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Effective Classroom Management Strategies for Technology
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Even in a classroom with a computer for each person there is a need to provide work for the fast working students who have finished the task and have spare time
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Collaborative and team learning requires new skills in cooperative work.
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lear guidelines on school policies and procedures in working with technology in the classroom
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It may be necessary to rehearse the computer lesson plan before going into class (Western, 2002).
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SchoolNotes.com
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Diane AldridgeThis article provides tips and ideas for how to effectively manage classrooms that utilize technology. It would be a great resource to share with teachers and/or reference during professional development workshops.
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Marsha Roark"Technology has developed in response to man's needs to solve problems
and make life easier. Educators believe that the same principle could apply to
schools. Integrating technology in the classroom can facilitate learning and
address many educational issues.
Schools aim to provide effective
educational opportunities for all students. Investing in computer technology at
school supports the idea of student centered learning."-
Teachers need to challenge students by keeping them occupied with appropriate learning activities. Cambourne discusses "what makes for a successful teaching-learning activity" (Cambourne, 2001). After nine year of research, he found that "effective teaching-learning activities were those [that] involved sharing, discussing, arguing, clarifying, explaining, making personal connections, thinking out loud, listening to others think out loud, negotiating meanings, and jointly constructing and interpreting texts" (2001) and using teaching-learning activities in small groups. There are two reasons for keeping students actively engaged in pairs, individually or in teams. First, it allows the teacher to work with other individuals or small groups. Secondly, pairs or small teams may be a solution to a limited number of computers in the classroom.
Collaborative and team learning requires new skills in cooperative work. Students need to learn how to get along, share and learn from each other. Forming teams needs planning. It may be necessary for teachers to "consider computer skills and specific assignment when pairing students, change partners if conflict arises or needs are different, have peers critique projects and give constructive feedback and have trained experts from the class help others" (Bray, 2003). Having a management plan is useful when planning an Internet project. The Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education breaks the plan down into four major management components: Instructional, classroom, technology and time (CIESE, 2000). The first deals with how to deliver student instruction s, learning objectives, curriculum standards, hands-on activities and project materials. The second component has to do with cooperative groups and ways of managing students in the classroom by keeping them occupied. The third assures whether technology resources are limited or not, there should always be a back-up plan, Internet safety and long term goals. The final plan deals with "the budgeting of class time and the development for a basic timeline for implementation" (CIESE, 2000). Adding deadlines is important because it allows for student accountability. Students work independently by learning the skills necessary to follow schedules and maintain deadlines.
Finally, effective classroom management strategies for technology, requires teachers to provide students with clear guidelines on school policies and procedures in working with technology in the classroom. Every school should have an Acceptable User Policy signed by both students and their parents on what constitutes proper behavior when using technology. In addition teachers will want to "establish norms for student behavior when using equipment to complete an assignment. It helps to anticipate possible snafus and decide how they will be handled" (WestEd RTEC, 2002). Every teacher should notice a problem before it escalates.
It may be necessary to rehearse the computer lesson plan before going into class (Western, 2002). This would help a teacher think ahead and calculate how long the lesson will take, what skills students will need before the lesson, and foresee problems. "Students should be prepared to start work as soon as they sit down at the computer" (Western, 2002). Teachers should plan effective learning activities and easy to follow instructions to help students gain the most out of their computer work.
Good communication leads to successful learning experiences with technology and classroom management. One of the advantages of working online is fast feedback. Tim Kasprowicz set out to "bridge the communication gap between … the student, the parent(s), and the teacher" (2002). He discovered a way to send the students' "progress report that tells them how they are doing and what they need to do" (Kasprowicz, 2002). Tim opened an account with "SchoolNotes.com to communicate school information on the World Wide Web for access by their community of parents and students" (2002).
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After nine year of research, he found that "effective teaching-learning activities were those [that] involved sharing, discussing, arguing, clarifying, explaining, making personal connections, thinking out loud, listening to others think out loud, negotiating meanings, and jointly constructing and interpreting texts" (2001) and using teaching-learning activities in small groups.
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There are two reasons for keeping students actively engaged in pairs, individually or in teams.
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First, it allows the teacher to work with other individuals or small groups. Secondly, pairs or small teams may be a solution to a limited number of computers in the classroom.
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Finally, effective classroom management strategies for technology, requires teachers to provide students with clear guidelines on school policies and procedures in working with technology in the classroom.
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