2.7+Digital+Technologies

Smart boards are an effective teaching tool as they increase the interactive atmosphere in the classroom which in return increases the learning experience. The teacher can project their notes and slide shows on these boards and instead of becoming a one sided lecture, it becomes a two sided experience. Students can edit and make notes on the screen or answer questions directly on the screen. This allows the students to play a larger part in the discussion and absorb more from the lesson. The only disadvantages of smart boards are being able to use them effectively. This can often take some time and trying to get them to go can often waste a lot of valuable learning time. Normal white board pens are also unable to be used on these whiteboards which means teachers have to make sure children do not use these as it can be very costly. [| elementaryteacher.wordpress.com/.../] Digital cameras are a useful tool in a classroom. They are reasonably easy to use and teachers can easily make children responsible for operating these. The digital camera will be used throughout this unit to gather evidence of particular rubbish related aspects throughout the unit and the children will be in charge of gathering these pictures.
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[|astore.amazon.com/mojogear-20/images/B0011ZK6OS] Projectors can easily be used in conjunction with smart boards to enable the entire class to view a particular document or clip. They are a useful technological tool as they provide a large picture that everyone can view. The limitations of a resource such as this is that they often require a dark room and can be difficult to install.
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[|googlesystem.blogspot.com/2008/04/user-interf...] You Tube is the leader in online video and the premier destination for you to watch and share original videos worldwide through a Web experience. YouTube allows people to easily upload and share video clips with anyone and everyone. The disadvantages of this in a classroom is that anyone can upload videos and anyone can comment on these which makes it unsafe for children to use. However, it is a useful tool for teachers to use.

Laptops are an effective learning tool as they can be used and taken anywhere. Laptops are also reasonable small and light so can easily be used anywhere in a classroom. To complete this unit, I recommend each class has at least 1 laptop per 3 students. These laptops will also need wireless internet so that the children are able to use the internet when needed. This will need to be carefully supervised by the teacher to ensure children do not use the internet inappropriately.
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