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Should we let students use iPads , mobile phones or any technology for that matter in the classroom? . T eachers are given a more common ground to work within. Are we embracing technology enough ?. S tudents are increasingly being connected. Always being Entertained - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Should we let students use iPads, mobile phones or any technology for that matter in the classroom?
Teachers are given a more common ground to work within
• Are we embracing technology enough ?
Students are increasingly being connected
• Always being Entertained• Interactions & Communications
facilitated by technology
GadgetsSurfing the net
You-tubingiTunes, iPods,
iPadsVIDEOS
Facebook Txting
Twittering
What skills are emerging ?
• Self-EFFICACY• Self-EXPRESSION• Articulation• Working in a dynamic
environment• FACILITATES exploration
Take the opportunity
• Rethink and ENGAGE
• Harness the creativity & energy
• Informed citizens
Let’s bring technology to the classroom
• Unrelenting fascination with technology today
• transformed the way they participate
• Social media is the mainstay of their connections
Connecting their environments
• Seamless environments between school and social
• Effective communication between students and teachers
• Teacher competencies with technology being RELFECTED IN TEACHING strategies
Change is essential• Facilitates communication between
students & teachers• Connecting with students / be cool• Reflect generational motivations in
teaching strategies• Build new learning experiences• ACHIEVE outcomes
Integrating new technologies into existing teaching practices
• Link effective teaching with current learning
• Use students aptitude in technology to assess skills and learning.
• Close the gap, integrate our methods of teaching and learning
• Gain respect teachers deserve
• 375,000 APPS
• 20,000 EDUCAITONAL APPS
• PREPAREDNESS
• FREE EDUCATIONAL CONTENT
How ?• Utilising the current gadgets
(BYOD) apps and social media tools students already have ready access to.
More opportunities• Providing new ways to learn
• Support different Learning styles
• Successful outcomes
Looking forward• Teachers have a positive tech attitude • Incorporating technologies & social media
into teaching strategies• Advocate and demonstrate technologies
to stakeholders, leaders and administrators