New Technologies In The Classroom

37 GOOD WAYS TO USE TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM

1. Compose a story/news article/book review and illustrate it with clip art or graphics.
2. Create a resume for any famous person in history.
3. Use a table to generate timelines for projects or to record historical events.
4. Design a postcard highlighting your school or local community.
5. Publish a class or grade "newspaper"or student-produced newsletter or flyer.
6. Spreadsheets and Databases.
7. Document progress for a unit or an activity in your class.
8. Take a survey and chart the results.
9. Collect information about define the differences graphically—the heights of the tallest roller coasters.
10. Make a "real world" budget to learn about income, purchasing, and consumer science.
11.Do a "reality check" for a "dream car" or "dream house" by calculating payments with varied interest rates.
12. Build a class "contact list" for homework help and information sharing.
13. Keep an updated inventory of class materials and resources.
14. Measure and record data to show cumulative results—"Hands Across the Class" or a "Dance-a-Thon".
15. Explore places you could nevervisit through streaming video.
16. Investigate any situation through a WebQuest—created by someone else or you can create your own.
17. Track data—the weather over time, or in different places, or changes in the Stock Market.
18. Watch or join an adventure online.
19. Research what happened the day you were born.
20. Play a role in an online simulation.
21. Test yourknowledge with daily quizzes—the National Geography Bee posts new questions daily.
22. Become a "Jason Project" member.
23. Become an "e-pal" to someone anywhere in the world.
24. Initiate a friendly competition in reading or physical fitness activities with another class or school and share results.
25. Pull group work together in a class presentation with each group having a few slidesin a presentation.
26. Record "class info and rules" for new student orientation.
27. Make a digital "memory book" for the year.
28. Digital Camera, capture the moment—class presentations, field trips, or activities!.
29. Provide supporting "evidence" in a project or report.
30. Digital Video, document processes for use and review—lab equipment and procedures.
31. Record aclass project or event, such as a field trip or guest speaker, for further learning activities.
32. Create a "newscast" of some event—current or historical—students.
33. Design a web page or site to direct students’ learning activities in a class or for a project.
34. Upload a page with results of students’ work—art, maps, or even digital presentations.
35. Share the results ofstudent investigations by posting results on the Web.
36. Use web page creation software to create a portfolio on a CD-ROM.
37. Video conferencing, converse and collaborate with another class on a project.
Social Learning
These tools use the power of social media to help students learn and teachers connect.
1. Edmodo: Teachers and students can take advantage of this great tech tool, asit offers a Facebook-like environment where classes can connect online.
2. Grockit: Get your students connected with each other in study sessions that take place on this great social site.
3. EduBlogs: EduBlogs offers a safe and secure place to set up blogs for yourself or your classroom.
4. Skype: Skype can be a great tool for keeping in touch with other educators or even attendingmeetings online. Even cooler, it can help teachers to connect with other classrooms, even those in other countries.
5. Wikispaces: Share lessons, media, and other materials online with your students, or let them collaborate to build their own educational wiki on Wikispaces.
6. Pinterest: You can pin just about any image you find interesting on this site, but many teachers are using it as...