Instructional Strategies and Technology

The importance and value of instructional strategies for students of the 21st century is crucial to any educational setting.  Students are easily distracted by the least thing in the classroom.  Teachers have to create a learning environment that will engage students from the time they step in the room.  Teachers are in competition with cellphones, Ipods, PS3, etc.  Teachers are faced with students who are learning a second language.  With all of these distractions, instructional strategies must vary in order for all students to be successful and to close the achievement gap.
 The role of technology is important because of the variety of technology available.  Teachers can have computer centers, Ipod centers, document cameras, digital camera, voting devices, and the Internet to aid in advancing learning.  No longer does a teacher have to talk about a foreign country, students can take a virtual trip and see first hand.  Students can demonstrate their learning by using various office tools to create presentations of what they have learned.  Technology will impact my teaching by allowing my students to be creative and critical thinkers because the sky is the limit on what and how they learn.