2A_5 Activity 7: One computer Classroom

How well you are able to make use of the single computer in your classroom has much to do with your instructional strategies and how you organize to teach your curriculum. Integration of technology requires us to re-think how we teach. Good foresight and planning are the keys to effectively utilize one computer in the classroom. A host of activities can be done with one computer in the classroom.

·         Use as a Teacher Tool: Use spreadsheets for class lists and charts and
Use database for student information

·         Use as Multimedia Chalk Board or Flip Chart: Connect computer to projector and
Download authentic texts from the Internet to Illustrate point

·         Use as a Tool for Individual Input as Part of a Larger Group or Class Project:

·         Students Use the Computer to do Individual Work for Practice or Assessment: Database of class with place for each child's work

·         Use as a co-operative learning tool: Assign roles related to computer use: typist, mouse operator, leader, timer, reader, editor and spell checker, etc.

·         Use the Computer as Learning Center or Station: Create a chart or database to organize which students have had a turn on the computer