Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Integrating Technology For Education

By Jansen Wilhelmsen


There are several ways that technology can be used to boost education, and different technology types used in classrooms are seen as ways to increase interest among students which means they internalize more information. Using technology in the schools can be an expensive way however to improve education. For those educators charged with looking for methods on how to make the students' experience more enhanced, the following can be some suggestions on how to be of help while still keeping budget low.

In the classrooms, television sets can be used and these can be used for DVDs that can show the subjects taught. Something like a DirecTV system also can be installed in the schools, and this is done by Integra Systems at a reasonable cost, and this can be a good improvement on what can be offered to students. An account like a DirecTV commercial account for schools can be available and there is DirecTV School Choice package that includes the following channels; History Channel, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, American Heroes Channel, Biography Channel, CNN, C-Span and also many others.

Four complimentary HD DirecTV receivers, of which one can be a high-definition DVR, are part of this DirecTV business account for schools. Whatever program that suits your curriculum and thus can be watched anytime can be recorded, and thus convenient. Students can also watch events unfolding in real time, like interesting events happening at NASA or a presidential news conference, and this is also what a DirecTV System in the schools will give. In some areas, Integra Systems can also install a DirecTV internet service, and they can also provide the customer support needed and also the training that is needed.

There are also tablets like iPads that can be used and these are excellent tools although these can also be expensive. Rather than buying for each student an iPad however, buying two or three sets can be more affordable, and then students can use these only when needed. Hundreds of excellent applications can be available at low costs and some are even free, and these can be used in the classrooms and can be made to be a very good way to bring technology straight to the students. Laptop computers used in the classrooms are also other options that are good because these can be carried around the campus.

Anything that can bring about any possible subject to the students is good to use, and this can be through software widely available. Those that can be used at home and in schools are good options and these can be the games and instructional programs that can be bought. Children can use it during the summer break and this can be a good method of keeping up with their learning and getting ready for the year to come. Information about the links and the websites that help in the children's learning can be provided to the parents. Students can show a good interest in completing the various educational tasks required when these are interesting and most of these programs are also structured like that as games, thus the interest.

Finally, don't forget about encouraging your teachers to be searching the web and finding ways to use technology in class. There are hundreds of teacher-centered websites that provide lessons plans that incorporate technology. In addition, there are many websites out there that offer lesson plan ideas specifically to meet the standards of Common Core and this can be quite helpful to educators making the transition to these new educational standards and practices.




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