In terms of technology and assistive devices, chromebooks have been a growing item hitting the classroom. A Chromebook is the new pencil. It is a laptop that is linked directly to the Google platform; it has no hard drive. Chromebooks have many benefits to classroom use. Depending upon the school board’s policy, many boards […]
Author: Danielle DiPasquale
Comparison of Technology In A Classroom: 2000s-Present Part II
The new Century initiated many technological advances. Moving forward, the second decade of the 2000’s introduced greater technological opportunities for education, at a faster rate. Between 2010-2014, the increase in technology in the classroom created positive results including more active students, greater student participation, increase in student motivation, and increased student success. In 2014, the […]
Comparison of Technology In A Classroom: 2000s-Present Part I
Technology over the last two decades has developed and improved, creating positive outcomes for classroom learning. Chalkboards to smart-boards and whiteboards to tablets are merely two ways that technology has changed the look of a classroom environment. I will be examining the progression of technology from 2000 to the present day over the course of […]
Educational Value In Social Media
Social Media use by young people (10-16 years old) is a topic that many people don’t believe is a good idea. Parents worry about who they talk to online, young people have the tendency to follow everyone and post about their daily lives not worrying about who can see it. I mean, this can go […]
iPads and the “Nontraditional Classroom” setting
iPads are currently one of the most popular items to have, whether it be at home or at school . The use of technology in a classroom to some is a controversial topic. Many parents and some teachers don’t believe that technology including iPads should should be used in a classroom. This could be because […]