Uses by Teachers

Teachers may use technologies in a number of ways in the classroom. Listed below are some of the specific ways technologies are being used. Please select any of these links for more information.

1. Make class presentations
   
2. Communicate with students and parents
   
3. Manage the classroom
   
4. Search for learning resources
   

Communicate with Students and Parents

More and more, teachers are using technology to communicate with their students, and with parents. Teachers use several methods to communicate including:

• Sending e-mails to individual students or parents. To learn more about this you can go to:
• World Bank
  http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/ictforeducation/html/newsletr.html
  The ICT for Education newsletter is sent out periodically (quarterly) by e-mail to keep you updated on news and issues related to ICT for Education and the Internet in education in communities around the world.
  
  
• Galactic Center News
  http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/~gcnews/index.shtml
  GCNews is subscribed to by more than 300 astronomers and contains abstracts of recently submitted papers as well as a few original articles which revolve around the Galactic Center (GC).
  
  
• Best Interests: The E-Magazine for Children's Advocate
  http://www.childadvocacy.com/
  News and resources for professionals and volunteers who advocate for abused and neglected children.
  
  
• Creating classroom Web pages. Teachers often create Web or "home" pages to communicate with both students and parents. To see some examples of classroom homepages, go to:
  
  
  • Schnell Elementary School
    http://www.myschoolonline.com/folder/0,1872,37764-63681-41-41266,00.html
    
    
  • Mrs. Sweezy's Room
    http://www.lehsd.k12.nj.us/inter/Sweezy/myhtml.htm

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