| The classroom environment today is completely | | | | notes and future assignments. The new |
| different from the traditional classroom we're all | | | | interactive whiteboard technology, i.e. mimio, |
| used to years ago. The introduction of new | | | | allows for regular ink capture and instant uploading |
| technologies, such as document cameras, | | | | to the Internet. |
| interactive whiteboards and classroom response | | | | Another educational technology recently |
| systems, have added not only excitement but | | | | introduced to the classroom are classroom |
| student engagement and true interactivity within | | | | response systems or voting systems, also know |
| the classroom. | | | | as “clickers”. There are many different |
| Technologies are consistently changing and | | | | manufactures: LearnStar, Renaissance, InterWrite, |
| improving. Overhead projectors are still being | | | | and Scantron are just a few. Every student would |
| used, however, they have been replaced by | | | | have a clicker or handheld device. There are |
| document cameras. The ability to project a book | | | | typically two kinds. The small one has only |
| or document on the fly allows teachers the | | | | numbers and the large one has both numbers and |
| freedom to adjust their lesson to the direction of | | | | a full keyboard. A full keyboard allows students to |
| the discussion. | | | | answer multiple choice as well as fill in the blank |
| Whiteboards have replaced chalkboards, | | | | questions. The most common use are |
| interactive whiteboards have replaced regular | | | | “polling” type questions. There is a |
| whiteboards, and now interactive whiteboard | | | | software program specific for clickers, |
| technology is replacing conventional interactive | | | | A+Classroom, which has a patented competition |
| whiteboards such as Smart and Promethian. This | | | | mode. Students receive points based on the |
| new interactive technology allows schools to keep | | | | speed in which they answer the questions. |
| their existing whiteboard and add a device which | | | | Students are constantly asking for more |
| will turn their whiteboard into an interactive | | | | questions during this mode. Students that typically |
| whiteboard. No more installing interactive | | | | don't raise their hand or voluntarily involved in the |
| whiteboards on top of the school's original | | | | class are now engaged and competing with the |
| whiteboard! Educational technology has allowed | | | | other students. Since there is an option to keep |
| schools to save money and improve their current | | | | the names confidential, only the students know |
| setup. Also, this new interactive whiteboard | | | | where they are ranking within the class. |
| technology allows capture. Capturing physical ink | | | | Google “21st Century Classroom |
| from the whiteboard WITHOUT the use of the | | | | Presentation” and research the latest trends in |
| projector! | | | | educational technology. |
| Teacher's now have websites and post their | | | | |