Technology in the classroom

1) Some of the tools that I would need to add this technology to my lesson would be either be a computer for every student in my classroom or access too computers for every student in a computer lab. I would need to download google earth,PowerPoint, Word and Write:outloud into every one of the computers that the students would be using for this lesson. The last item that I would need in the class is a smartboard.

2)I think that adding Technology to this lesson would make the students more excited about what they are doing. The use of the technology would make learning fun, because students would get the experience of working with knew tools that stimulate different learning styles in the students. Adding technology would also give students more of an understanding of where places are on the map in comparison to where the classroom is. By adding these new tool the students will also be learning skills that will help them in their future schooling. The lesson also takes the control from the teacher and puts it in the students hands, which gets the students more involved in the learning process.

3)Some of the challenges that we could have with this technology is that the students won't know how to use PowerPoint. The way that I would overcome this is by taking the students to the computer lab and walking through every step they would need to know in order to put together their presentation. the other issues we might have in the class is not having a smart board, so I would just have the students present on the projector. Lastly, students might have trouble getting their presentations on the smart board, so I would do a training session with the smart board so that all the students know how to use it.

4)This activity covers three NETS which are:

1. Creativity and Innovation b. create original works as a means of personal or group expression.
2. Communication and Collaboration b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.

3. Research and Information Fluency b. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.

tech lesson 10-16-07.doc