Tech-Friendly Classroom

The article called "Guide to Creating Tech-Friendly Classroom Management Strategies" includes four strategies on how to create the right environment for children while using technology. The first strategy was to do your homework as the teacher. As a teacher, you need to plan the lesson, do the legwork, and do troubleshooting. The second strategy is to identify the learning goals. Students stay on task better when the teacher merely states what the learning goals are. The third strategy is to step away from the computer. Allow students to still be creative. Put the technology down and allow students to learn through auditory and tactile modes. The fourth strategy is to capitalize on their willingness to explore with technology. As a teacher, you must realize that technology learning is less structured than traditional learning.

I agree with what this author had to say. Teachers definitely need to be prepared for the problems that arise when using technology. It is a lot of work to prepare for an entire class to do an assignment using technology. I also think that it is important with any lesson that the teacher tells the students what the learning goals are. Students like to know why they are having to learn what they are. I also think that technology should not be used constantly in the classroom. Lastly, it is important to allow students to be exploratory. They are naturally curious and that should be fostered. However, as a teacher, you should make sure that their explorations are appropriate.