1. Cristina Parga
INST 6031.02- Applications of Technology
Fall 2012

2. What can technology offer
our students?
Technology can offer our students
a whole new world of learning!! With
technology, the possibilities are
endless!!
Let’s take a look at what technology
has to offer…

3. iPads
iPads offer teachers a
wide variety of ways to
teach concepts across
the curriculum through
fun apps and games!! As
for the students, it
provides them a hands-
on and creative way to
apply what they have
learned.

4. Clickers Response System
(CPS)
The Clickers Response
System, also known as
CPS, can eliminate
traditional paper &
pencil tests and
provides educators
immediate feedback
from their students.

5. Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office
programs, such as
Word, PowerPoint, and
Excel, allow students to
become proficient in
creating spreadsheets,
presentations and
documents.

6. Interactive Whiteboards
Used to project what is on
your computer or
document camera, an
interactive whiteboard
allows the students to
become an active part of
the learning process.
Younger students can
use it to trace letters
and practice fine motor
skills.

7. Listening/Audio Centers
Listening centers are
great tools to have in
your classrooms!
Students can listen to
someone model correct
pronunciation and
fluency by using
headphones to listen to
stories being read aloud.

8. Educational Videos
Educational videos
offered through
websites such as
“Discovery Education”
allow students to visit
different places around
the world without
leaving the classroom.
Talk about an exciting
field trip!

9. Document Cameras &
Projectors
Used to project
documents onto a
board/wall, document
cameras and projectors
can be very useful when
sharing something with
the entire class. They
also have the capability
to record videos and
take pictures!

10. Kindles
What other way can you
think of that will make
reading a book more
fun than reading it off
a Kindle?!