User:Tashanique Hyde/sandbox

Technology is an important part of every part of everyday living. Computers, television, projector and other technologies are inventions which have great benefit to the classroom and has thus been incorporated into the teaching and learning process. Technologies in the classroom relieve teachers of personal limitations of delivering all the content of each lesson in interesting and exciting ways to students. Using technology in educational settings is much more of an enjoyable process, and students will tend to retain materials to a greater degree, further improving brain development. The knowledge gained through effective use of technology as recommended by subject matter experts for instructional standards or curricular standards will be retained to a much greater degree by students as opposed to chalk and talk. Therefore, all students, regardless of aptitudes and learning styles can be facilitated. As a teacher, technology gives a wide amount of options as to how to introduce a topic or lesson to students, thereby facilitating instructional strategies, irrespective of the discipline. Technologies inclusive of computers, mobile phones, radio, television, projector, can be used for the benefit of auditory and visual learners. Recordings can be replayed for emphasis or understanding of the material. New technologies can be integrated into the teaching and learning process, for the purposes of instruction and assessment. Students are actively engaged when the technology is used as a mode of instruction, as well as an instructional tool. Technologies that can be used as a mode of instruction include software apps or specific educational websites accessed via a tablet or laptop. These technologies may have assessment activities integrated and in such case provides instant feedback. Such technologies have aesthetic features of child-friendly colors, sounds, graphics, and user interface. Technologies used in education are often guided by a scoring mechanism, and the teacher's expectation of students to excel is enhanced by such feedback. Students are expected to perform to a certain level and therefore would be motivated to complete the given tasks at each level.