Technology and Teaching…

I recently taught an introduction to a lesson on The Great War.  The purpose of the introduction was to connect what the class had learned to what we are going to learn about the First World War.  Technology was necessary in order to effectively present the information.  I used a PowerPoint presentation to convey main ideas of the war and most importantly pictures.  By using PowerPoint the pictures could be displayed on a large screen where all students could see them at the same time and make comments.  The images also looked better on a PowerPoint than when printed out.  In addition, I can easily embed this PowerPoint presentation onto my blog or website, another advantage of using technology.  Technology, when used appropriately, is an extremely effective tool to help increase student curiosity, attention, and learning.