How Do You Use Information Technology In School?
In spite of budget cuts, most teachers have noticed an influx of different pieces of equipment arriving at their schools. A school’s technology guru, who’s often stretched rather thin, does not have the time to train the teachers about the best use of this new equipment. However, you do not need to avoid using the LCD projector or the laptop and desktop computers in your lessons. In fact, these high-tech items may become your favorite tools for enhancing your delivery of course content. Review your upcoming lesson plans for the next several weeks. Identify topics that lend themselves to multimedia, real-time, or interactive teaching modalities. Examples include the sciences, social studies, mathematics and language arts. Choose one academic discipline with which you feel the most at ease. For example, you might select a simple physics lesson on Newton’s First Law of Motion, which describes force and velocity. Review and update your lesson plans for areas where using technology makes se
