Using Technology to Help the Learning and Teaching Process

There are many ways that technology can be used in the teaching and learning process. This semester has shown me that there is an endless amount of resources online to help teachers expand their instruction. Out of everything I have learned this semester, I find two ways of using technology to be the most useful and the most impacting: using technology for effective and efficient communication, and using technology for student projects. I think that we have a whole network of quick communication at our fingertips. As teachers, we can take advantage of that. Teacher web pages and class blogs keep parents and students updated with the class assignments and activities in an effective and organized manner. I also believe that using technology as a medium for student projects is effective. Webquests and curriculum pages are good teacher-created resources to use with a class. Projects such as creating videos, creating wikis, and making presentations all are student-based projects that put the students at the wheel of their own learning. We need to break away from the monotonous use of pen and paper and bring in the creative freedom technology can add to a classroom.