This article examines a poll conducted by ISTE examining the most influential teaching tools over the past three decades. It was reported that as one might assume, picking a single piece of technology as the most effective tool was a difficult task for most teachers. Teachers selected internet tools such as e-mail, search engines, and wireless access and the most influential tool. General productivity tools were selected second, including word processors and spreadsheets followed by interactive whiteboards and projectors in third place. Web 2.0 tools such as wikis, blogs, and social networking sites were ranked fourth and portable digital devices such as laptops, cell phones, and mp3players came in fifth.
What is your favorite technology tool?
My favorite technology tool would the internet. I love learning and spend a lot of my time playing and researching on the internet. I like the freedom of the internet and the ability to find out anything. I think that it is a very useful tool especially in the classroom to have all that knowledge at the finger tips of the students.
How can I use some of these tools in my own classroom?
Many of these tools can be easily implemented in a classroom. Students can use the internet to do research and use word processing and spreadsheets to present projects. Furthermore, students can create custom web pages such as wikis or a class blog. Teachers will be able to use interactive white boards to present content to students and keep in touch and communicate through email. With technology continuing to grow and change the possibilities to use them in the classroom are essentially endless.
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