students in the
classroom.
 Students can use the internet to find
information for a project or paper.
 The web also provides a place for students to
create documents and files to store those
files.
 Online games help students learn in a fun and
engaging manner.

7. Learning with PowerPoint
Presentations
 PowerPoint presentations let students
visualize a teacher’s lecture.
 Adding sounds or animation to a slide
show keeps students’ attention.
 The slideshow can help them to take
notes.
 PowerPoint presentations are great tools
for students to use when presenting
projects to the class.

8. Using Video Clips in
Presentation
 Have a clear goal for using a video clip or
clips.
 Provide proper context for your clips.
 View the entire clip before bringing it to class
and design activities to accompany the clip.
 Limit the length of video clips. No matter how
interesting they may be or how motivated
students are, video clips longer than 10
minutes may fail to hold students’ attention.

9. Internet Resources for all
Subjects
 The internet if full of resources for any school
subject.
 Students can find games and tutorials that will
help them better understand classroom
lessons.
 Teachers can use these games to keep
students engaged during a lecture.
 The internet also allows students to
communicate with and share information
from other states and countries.

10. Email
 Establish rules for using email for class
communication.
 Keep specific subject lines.
 Establish convention for naming message
titles and sub-titles.
 Clarify wait time for the instructor’s
response.
 Ask students to use consistent attachment
formats.
 Keep a copy of important
correspondence yourself.