Dale 2
| Technology, Resource, or Innovation |
Why Do You Want This? |
Possible Downsides |
|---|---|---|
| ipad |
engaging, cool, interactive |
distraction, expensive |
| digital camera |
creativity, visualization, documentation |
expensive, fragile, risky |
| youtube |
helpful videos, useful teaching aid |
linked videos, distracting |
| social network sites |
easy group organization, modern engagement in topic |
distraction, addicting, dependency |
| educational sites/ games |
educational, interactive |
not always relevent, not "smart", more about the game than the learning |
| computer programs |
visualization, educational, interactive, fast computations |
learn how to use program, dependency |
| smart board |
interactive |
expensive, freezes |
| calculator |
fast computation, "do more", store information |
forget basic math skills, dependency |
| scientific lab equipment |
visualization |
expensive |
| projectors |
all students can see it (big visualization) |
expensive, tempermental, not as engaging |
| power point presentations |
easy to vast amounts of display information, convenience |
boring, students skip class, focus more on presentation than actual learning |
| podcast |
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| television |
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| pandora |
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| web camera |
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| instant messenger |
Cuts out personal communication and interaction with classmates. |
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