Chapter 6: Digital Technologies in the Classroom
After reading chapter 6 I have concluded that I would rather teach in a classroom with more technologies. There are many pros and cons to having technology in the classroom but in my eyes the pros out weigh the cons. For example with the electronic whiteboards, if it is not possible to attain the technology to simply turn the existing whiteboard into an electronic version a stand-alone version is available. A down side to the stand-alone version is the amount of extra space it takes up compared to a wall mounted electronic whiteboard. Having the capability to save anything that is written on the board at any point is a great help to not only look back to for future reference but also to aid students that may have missed that lecture.
Chapter 11: Audiovisual Technologies
Audio: Traditional: cassette tape - a cassette tape could be utilized in a classroom to quickly recorded audio. With cassette tapes it is easy to rewind and record over material that you previously recorded and no longer want. Also with cassette tapes you are able to continuously record so if you would like your students to collaboratively create a story students can simply record one after the other.
Emerging: Compact Disc (CD) - compact discs are a great method of storage for the classroom. CDs are great because you can store much more data than on a cassette and or floppy disk. With a CD you are also able to place files into separated files which makes it easier to access and navigate when coming back to at a later time.
Visual: Traditional: Printed material - Printed material is great for students to physically write down responses to questions.
Emerging: Digital Projector: projectors are great to provide the note in front of the class in the form of a PowerPoint. A projector would also be useful to display images in front of the class to make references.
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