#14 Guide to Creating Tech-Friendly Classroom Management Strategies Summary and Opinion

This article is about showing pre-internet era teachers and post- internet era teachers how to effectively integrate technology in the classroom. This article noted that today’s kids are using technological devices everyday mostly for fun. And will like to show kids as well as educators that these technological devices can also be used for learning purposes. The author of this article list a number of strategies educators can take to implement these technological devices as learning tools in and outside the classroom. Strategy number one is planning, you just can’t put a student in front of a computer and say go. You must know the technological device and constraints yourself as an educator. Moreover, make sure the student has everything needed to complete an online assignment, also give the student an objective or goal prior to the start of each lesson. This article also suggest there should be a balance between “tech time” and other modes of learning. Do not be guilty of computer overload because at this level it will distract from the learning process. The author feels learning is more effective when it is hands on and teachers should provide a time for unstructured computer exploration.

My plan as a future educator is to teach a computer-based class. I feel I will have students from one to one and a half hours at a time each day. At this present moment I am learning about all the technological tools and gadgets that can be implemented into the classroom. Because of the class I will be teaching I feel I will have the time to implement the above suggestions.