Does the thought of using technology in your classroom give you a headache? Stop. Take a breath. It doesn't have to be complicated. Technology is a great way to change up the routine and engage your students. Make a goal to try something new every week, something small. Below is a list of some ideas that you can use this week that are simple to do:
-show a YouTube video to the class
-sign up for laptop cart and give the students time to play games.
-use a PowerPoint presentation to introduce a new topic.
-use Kidspiration to make a graphic organizer with the class
-let a student show you how to do something on the computer
-get the daily weather forecast online for morning meeting
-use Google Earth with your Flat Stanley project
Do you have a simple way to use technology? Post a comment to share with everyone.
2 comments:
I've been projecting the Go Math! Animated models form ThinkCentral. These are awesome to introduce and sometimes reinforce certain skills. The kids really seem to be engaged with them. I also use YouTube sometimes to show cute or funny clips to grab kid's attention before we start a lesson. Thanks for the other ideas Chris! If anyone has a free resource for Powerpoint presentations that others have made, I would like to know it. The presentations take so long to create. I'm sure there are ready-made ones out there that can be shared. This would be especially helpful for science and social studies.
Thanks for the pointing out the Go Math! for people.
A great site with pre-made Power Point Presentations is
http://pppst.com/
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