GEN TEFL Journal Volume 3 (2018)
E-ISSN 2520 209X
STREAMLINING CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT – 8 PRACTICAL USES OF TECHNOLOGY
JASON GOLD, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan
We live in an ever-increasingly inundated digital world. As teachers it can be overwhelming at times to know which technology we should use and how we should utilize it in our classrooms. This paper will share eight uses of technology for classroom teaching/management. They consist of technology most teachers will know or have access to – Excel, PowerPoint, smartphone cameras, and the online site Socrative. Uses range from aiding in streamlining key classroom routines, assisting in getting to know students, relaxing students by creating a warm, friendly environment, creating customized and interesting lessons, using fun and engaging review activities for the whole class, and simplified ways of conveying important messages to students such as what they should do upon entering your class or what they should do for homework. All are fairly simple to implement, time-saving, and can aid teachers in increasing student motivation and engagement.
Date of publication: 15 December 2018
E-ISSN 2520 209X
STREAMLINING CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT – 8 PRACTICAL USES OF TECHNOLOGY
JASON GOLD, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan
We live in an ever-increasingly inundated digital world. As teachers it can be overwhelming at times to know which technology we should use and how we should utilize it in our classrooms. This paper will share eight uses of technology for classroom teaching/management. They consist of technology most teachers will know or have access to – Excel, PowerPoint, smartphone cameras, and the online site Socrative. Uses range from aiding in streamlining key classroom routines, assisting in getting to know students, relaxing students by creating a warm, friendly environment, creating customized and interesting lessons, using fun and engaging review activities for the whole class, and simplified ways of conveying important messages to students such as what they should do upon entering your class or what they should do for homework. All are fairly simple to implement, time-saving, and can aid teachers in increasing student motivation and engagement.
Date of publication: 15 December 2018
