m all the right things, we cannot assure they won’t end up using it wrongly at some point in the future, but the more we encourage good internet habits early on, the better the consistency in how they handle the internet will be later on.
Teaching this in the classroom is a perfect opportunity because it is a perfect place and time to teach concepts that the students can practice while being well supervised. And it allows them to learn to use tools to better their skills and talents. There is so much advantage in this.
But one of the more critical reasons for this is that many kids may not be getting this kind of guidance at home. This may be the only opportunity they have to be able to grow and learn about safely surfing the web. And it may be the only time that they are able to be shown the potential of what the internet and all of technology can do for them throughout life.
We never really know how we are reaching some students and may never know. But every once in a while we will hear back from a student years later that comes back and tells us how we shaped their life for the better.
And that makes all of those hard teaching days melt into the background.
12. Technology is More Fun for The Students
Okay, I saved this one for last because it is probably the most obvious one of the twelve.
Technology in the classroom is necessary because kids naturally gravitate towards it. They are more comfortable with it. And they are adept at it, which makes it quicker and easier to learn.
But here is a method that we can use this in a way that encourages students to be innovative without realizing it. Instead they think that they are getting to do something really cool. Which they actually are doing as well.
What if you give the students turns at choosing which technology they would like to explain what they have learned in a certain class? You can give them a 5 minute time limit and allow them to present what they have come up with over the course of several weeks. You can give each student this assignment in whatever subjects they are strong in so they can shine. Give them extra credit or a prize along with some constructive criticism.
And be prepared for what they will end up teaching you, either about technology, the lesson, or maybe even both!
And that won’t be your only advantage. You will also be inspired by their creativity that can change the course of your classroom for years to come.
Plus you are getting to know what makes each one of the students tick by watching the world through their perspective. What an awesome thing!
So this is the story of why technology in the classroom is necessary. But as long as it is, it barely scratches the surface of why technology is so beneficial in the classroom even more than throughout the world.
Hopefully it’s enough to get us started.
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