Thursday, March 17, 2011

Planning and Developing Technology-Rich Instruction

In what ways can technology be used in each stage of a lesson?

The text highlights several ways in which technology can be incorporated in lessons.  To begin, it suggests using technology in an anticipatory set by projecting a photograph relevant to the lesson found on the Internet.  In the modeling stage of a lesson, the authors suggest showing previous students' electronic portfolio examples.  Also, during the guided practice stage of a lesson, one idea presented by the authors is to project procedures step-by-step through a computer that projects to a screen or monitor.  There are also other ideas presented by the authors for integrating technology during each stage of a lesson.  It is evident by these examples, then, that technology is not difficult to implement.  Teachers only need to be ready and willing to use it.   

Bitter, G. G., & Legacy, J. M. (2008). Using Technology in the Classroom (7th ed., p. 166-168). Boston, MA: Pearson Education Inc.

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