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Blog Entry 9

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ilkerkoksal/2019/07/08/8-ways-that-educational-technology-makes-learning-easier/#5833d7053bbd

This article brought to light the positive affects of technology in the classroom for diverse learners. It discusses how every child learns differently, and using modern technology sort of "levels the playing field" if you will. It list 8 reasons that technology makes learning easier. The 8 ways included, virtually stimulating students who may learn best with that particular stimulation, the ability to earn online degrees, better communication between peers/teachers, having the ability for continuous assessments, having the access to Ebooks and advanced information, the ability to use self-guided learning, the fun factor, and the ease of access to information. All of these technological advances provides access and ease to an array of different learning types.
Teachers can use these 8 ways to make sure that they are differentiating their technology in the classroom to meet the different needs of all of the students. Making sure to not always use technology, but when you do to make sure that it's used effectively for your specific students makes learning and engagement definite. This article gave me a great idea of ways that I can differentiate my technology use in the classroom to meet the needs of all of my students.


http://www.readwritethink.org/

Readwrite think is a website for english language arts teachers to use for lesson planning, resources and interactive activities for students. As an ELA teacher, this website is a great resource for planning out my lessons and giving me ideas for activities to do in class. I love the interactive tools to use for practice and guided instruction. They also have professional development resources to use to stay abreast of new and useful ELA publications.

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