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Ways to incorporate laptops into classroom instruction:

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  Warm up activities -- brainstorming

  
  



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  Provide notes, announcements before class

  
  



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  Administer online quizzes

  
  



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  Organize and facilitate group work

  
  



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  Have students gather and share research -- evaluate relevant websites

  
  



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  Facilitate asynchronous or synchronous discussions

  
  



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  Use digital drop box for graded assignments

  
  



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  Make grades available online

  
  



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  Create PowerPoint slides or web pages for presentations

  
  



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  Create e-portfolios

  
  



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  Conduct weekly assessments to check student progress and understanding of materials

  
  



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  Use email to enhance class communication

  
  



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  Use video and sound clips to add multimedia dimensions to class

  
  



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  Email links to NY Times and other relevant current news as relates to course topics

  
  



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  Share drafts electronically for peer editing and for models of excellence

  
  



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  Provide additional readings through library's e-reserves.

he following are three characteristics of process-based instructional design:

• Focus on how rather than what. Teachers who encourage students to focus on “how” something works or happens are more likely to develop students who can think beyond what is currently happening to what might happen more efficiently and effectively.
• Focus on why rather than when. Additionally, teachers who encourage students to ask “why” questions are more likely to develop thinking skills that help students to move beyond the understanding of simple tasks and the fulfillment/completion of simple tasks toward the more complex skills of problem solving.
• Focus on future trends rather than current practices. The ultimate result of these kinds of approaches to learning is that we will see students who can move toward future trends and progressive organizations and methods, who can move toward change rather than stagnate within existing practices that may or may not meet the demands or the needs of clients and participants.