There are many writing assignments that you can complete in the classroom to use new technology. As a teacher you can have your students make a blogging site and have them write about certain things and have them respond to others in their class. Power Point assignments are another great way to have your students write and teach others in their class. The most basic thing you can have your students do it write a paper on microsoft word. A way to make that assignment a little different is by having your students make a graph on microsoft excel to show what they wrote about.
There are many factors in making a powerpoint successful. When you construct a power point you want to be able to catch your audiences attention, but without dristracting them from learning the information. A great way of doing this is by making sure your backround is not to over the top crazy. At the same time you do not want it to be too bland because your audience will lose interest. Another great way to catch the audiences attention is by having sounds and videos. With the sounds you do not want them to carry on to long becasue it may cause a distraction. With the videos, if you imput one you need to make sure that it has to do with the subject.
I feel that technology in the classroom is great for the students. There are so many ways to have students write about things they learn in the classroom. They learn new ways to share information with others. I really like the microsoft power points. I feel that this software is almost taking over in the teaching world. This is a grreat way for students to be able to have what is learned in class.
Jonassen, D. Howland, J. Marra, R. M. Crismond, D. (2008). Meaningful Learning With Technology. Upper Saddle River, NJ. Merrill Prentice Hill.
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