{"id":2279,"date":"2018-03-14T13:13:57","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T13:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/engagucate.com\/blog\/?p=2279"},"modified":"2018-03-14T13:13:57","modified_gmt":"2018-03-14T13:13:57","slug":"how-to-implement-educational-technology-in-the-modern-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/engagucate.com\/blog\/how-to-implement-educational-technology-in-the-modern-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Implement Educational Technology in the Modern Classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Currently, everything that we interact with has some connection to technology.\u00a0 Whether at home, school, or work technology has become a central part of our lives.<\/p>\n<p>Technology has dramatically changed the field of education and how students learn.\u00a0 The innovation and growth of educational technology can be seen in classrooms throughout the world.\u00a0 The use of educational technology has many benefits due to the ability to create a personalized approach to learning which is especially impactful for students with special needs or learning disabilities.<\/p>\n<h4>Technology in the Classroom<\/h4>\n<p>Educational technology plays a crucial role in the enhancement of learning.\u00a0 Educational technology has revolutionized the way teachers are able to communicate and interact with both parents and students.\u00a0 Technology in education has streamlined which enhances student learning as well as parent engagement and partnership.<\/p>\n<p>The continuous development of technology in education has transformed the typical, traditional classroom into a modern learning environment which engages and inspires students.\u00a0 These modern classrooms are no longer places where students are disengaged and distracted.\u00a0 Today, these modern classrooms are filled with students who are digital natives and are able to leverage the educational technology tools available to them to communicate and collaborate with their peers.\u00a0 Various technology tools and software continue to disrupt education allowing students and teachers to push the boundaries of learning further.<\/p>\n<h4>Benefits of Educational Technology<\/h4>\n<p>There have been a number of\u00a0 Courses that were inaccessible to students not attending on-campus classes are now readily accessible and can be viewed at any time.\u00a0 The integration of technology into education has made education more available to people across the globe.\u00a0 Online schools and courses can now be taken from anywhere in the world from the comfort of your own home. In addition to addressing accessibility issues, educational technology has also contributed to faster speed to proficiency and content mastery.<\/p>\n<h4>Efficiency<\/h4>\n<p>Technology has helped many students improve their learning capabilities, and many teachers quickly identify students who may need extra support as well. The field of educational technology is constantly evolving, and new tools and software are continuously entering the classroom ensuring students have access to cutting-edge technology.\u00a0 From lessons plans to grade books to classroom calendars most administrative classroom functions can happen online which saves teachers time and effort.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, educational technology has also helped students and teachers to save money.\u00a0 Digital tablets and notebooks are replacing books as materials can be downloaded to the tablet and read on the device.\u00a0 College students are now able to rent (and order) online textbooks and have them delivered to their devices.\u00a0 They no longer have to carry around backpacks filled with heavy books, they can take advantage of the cost savings, and they can have all their references and materials located on one device and accessible with the touch of a finger.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2280\" src=\"http:\/\/engagucate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/desk-651183_1920-460x345.jpg\" alt=\"desk-651183_1920\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/engagucate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/desk-651183_1920-460x345.jpg 460w, http:\/\/engagucate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/desk-651183_1920-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/engagucate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/desk-651183_1920-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/engagucate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/desk-651183_1920-120x90.jpg 120w, http:\/\/engagucate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/desk-651183_1920-310x233.jpg 310w, http:\/\/engagucate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/desk-651183_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">Personalized Learning<\/h4>\n<p>kes place at different rates, and prior to educational technology teachers would teach to the middle population of the class leaving gifted students and special needs students to find ways to engage with the material on their own.\u00a0 The implementation of educational technology tools into classrooms has allowed teachers to diversify their instruction to accommodate a variety of learners ranging from gifted students who need to be challenged to special needs students who need additional support.\u00a0 With the use of educational technology to diversity educational content and delivery teachers n reach more students and engage them with the materials.<\/p>\n<p>Technology in education has transformed how teachers are providing instruction and how students are learning.\u00a0 Through the incorporation and implementation of educational technology, students are more engaged with the content leading to better learning outcomes and higher student success rates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Currently, everything that we interact with has some connection to technology.\u00a0 Whether at home, school, or work technology has become &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2282,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,72,6,10],"tags":[99,90,82,92,94,91,74],"class_list":["post-2279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-apple","category-edtech","category-education","category-technology","tag-digital-learning","tag-edapps","tag-edtech","tag-elearning","tag-kids-deserve-it","tag-mlearning","tag-motivation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/engagucate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2279"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/engagucate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/engagucate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/engagucate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/engagucate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2279"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/engagucate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2279\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2287,"href":"http:\/\/engagucate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2279\/revisions\/2287"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/engagucate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/engagucate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/engagucate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/engagucate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}