Replacement+Ideas

**21st Centruy Technology: Knowledge and Basic Steps/Replacement Ideas**
Teacher Web pages:[|Anderson-Cain Teacher page]

One piece of technology that is priceless to many teachers is a website. Teacher web pages are a wonderful resource for parents and students. I have attached a link to my teacher web page. This web page is set up to help those students who are absent, need addition help, practice questions, review, and most important for parent to use to be familiar with our classroom and what is happening. When parents email or ask what they can do I send them to the web site to look up information and help their child review notes, questions, and reviews to be successful in the classroom.

Classroom and Educational Videos:

Many classroom videos will withstand the test of time, but there are some videos that need to be retired. The information becomes out of date and even the way in which the material is presented can become old and tired. Rather than renting the same aged videos, using online video sites such as YouTube and TeacherTube can provide current, up to date, and most importantly, ENGAGING videos for students of any age and for virtually any content.

Updated Classroom Machines

Materials like SMART boards and ELMO machines are coming into classrooms to take the place of chalk boards, white boards, and overhead projectors. These new technologies make it faster and easier to display information for all students to see. They are interactive for teachers and students, and show a more accurate representation of the materials being displayed.

Some machines have been invented to enhance education rather than to replace an existing tool. For example, interactive games that challenge students and keep them engaged is a great way to review before tests, or go over answers on homework! In addition, the Beyond Question classroom response pads allow teachers to stay on top of student learning and to quickly at the touch of a button assess if students have understood what was just covered. At the end of the unit, Beyond Question response pads are a great way to quickly, effectivly and accurately grade, record and publish student quiz grades.

Prezi is also another tool that allows educators to switch gears from the typical note taking to a fun, interactive time. Gone are the days of projectors or boring PowerPoints, Prezi has opened the door to new and exciting ways of "just taking notes". Prezi is sure to be a fun and exciting way to motivate your students when taking notes in class.

Google Earth vs. Maps and Globes

Google Earth is a great learning tool that brings the common map into a 3D, updated snap shot of the world. No longer do we have to reply on 2-Demensional maps, we can go to any town, any country or city in the world and look at topography, buildings and special characteristics that can only be found on Google Earth. Google Earth is leading the way in the future of maps and globes.

 **Smart Response (Benjamen Edwards)**

 **Smart response are clickers for the students to use on a test. They click their answer on a multiple choice test or as in my math class they can key in the actual numerical answer. The results go straight to my grade book. But the best thing is each question is assigned to a standard. The results for each students is graphed so I can see which students are getting the standards and which are not. I can also see a graph of the class as a whole. I am allowed to print the reports for the students to see their results. This technology replaces paper and pencil, grading, and analyzing the results manually. So much time is saved which leaves me time to re-teach if necessary.**