The New World of Classroom Settings

After reading the blog "Five Ways to Bring Technology into the Classroom Without the Gadgets" by Mary Moss Brown and Alisa Berger, I now fully support having technology in the classroom. Although I was born in the 80’s, I always imagined teaching in a classroom setting that was similar to the one I attended as a child. Simple tools such as a blackboard, couple of chairs and tables, desk and a nice red apple to snack on. Yet, after learning how a classroom can communicate with someone who lives in Zimbabwe in order to get a first hand glimpse on what is going on there blew my mind. It is the farthest thing that I would have thought about if I kept the old school mentality. Not all teachers are meant to be experts of SMART Technologies, or Jing, or even YouTube videos but they should make an effort to apply modern technology to the student’s advantage.


I have never used Jing in my life until a few weeks back. I had to complete a project using this crazy online tool that can help me teach a class by recording my every action on screen. Then I would be able to send the link via email. Craziest idea that has made a great impact on classroom learning. Now I think Jing is the one of the best tools that has been invented. Tomorrow who knows what may be next. The possibilities are endless. I’m not saying go out there and buy every piece of online tool available but at least have an open mind to explore what the students are into these days. Whether it is a new software, game, learning website, or just a new device, it would be greatly beneficial. I thank Mary and Alisa for opening my eyes to the list of endless possibility for future educators.