Resources & Strategies

Below are resources that can help benefit you in researching educational technology to increase student learning.

Resources

Resource 1:

Glogster is an interactive platform that lets students use their creativity in making posters and websites that have customizable choices such as text, video, audio, data, graphics, and drawing. Glogster can help direct student learning by being a virtual resource that is helpful in homework, digital posters, book reports, technology projects and much more. This resource can also encourage students visual learning, interactivity, and also create diversity in lessons. You can start using Glogster once you click on the link above the image.

Resource Two:

Flashcard Machine Flashcard machine is a resource that encourages student learning by allowing students (as well as teachers) to create digital flashcards. The use of digital flashcards can be used to prepare for a math quiz, vocabulary test, science exam, and more. Digital flashcards are a great way to test student knowledge as well as study and better understand content, without the hassle of creating and possible losing paper flashcards. There are also flashcards created by other educators and students on the website that are accessible to our students as well. This site is accessible in both the classroom as well as at home, and can be downloaded as an app on hand-held smart devices as well.

Resource Three:

Schooltube As instructors and students, we all know and love Youtube. But while we may love this form of social-media, we also must not be blind to the\ inappropriate images and words that can be posted on Youtube. Another great option to Youtube is Schooltube. Schooltube is like Youtube, minus the inappropriateness. This site is safe for students to use and shows several educational content and also allows the students to upload theirs. Schooltub not only is a great incentive for school learning, but it also lets the students have fun while working in the classroom.

Below are strategies for incorporating educational technology to help with student learning.

Method One:

Researching online is a good strategy to integrate with technology within the class. Students can also be instructed to do online research through the internet to work on their assignments. There are many ways to effectively use the web for research purposes, one being the use of a good search engine, such as Google. Using a good search engine is important because it will allow for the best and most search results. It is crucial to let the students know the sites that are valid and which ones give invalid information. A website that has .gov at the end is normally a site that has correct info.

Method Two:

A different procedure to assist with implementing technology in your classroom is to have digital presentations. There are many sites and resources on a computer in general that allow students to create a digital presentation. Websites like Prezi or applications like Microsoft PowerPoint, have generalized templates that students can choose from and customize in order to use their creative abilities. Google Docs is also another great resource. Google Docs automatically saves a project when a student is working on it and all documents are available anywhere at any time as long as the student can login to their google account. Google Docs also allow students to share their work with classmates and educators. These collab tools also allow for groups work having access in both the school and outside school, because once the project is shared with other students, they are able to add information or make changes accordingly.

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