Engaging all students is my ultimate goal and that's what motivates me to research and try out different techniques that might some day help me reach that goal. It's common sense that students are engaged when the material is interesting and students are involved in the learning process instead of just receivers of the information. This becomes less challenging when students have access to technology that's used as a learning tool.
For my dream to be realized I would need a completely interactive classroom where each student is given an iPad or laptop that they use every day and are able to take home. I would have an LCD projector that is attached to the ceiling and maybe an ENO or Mimio board. If we could have anything....I would also ask for a document camera to use when looking at books or three-dimensional items that can't be scanned and projected as an image.
Having these tools in the classroom would open so many doors for student learning. It would give a whole different meaning to a differentiated lesson. Students could watch video lessons, play online learning games, and create digital evidence of learning. Students could collaborate with other students in the classroom, across the school, across the country, or across the world.
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