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Mike Weakley Jaclyn Kolko Dillon Conlee Melanie McGrath. New Technologies in the Classroom. SMART BOARDS. The SMARTboard is an interactive, touch-sensitive white board that is used to enhance learning. Includes many math resources such as question sets, and lesson activities.
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Mike Weakley Jaclyn Kolko Dillon Conlee Melanie McGrath New Technologies in the Classroom
SMART BOARDS • The SMARTboard is an interactive, touch-sensitive white board that is used to enhance learning. • Includes many math resources such as question sets, and lesson activities. • Templates and notebooks can be purchased to gain more advanced activities for the SMARTboard.
SMART BOARD • First the teacher orients the SMARTboard using the colored pens that come with it. • A wireless keyboard or the pens can be used to write down ideas on the screen. • Files can be exported, objects can be rotated, and video and audio can be recorded, along with much more. • Many programs, websites and tutorials can be used to enhance the learning experience with the SMARTboard.
Digital Visual Presentation • Elmo Visuals presenters and document cameras are used to create a live interactive teaching and the image transmission of documents and 3D objects –across the hall, and around the world. • Used for teaching at home and the classroom
Amplified Classrooms • Nearly 250,000 schools have amplified classrooms so every student can focus on the lesson and not strain to hear the teacher over the ventilation system and other noises. • West Orange, N.J. amplified first grade classrooms at St. Cloud Elementary. No other changes were made to curriculum – only amplification. Reading scores in one year went from 59% to 89%. • Students seem to enjoy amplification stating that when the mic’sare not on it seems like the teachers are whispering.
Online courses are classes taught entirely in a virtual classroom over the internet. • Online classes are becoming more and more integrated into all levels of education, from high schools to Yale. • Many exclusively online schools are accredited and offer a vast variety of degrees. • They offer a tremendous convenience, especially to non-traditional students. Online Learning
Online Classes and New Literacies • New literacies play a large role in online learning. • One must have not only the traditional literacies required to attend school, but also know how to use computers, the internet and many software programs. • Teachers are required to learn new literacies for online classes as well.
New Forms of Communication • Skype (A great form of communication as you get to see and hear the person that can be in a different room, state, or even country). • AIM (You are able to communicate and have conversations through the computer) • AOL/EMAIL (If you need to contact someone, you can send someone an E-mail even if they aren’t on the computer at the same time as you. )
Today in Communication • Once AOL came into society, communication was more significant and reliable. • Because of computers today, we can rely on communicating in so many ways. • As always, there has been internet but with the technology today, you can take classes online, and communicate through chats. • Communication is greatly important, and without the advancement of computers, we wouldn’t have everything we have today.