| Teaching is changing. Are you? | | | | museums |
| Two generations and only six decades later, their | | | | Preparing students to be citizens in this high-speed |
| grandson the student received twenty years of | | | | world is a significant undertaking. As a first step, |
| formal English and French education, from dozens | | | | educators must start teaching with the |
| of specialized educators on three continents. | | | | technology tools their students will use as future |
| Today, their grandson the teacher has many new | | | | leaders and problem solvers. |
| resources, but the challenges continue. I have one | | | | To implement technology in classrooms, schools |
| class of ten-to eleven-year-olds, access to | | | | must prepare front-line teachers. 6 Steps to |
| educational assistants, consultants, administrators, | | | | Success in Teaching with Technology helps |
| seminars for personal growth, and technological | | | | teachers learn about, adapt to, and embrace |
| education tools to deliver information to my | | | | technology. |
| students in our small town of Penetanguishene, | | | | Step 1: Understand Why Before an educator can |
| Ontario, from anywhere in the world. | | | | begin to incorporate technology effectively into |
| Why is teaching still a challenge? Children are still | | | | her classroom, she must be a believer. Step 1 |
| children, with all the challenges of yesteryear - | | | | outlines the benefits of incorporating technology |
| discipline, attentiveness, self-esteem, peer and | | | | into teaching. |
| parent pressure, and homework. Another | | | | Step 2: Adapt Two adaptations must occur for |
| significant challenge is that students today reside | | | | success in teaching with technology. Teachers |
| in a big global village, with big global problems. In | | | | must adapt to technology, and technology must |
| this new world, information arrives at lightning | | | | be adapted to teachers. |
| speed from all corners of the earth. This | | | | Step 3: Plan Having a good plan is a key to |
| high-speed digital highway influences most aspects | | | | success. Step 3 prepares teachers for the |
| of their society. Financial services, health care, the | | | | Teaching with Technology world by reviewing |
| military, government services, and transportation | | | | important planning questions. |
| are a few examples of where high-speed data | | | | Step 4: Do Your Homework Before spending |
| collection, storage, and processing have forever | | | | money, teachers need to understand technology |
| changed the way we do business. | | | | options. Step 4 overviews the most popular |
| This technological tidal wave has now arrived at | | | | hardware and software used in today's |
| today's schoolhouse, revolutionizing how teachers | | | | classrooms. |
| teach and students learn. How is this happening? | | | | Step 5: Implement Effectively Having the latest |
| Computers, cell phones, digital whiteboards, | | | | tools in your classroom may look impressive, but |
| student-response systems, projectors, the | | | | you must be able to use them to deliver quality |
| Internet, portable media players, software, and | | | | lessons. Step 5 explains how to do this. |
| email are tools now available to front-line teachers | | | | Step 6: Keep Up to Date Technology changes |
| and students. | | | | daily. Managing this moving target is a challenge |
| What does today's technology allow us to do?o | | | | for busy teachers. Step 6 shows teachers how |
| Access information in various formats from | | | | to stay on top of the latest changes in |
| anywhere at any timeo Translate words instantly | | | | educational technology. |
| from one language into anothero Enhance | | | | 6 Steps also includes helpful tips from my own |
| geography lessons with satellite imageso Tap into | | | | classroom experiences, and a glossary of teaching |
| the world's webcams to examine our living planet | | | | with technology terms to help you begin this new |
| or to interact with other classroomso Assess | | | | and exciting process. Let's face it-our world is |
| student knowledge using digital tools and adjust | | | | changing. It's time to learn, adapt, and embrace |
| lessons accordinglyo At a single touch, access the | | | | teaching with technology! |
| world's news programs, newspapers, libraries, and | | | | |