My Ideal Technological Classroom

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My Ideal Technological Classroom

• Christa Church

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Digital Camera

• With a digital camera, I would be able to
• Document student work and lessons
• Let students use the camera for their own work
• Take it on my own trips and then share pictures
  with the class connecting it to our current
  lesson
• Discuss the parts of the camera and learn how to
  use it and upload pictures onto a computer
• Become familiar with some type of Photo Shop
  where students can alter and change photos

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Computer

• Whether it is one computer or a computer for each
  student, it will still be of a great advantage to
  me. With a computer I would be able to
• Teach students the rules and basics of the
  computer and important programs such as,
  Microsoft Power Point, Word, Publisher, and Front
  Page
• Allow students to create movies and projects that
  go along with our current lesson
• Use the internet as a reliable, yet safe source
  of a lot of information
• Teach students how to safe surf the web for
  information they are looking for
• Teach students how to successfully cite their
  sources from the internet
• Find programs that coincide with our current
  lesson
• Find programs that incredibly help learning for
  special needs students

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Digital Video Camera

• There are so many things you can do with this
  resource. In my classroom I would use this to
• Record classes and then send videos home for
  parents
• Use class footage for parent/teacher conferences
• Traveling outside of the classroom and then
  bringing it in to share with the class
• Recording lessons for observation and for use
  next year
• Connecting the outside world with what we are
  learning in the classroom

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Tape Recorder with Books on Tape

• A tape recorder can work really well with younger
  students because they are very interested in
  hearing their own voices.
• It also helps us as teachers evaluate things like
  reading out loud and phonemic awareness.
• It allows us to record and review student
  progress.
• Books on tape give students another take on
  reading and listening.
• They allow students to concentrate by themselves
  on the story.
• It makes it fun to read and listen to the voices
  and tone of the characters.

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Internet

• The internet is a wonderful resource in any
  classroom when used in a safe way.
• I would use a safe search engine and for my
  younger students I would have all the sites they
  may use bookmarked.
• The internet is a great way for students to
  explore a topic we are learning about and enhance
  their view of the topic.
• This is also a great source for teachers to find
  almost anything you need lessons, activities,
  games, ideas and more.
• I would like to someday have our own class
  website for parents and students to see what we
  are learning about. This is also a great way for
  students to learn about creating a web site.

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CD Player

• A CD player seems simple but I believe it can
  really enhance classroom activities.
• I would use it to play music during independent
  work. (As long as it does not become a
  distraction for students.)
• I would also like to use it to play CDs that
  have to do with what we are learning. You can
  find songs about almost any topic and this really
  helps students remember the lesson in their
  heads.

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TV and DVD player/VCR

• DVDs and movies can really enhance the lesson
  when used the correct way.
• I would use these in my classroom to show
  students how certain lessons might apply to the
  outside world.
• We could also use this to play videos that we
  record of our own class and to revisit previous
  topics.

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LCD projector

• An LCD projector is a great way to introduce
  students to a new topic without distraction.
• When introducing a new computer program for my
  students I could display it on the projector and
  explore with the entire class rather than just
  having a few students at a time explore. This
  eliminates students being overwhelmed and too
  excited over a new activity.
• This also helps me be interacting with the class
  as well as the technology we are using.