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Should we let students use iPads , mobile phones or any technology for that matter in the classroom? . T eachers are given a more common ground to work within. Are we embracing technology enough ?. S tudents are increasingly being connected. Always being Entertained
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Should we let students use iPads, mobile phones or any technology for that matter in the classroom?
Teachers are given a more common ground to work within • Are we embracing technology enough ?
Students are increasingly being connected • Always being Entertained • Interactions & Communications facilitated bytechnology
Gadgets Surfing the net You-tubing iTunes, iPods, iPads VIDEOS Facebook Txting Twittering
What skills are emerging ? • Self-EFFICACY • Self-EXPRESSION • Articulation • Working in a dynamic environment • FACILITATES exploration
Take the opportunity • Rethink and ENGAGE • Harness the creativity & energy • Informed citizens
Let’s bring technology to the classroom • Unrelenting fascination with technology today • transformed the way they participate • Social media is the mainstay of their connections
Connecting their environments • Seamless environments between school and social • Effective communication between students and teachers • Teacher competencies with technology being RELFECTED IN TEACHING strategies
Change is essential • Facilitates communication between students & teachers • Connecting with students / be cool • Reflect generational motivations in teaching strategies • Build new learning experiences • ACHIEVE outcomes
Integrating new technologies into existing teaching practices • Link effective teaching with current learning • Use students aptitude in technology to assess skills and learning. • Close the gap, integrate our methods of teaching and learning • Gain respect teachers deserve
375,000 APPS • 20,000 EDUCAITONAL APPS • PREPAREDNESS • FREE EDUCATIONAL CONTENT
How ? • Utilising the current gadgets (BYOD) apps and social media tools students already have ready access to.
More opportunities • Providing new ways to learn • Support different Learning styles • Successful outcomes
Looking forward • Teachers have a positive tech attitude • Incorporating technologies& social media into teaching strategies • Advocate and demonstrate technologies to stakeholders, leaders and administrators