CH 11 question

One curently existing audio technology I could use is Cassette and CD players. Teachers could use them in the classroom for projects such as having them listen to a tape and they read a book along with it. This could help keep some students more involved in the reading, if they heard it being read to them. One emerging technology I could use in the classroom is to use an internet audio player. This could help in that I would no longer need to be concerned with buying the right kind of CD or tape, I would just need to access it on the computer. One currently existing visual technology I could use is a recorded video technology. The same as a cassette player, I could show a educational video in class that would help add some variety to my lesson plan. This could also help the students who are more visual learners as well. One emerging visual technology I could use is internet broadcasts. The same idea behind the internet audio idea. It would save me time and money, not having to buy the videos and I would have access to many more via the internet. These are just some of the technologies I could use in teaching my class.

CH 6 question

I think I would prefer to teach a class that had more technologial devices avalable. I think they would help provide more learning oppurtunites for the students. Things like smart boards and scanners, would help a teacher present information straight from their computer, or the internet. Even small items like a flash drive could help the teacher and students transfer things like projects to and from school, allowing them to work on it from both home and school. Plus all the diffrent options these technologies could bring in the way of learning, could help every student find a way to learn that best suits them. However, many of these items could also be very distracting for the students, and could side track them from their assignments. Although, I think the benifits outway the costs for using technologies in a classroom.