The Importance of School Media: Why You Should Integrate Technology in the Classroom
Author: k5blog
Teachers today face more opportunities to integrate technology in the classroom and encouragement to use new forms of school media. At the beginning of this school year, I was assigned a Macbook and projector plus all of the associated cords, plugs, and gadgets. As someone who had relied on the overhead and whiteboard, for me, the idea of using this new technology was both exciting and intimidating.
However, as the year passed I found myself feeling more comfortable with the new state of my classroom, and, more importantly, I saw how it engaged my students. It was nice that this new media saved me time and helped me to ensure that my content was up-to-date, but my students were far more interested in and appreciative of the lessons I presented with my new tools.
My ability to integrate technology in the classroom also helped my students appreciate the importance of technology education; I was an example to them of how understanding and using technology is a true asset in today’s job market.
School media and classroom technology are clearly aspects of today’s educational experience sure to grow in influence in the coming years. Schools in my district have assigned laptops to one entire school’s student population, and the wireless is set up at our high school to handle a computer on the desk of every student in every room.
School is training for the real world, and since our real world relies more and more on technology, of course our classrooms must grow in the same direction. Count me in!
