Technology+Integration

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This video discusses utilizing new technologies in the classroom.

The instructor, Vicki Davis, makes a lot of good points: 1) The teacher doesn't need to define everything - that the students learn the tools and have the ability to advocate their own literacy. For example, by Googling new terms. 2) The teacher doesn't *have* to know everything - allowing students to explore for themselves is a way to empower learners, helping them to become more fluent in various technologies. 3) Students also gain experience and a sense of empowerment by developing their own technological learning environment, and sharing and contributing to this virtual environment.

Technology is already an important factor in my classroom - I teach 3D design for Architecture at Front Range Community College. My classroom is a computer lab, and students learn many things from Day 1 using classroom technology. I would like to learn more ways to present materials, and even something as simple as Wikispaces is a new format for me to deliver information to my class. Most of what I currently do is lecture and demo, so providing more avenues is simply beneficial to the student.