Assignment #2: Technology Integration

Technology integration in education is the use of technology in the classroom to facilitate teaching and learning. More and more teachers are using technology to present information to students; a classic example is a power point presentation. Presenting information or curriculum using technology, such as power point,

adds another dimension to the typical lecture where a teacher writes on the board or uses overheads. Technology can make learning new material more interesting simply by adding some color and design to it to help grasp and hold the students’ attention. However, teachers must be careful not to use too much color or visual effects or students will be overloaded and unable to focus on the information being presented.

Technology is so important is society and every child should have access to and be educated in using it. Students can use computers to write papers, create presentations, organize information, research topics and much more. The world wide web is a great tool for students. As the first article suggested the internet can be used to connect students and their immediate surroundings to the rest of their city, province or country and even to the rest of the world. The web can be a very affective tool for broadening students’ understanding of a concept or topic.

Teachers should use technology not only to teach but also to learn. Along with broadening their students’ knowledge they can broaden their own knowledge, which may help them to be more effective teachers. Educational web sites can be great places for teachers to get new ideas on how to present information, or to find useful activities for their students.

There seems to be no end to the ways technology can be integrated into the classroom. However, it can be difficult for teachers to use technology in class because there are not always computers in every classroom. Many schools have one computer room which is shared by the entire school so students do not get much time to work with computers.