We can all agree that technology is playing a bigger role in education than ever before. Students are expected to be proficient in typing, word processing, spreadsheets, Internet use, and more. As students are born into the digital age, they have a knack for technology. They tend to be quite proficient in technology use, and even surprise some of the most seasoned technologists. In addition, as technology integration becomes increasingly important, the federal government is working to implement standards for technology education. With these standards will come additional student testing. The recently approved stimulus plan has allocated additional funding for technology education and classroom integration, reinforcing the importance of technology education.
If I was a teacher, and I had $10,000 to spend on my classroom, I would outfit it with what I believe are essentials. I would start with a Promethean board and add all of the gadgets to go along with it. The following is the pricelist for the Promethean board and the components I would want to make the best use of it:
78” Promethean Board....................................$1439.00
Promethean Board Rolling Stand.......................$449.00
Promethean Response Systems.......................$1965.00
Promethean ActivSlate......................................$360.00
Epson Powerlite 83+ Projector..........................$559.00
Qomo Presenter QD700 Document Camera.......$995.00
Apple MacBook...............................................$1146.00
Bretford ECILS3FF-BK Multimedia Cart..............$337.00
LG 60PG30FC 60” Plasma TV...........................$2660.00
Sony BDPS350 Blu-Ray Player............................$258.00
Total..............................................................$10168.00
I believe each of these devices would enable me to be a better teacher and would allow me to engage students more effectively.
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All I keep hearing about is stimulus dollars!!! I can only hope that we qualify for something to improve the technology at our school and increase student interest in learning. I found something as simple as staying late with the lab open one day a week has increase the interest in finishing homework and showing parents that computers are not just for games. I am curious about the Interactive board you chose. At MACUL I thought you have to purchase updates and the smart board updates were free. Why would you recommend the Promethean Board? We actually found a plasma TV in a storage unit and mounted it in our hallway. I am now responsible for making sure images are running on it. If I had one in my classroom it would be all about the Red Wings!
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ReplyDeleteI really like your break down of how you would spend your 10,000 dollars. I would probably get labtops for each lab station in my classroom. That would eat up most of my money because I would need about 8 of them. In my room I already have an Elmo, projector, and flatscreen TV, so the only other thing I would like to have money for is a Smartboard and more labtops. I always tell people if I won the lotto I would still work, I would just make a killer classroom with all the bells and whistles.
Nice job I think you made great choices.
Craig Schoenherr
Ryan,
ReplyDeleteYou have a great idea of things you could use in your classroom even though you don't teach :). It would be nice to have our districts technology liason to think like you do that all of those things are essential to have in our classrooms.