New Technologies for Students Kelcie Pappas Maribel Teran Kirsten Swanson Erin Copley Sarah Hays

Desire to Learn Access multiple course pages through one main website. Advantage: Convenience. Enables students to take quizzes online rather than in class. Advantage: Saves class time. Students may check their overall progress. Advantage: Teachers can check frequency of students’ logins onto course homepage.

Student Link Webreg – Students are able to add and drop classes via internet. SAPR – Students are able to constantly track their academic profiles. Grades – Students are able to keep track of their grades throughout their entire collegiate career. Webpay – Students are able to make financial advances through student link.

Library Searches Students are able to search for texts on a computer Not necessary to understand the Dewey Decimal System Can find books a lot faster

Turnitin.com Prohibits plagiarism Easier than printing hard copies and physcially bringing them to class Does all the work for teachers in terms of scanning papers for cheating.

Projectors/ELMO Makes word display clearer and larger for kids to read in large classes. Maximizes class time because teacher does not have to write things out. Eliminates transparencies.

Excel Allows teachers and students to store valuable information in an organized fashion. Creates graphs for math, science, etc. Does various complex calculations. Allows for crisp visuals.

Laptops Allows students to bring computer to class Easier to take notes for fast typists. Can access the class notes online during class so students can follow lecture and add their own input.