1. Technological Advances in the Classroom By: Group 2 Linda Strahler Patrick Hayes Gina Meyer

2. Technological Benefits in the Classroom Enhances a child’s educational experience by creating a variety of methods to teach Supplements classroom instruction Students enjoy being interactive when learning Provides visualization in a variety of formats Improves lectures Reaches students of all learning styles Enhances a child’s educational experience by creating a variety of methods to teach Supplements classroom instruction Students enjoy being interactive when learning Provides visualization in a variety of formats Improves lectures Reaches students of all learning styles

3. Smart Boards Turns the traditional white board into an interactive tool Makes learning fun and is user friendly Students learn better through hands on activities such as the ones offered for the smart board Offers many different programs: such as math, reading, writing, geography tools, and games Can be used in every level of school ~Cost: varies between $1000 and $3000 depending on the size ~ Additional teacher training is needed in order to use this device

4. Transmits an individual’s response via radio frequency to a reader that plugs into a USB port of any computer Teachers can ask students a multiple choice question and students can respond via their clickers. The audience poll appears on the power point screen immediately after the student clicks in Being used on college campuses in lectures Cost: $ 35.00 at school’s bookstore Benefits teachers by showing them how well their students know the material Additional information about where to find the icliker can be found at: http://www.iclicker.com/index.html

5. Online Classes A method of class presentation in which instruction is delivered over the internet Cost: usually is the same cost as other classes Benefits: –Students can participate in class at their own schedule –Students have the ability to re-read lectures –Over 75% of colleges and universities offer online degree programs –Teaches skills in using technologies

6. Podcasts Definition: a delivery mechanism to store audio/video on a portable player. Organizations can produce and provide audio and video broadcasts Benefits: – Recorded classes can be downloaded and made available to students. – Podcasts allow students to publish themselves and their projects. – Students can be kept up to date by downloading Podcasts from different news networks. – Can serve as somewhat of an electronic portfolio for students working with media arts. http://www.apple.com/itunes/store/podcasts.html

7. Blogs Modern alternative to classroom journals Fun way for kids to practice writing at home Good for any age and they are free of cost Easy way to share thoughts and ideas between peers Teachers and students can communicate their thoughts and questions There are many good websites for educational blogging, here are a few: http://www.bloggingintheclassroom.com/ http://educational.blogs.com/ http://my-ecoach.com/online/webresourcelist.php?rlid=4992

8. Books Online Definition: an electronic book made available online for downloading. Benefits –Saves the student money –Easy to access book for students –Differs from just an everyday e-book. An e-book is usually found on a CD and needs to be placed into some kind of reader. http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu /