Why to Use Technology in Classrooms

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Why to Use Technology in Classrooms
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• 97 of teachers used one or more computers in the
  classroom
• Besides computers, 72 teachers used LCD
  projectors and 57 used DLP projectors
• More than 85 of teachers agree that students who
  frequently use technology can work well in a
  group and are active participants in a class
• More than 65 teachers agree that technology
  helps to improve class attendance and stay
  focused on a task
• Source
• NCES- National Center for Educational
  Statistics (2010)
• Grunwald and Associates. (2010). Educators,
  technology and 21st century skills Dispelling
  five myths. Retrieved from Walden University,
  Richard W. Riley College of Education website
  fromwww.WaldenU.edu/fivemyths

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• Common Myths Associated With Adapting Technology
  in Schools
• a) Teachers use of technology in a class has
  little or no impact on student learning
• Students of teachers who make use of technology
  benefit more than those who dont. Skills such as
  adaptability, communication skills, etc. are more
  emphasized in such classrooms.
• b) Only high achieving student benefit from
  technology
• Technology helps teachers to engage with all
  types of students.
• c) Technology hampers creativity
• A lot of distraction related concerns are often
  caused by our failure (as adults) to understand
  how children process information.

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• How does technology help in Education?
• a) Learning at your own pace
• Instructions can be individualized and tuned
  according to a childs ability to learn and grasp
  a concept.
• b) Makes it easy to adopt future technology
• Children who are introduced to technology at an
  early age do not feel overwhelmed when suddenly
  exposed to sophisticated technology. This helps
  to instill confidence
• c) Makes learning exciting
• Videos, pictures, graphs, games, etc. take away
  the monotony from a subject.
• d) Stimulates real world scenario
• With technology, students can be taught how a
  topic is applicable to a real world scenario

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