Classroom Management and Technology

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Classroom Management and Technology

• Suzanne Malia
• EDUC 504
• Sue_malia_at_yahoo.com
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Classroom Management
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Planning

• The Physical set up of the classroom
• Rules and Procedures
• Information Sharing
• Link to Strategies

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Character Education

• Create Responsible Citizens
• Creating Mutual Respect
• Bullying
• What Works! Submitted by Teachers
• Scanned Document

"Intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus
character, that is the goal of true
education." Martin Luther King Jr.
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Management Style

• Consider Educators Management Style
• Click on picture to find your Management Style?

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Managing Technology in the Classroom

• CHALLENGES
• Limited number of computers
• Lack of experienced Staff

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Tips for managing a limited number of computers

• Use a projection device to introduce a web site
  to the whole class
• Have part of the class use traditional research
  resources while others use the internet. Switch
  groups and have students compare results

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Tips for managing a limited number of computers
contd

• Pair a computer literate student with a less
  experienced student
• Use cooperative groups with clear roles such as
  keyboard operator, mouse operator,director/recorde
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WANTED!
EDUCATORS WHO BELIEVE
THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY
IN THE CLASSROOM
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Need Appropriate Training

• Practical Application
• Continuous Professional Development
• Continuous Practice

• A large majority (76 percent) of the teachers
  said that training is the key to increased
  technology use. In fact, the survey found a
  strong correlation between the number of hours of
  computer training a teacher had and his or her
  belief in the benefits of computer technology.
  

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Conclusion

• Planning/Preparation
• Directly address needs of classroom environment
• Professional Development that is practical and
  directly useful in classroom

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Links

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