| The use of classroom technology has the benefit | | | | much better to teach lessons in a way that |
| of making learning fun and in this way; students | | | | students will grasp most of the ideas than using |
| do not feel coaxed to learn material. The | | | | the quick lecture method which research shows |
| instructors also benefit for they do not have to | | | | that most students retain ten percent of what |
| do a lot of explaining. Examples of this technology | | | | they note down. An example to illustrate this is |
| include PowerPoint presentation, proximas, | | | | that it is far much easier to retain the information |
| interactive DVDs, MySpace and scavenger hunts | | | | covered in the news if you watched it on |
| among others. In order to benefit the students, | | | | television. |
| the instructor should use this technology in a | | | | The other benefit offered by using technology in |
| manner that allows the student to actively | | | | the classroom is that it prepares students to use |
| interact with it and set goals that are achievable. | | | | the technology in the workplace. This is of |
| Looking at Microsoft PowerPoint as a form of | | | | advantage to society for advancements in |
| classroom technology, you can see the benefits | | | | technology mean increased development and |
| that it offers. The PowerPoint software program | | | | more job opportunities. For example, by using |
| enables users to create presentations that may | | | | PowerPoint presentations in class, the student |
| involve text or images and move them in slides. | | | | gets more knowledgeable in computer use and |
| This will assist the instructor to convey | | | | this will assist the student when finding |
| information in a step by step form that is easily | | | | employment. Getting more knowledgeable in the |
| understood by students. The presentations allow | | | | use websites in research will enable the student to |
| the students to actively engage in the lesson in an | | | | get access to lots of information that could be of |
| enjoyable manner. Learning ideas by doing is more | | | | assistance after school. |
| effective than only listening to information. | | | | The use of technology in the classroom can also |
| Proximas work by displaying information from a | | | | help the students prepare for jobs that do not |
| computer on a wide screen and are therefore | | | | exist at the time. For example a job such as |
| good forms of classroom technology for | | | | webmaster came up very recently and most |
| instructors can use them to display PowerPoint | | | | webmasters got the training by themselves. |
| presentations or information from websites. Using | | | | Some websites also offer online degrees and it is |
| such technology also makes the students more | | | | very necessary for students to know how to use |
| likely to engage in meaningful discussions and this | | | | technology for them to learn by correspondence. |
| will lead to a higher understanding of lessons. | | | | It is therefore a good thing for instructors to use |
| Instructors may be apprehensive about using | | | | technology in the classroom for the benefits of |
| classroom technology for reasons such as the | | | | using it outweigh the costs and preparations |
| time required to prepare a presentation but they | | | | required. |
| should know that their time is well spent. It is far | | | | |