Seven Simple Ideas for Introducing Technology in the Classroom
Technology is not meant to be cumbersome, nor should it be treated as an add-on or a substitute for a regular lesson plan. Showing a movie on a day when no lesson is prepared is not what successful integration of technology in the classroom looks like. With a few easy...Influence of Media on Children
Talk to Your Child About the Influence of Media on Children Take the time to discuss with children, at a level they can understand, the effect TV shows and other forms of media have on them. When my son was five years old, I think he believed that if he watched too...
Educational Technology – Overcoming Obstacles to Successful Implementation
Educational Technology – Why? Today’s students are digital learners. Often more comfortable on a computer than with a pen in hand, students spend hours on their smartphones, laptops, tablets, e-readers, and other electronic devices outside of school time....
Danger! How Assuming That Students Understand Our Words Fails Them
Bev and her husband had hosted an inner city teen for a few of weeks during the past summer. She gushed about what a fulfilling experience it had been, then she paused, reflected for a moment, and confessed, “It was eye-opening, though. I wasn’t prepared for how...