What Technology is Best for Classroom Use?

Technology makes the classroom more interactive and more collaborative. I feel like both of these things are very important elements of education. Students have the opportunity to work with other students without being in the same area as them. They have the opportunity to interact with students from another state or country. Technology opens so many doors for our students, and I think that it will only continue to get better. In this post, I am going to talk about the best technologies to use in the classroom.
The first technology that I think that every single classroom should have is a Smart Board. I know that some schools do not have the funding to get these, but the students really benefit from these. Smart Boards allow students to get involved in interactive activities of any kind. They also allow teachers to show videos, play podcasts, etc.
The iPad is the second technology that I think that every student should have access to at school. Kids love these things, and they are so great at using them! It is crazy to me how well my three year old students can operate my iPad. The Apple Store has a huge selection of educational apps and games that the students can use. They can also share their work on the iPad, connect to the internet or research, etc.
I think that upper elementary classrooms, middle school classrooms, and high school classrooms should have access to laptops. Laptops allow the students to connect to the internet, but they also give the students access to a full keyboard for typing. This is a great way for students to be able to use Google Docs, or any other kind of collaborative website.
I think that teachers should utilize the websites on the internet. They can use youtube for videos. Sound Cloud is a great site for podcasts. There are so many different websites that students can use for presentations. Some of these websites are Prezi, Powtoon, Google Slides, etc. The great thing about these presentation sites is that they are collaborative. The students can work together on their presentation even when they are not together at school.
Teachers should take advantage of all of these different technologies. There are also many more that they could use. No matter what technology teachers decide to use, they will be enhancing their students' education.
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 Top 28 Technology Products for K-12 Classrooms. (n.d.). Retrieved October 1, 2016, from http://www.k-12techdecisions.com/photo/top_25_technology_products_for_k12_classrooms_in