Mike Weakley Jaclyn Kolko Dillon Conlee Melanie McGrath
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.
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.
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
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’s are 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.
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.
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/ (If you need to contact someone, you can send someone an even if they aren’t on the computer at the same time as you. )
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.