The Benefits of Technology Use in the Classroom

Technology has become a big part of our society and is now making its way into the classroom. How useful and beneficial is the integration and incorporation of technology use in the classroom? Technology in the classroom can help to enhance lessons as well as increase student engagement. Finding a happy medium of technology in the classroom has many different benefits that increase student success. 

One of the biggest benefits of using technology in the classroom is fast access to student data.  My mentor teacher uses the app NearPod in her classroom. NearPod helps teachers to create more interactive lessons. Students can follow along on their Chromebooks. They answer questions in the lesson and the teacher then can immediately see their results. She then can change and alter her instruction to better fit her student’s needs. This app is just one platform that teachers can use to collect fast data on their students.

Technology can also allow students to be able to research deeper on topics that they are interested in. Just having the textbooks or different readings only gives the students so much information. With the use of technology, they are able to learn and explore on their own in order to deepen their knowledge. This also keeps the students interested and engaged if you allow them to explore on their own. Not only does this promote more learning within the classroom, but it also promotes learning outside of the classroom.

Not only does the integration of technology in the classroom benefit student's current success, but it will also prepare them for their future. Most of our world is based on technology and being online. Most careers are very reliant on technology for different purposes, and it will not go away anytime soon. Allowing students to jump in on technology for learning purposes will give them a huge advantage as they get older and continue to learn more about it. 

There are so many other ways that students can benefit from technology use in the classroom. Technology is so important in today’s world, it is important for us as teachers to incorporate it into the classroom.

A classroom using technology in their classroom