Supporting Learning

Today we have become accustomed to acquiring information and communicating instantly and with ease whenever necessary. Digital technologies are the reason behind this, allowing us to browse the internet, text, e-mail, Facebook, etc. At times it can all be a bit overwhelming trying to keep up with the social demands of communication, work, and school, but wit out these technologies we would not be able to accomplish half of the task we could complete on a daily basis. These technologies benefit and allow us to balance may area of our lives, such as school, home, family, work, personal interests, travel, etc. Being able to balance all areas of out lives helps us to take more responsibility for completing task and creating better time management.

I feel that for todays generation’s technology is necessary to intergrade into the classroom since it has become such a big part of out lives. Students can then use the technologies to take more responsibility for their own education.  Programs such as Engrade and other forms of this online grading system help students to monitor their progress during the duration of the school year. Teachers can also use programs such as “Blackboard” and “Play!” where assignment, reminders, documents, links; videos, pictures, etc. can be posted that students can view which will help aid in their learning. Especially there are cases when students forget homework at school, which I see happen a lot when working at the daycare, this way students do not have an excuse making them responsible for completing the homework. Even at a college level these programs are helpful. The Play! site is extremely beneficial especially in an art classroom where many visual aids can be provided for students to reference. These aids can help students to gain a clear understanding of the concepts and tasks at hand. Using these programs also benefit teacher/parent relationships as well as student/ parent relationships. Teachers and parents can have better communication and understanding when the parents can physically see what the students are learning and what is expected of them. Students and parents can then work together, and parents can become more active in their child’s education and lend more help with homework because they are able to see and also understand the material being taught n assigned. This will help to make a more dynamic and functional learning experience.

           

Integrating technology in the classroom is beneficial to all involved and is teaching for the student’s success now and in their futures.