A technology-infused classroom is one where a teacher just doesn't use technology tools as a fun prop for the day - it is a fundamental application into the daily lessons. Students could work in collaborative groups to develop projects. These projects are more of the teacher giving the students an outline they follow to learn the material while creating their final product. Teachers teach from the interative boards to enhance the lessons.
I have a Promethean board, and it's fun to see students wanting to answer questions - just to write on the board. It's funny how the simplest things in life can bring so much joy :) In my math class, we do a lot of work with the TI calculators. The students become familiar with the shortcuts they can make with them and which keystrokes can give an automatic answer. We can hook these calculators to a computer to see if a students in punching in the keystrokes correctly or have a student demonstrate the process to the class. We also connect motion detectors, heart monitors, scales, and other devices to create graphs, scatter plots, or lists with the calculators.
I would love to work in the iPad into my classroom to where the students can take notes with them or turn in homework. The following site contains a video of the iPad in example classrooms and several features that it could bring (iPads in Education).
The problem most of us teachers have is taking the time to learn about the newest developments and implementing them into our already stressed schedules - but it's important for the kids. Their whole lives have been surrounded by technology. Why should it be any different in our classrooms. It will take time, but we must make an effort to bring what we can to the schools. The following is a video from YouTube about having technology in our schools.
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