Week 6 Final Project Community Event
Technology Changes Everything
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EDU 620 Meeting Individual Student Needs with Technology Instructor
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Evolution of Technology - Three ways technology has impacted teaching & learning
Students in present in various classrooms are now well equipped with technology gadgets like laptops and iPad. This is as a result of successful technology advancement in this 21st century.
Apart from allowing the learners to move at their own pace as far as learning is concerned, technology has also allowed instructors differentiate and integrate lessons (Edyburn, 2015). This has allowed them reach more leaners and also win their interest and uphold learner involvement.
Technology has significantly facilitated creativity in curriculum and lesson delivery via various efficient ways like flipped classrooms, utilization of smart boards. These methods makes teachers look more of a coach than an instructor (TEDx Talks, 2012).
Students in present in various classrooms are now well equipped with technology gadgets like laptops and iPad. This is as a result of successful technology advancement in this 21st century.
Apart from allowing the learners to move at their own pace as far as learning is concerned, technology has also allowed instructors differentiate and integrate lessons (Edyburn, 2015). This has allowed them reach more leaners and also win their interest and uphold learner involvement.
Technology has significantly facilitated creativity in curriculum and lesson delivery via various efficient ways like flipped classrooms, utilization of smart boards. These methods makes teachers look more of a coach than an instructor (TEDx Talks, 2012).
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Technology Examples
- Three ways technology supports diverse learners
Ticket to Read allows instructors equip learners with listening and comprehension skills during their free time. The program is flexible and adjustable, therefore, making learners stronger readers.
Technology integration supports text to speech and speech to text translation. Technology also allows translation and transcription across diverse languages. Examples of text to speech translation include Wordtalks and balabolka. Translation softwares include iTranslate and Google translate.
Kahoot! And related software allows instructors to automatically create quizzes and assignments for learners. This facilitates the testing of the leaners level of understanding (Conscious Educating, 2011). The fun nature of sch quizzes motivates learners to go an extra mile in terms of their performances.
Technology integration supports text to speech and speech to text translation. Technology also allows translation and transcription across diverse languages. Examples of text to speech transla
Kahoot! And related software allows instructors to automatically create quizzes and assignments for learners. This facilitates the testing of the leaners level of understanding (Conscious Educating, 2011). The fun nature of sch quizzes motivates learners to go an extra mile in terms of their performances.
tion include Wordtalks and balabolka. Translation softwares include iTranslate and Google translate.
Ticket to Read allows instructors equip learners with listening and comprehension skills during their free time. The program is flexible and adjustable, therefore, making learners stronger readers
Technology Influence
Three ways technology influences student independence
Technology offers learners with multiple ways of presenting data and engaging with one another. Other software like PowerPoint allows the learners prepare eye catching presentations. Similar software to ppt allows the leaners present their creativity when it comes to data presentation (“Technology, Entertainment and Design , 2010”). This expounds the learners experience.
Flipped classrooms offer learners more freedom on which learning path to take. This is because leaners themselves are responsible for the learning style they need to take and which best suites them.
Technology enables learners enjoy an instant access to the vast information over a short period of time. This equips learners with the freedom of which information to access at any given point in time.
References
Conscious Educating. (2011, October 2). Microsoft vision of the classroom of the future. [Video file]. Retrieved from http://youtu.be/aJu6GvA7jN8
Edyburn, D. L. (2015). Inclusive technologies: Tools for helping diverse learners achieve academic success [Electronic Version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/
Technology, Entertainment and Design [TED]. (2010, July) The child-driven education. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.ted.com/talks/sugata_mitra_the_child_driven_education#t-
TEDx Talks. (2012, June 15). Can technology change education? Yes!: Raj Dhingra at TEDxBend. [Video file]. Retrieved from http://youtu.be/l0s_M6xKxNc