How can teacher productivity software help make teachers more efficient?
• Improve student outcomes • Motivate students • Inspire creativity • Enhance communication with parents • Allow for divergent learning styles • Differentiate instruction • Provide intervention services for students at risk • Enhance teacher efficiency What is the role of technology in our classrooms? • Technology is a tool in the tool box, not the motor that drives education. • Technology works best when it is truly integrated. • Integration means you do not really have to think about “doing technology.” It is just something you do! • Technology should not be used just to say you use technology, it must have purpose. How can technology help improve student outcomes? • Teachers can develop lessons that reach students with different learning styles. Try finding songs, pictures and art work. You can even have students create presentations, web sites and images. • It can assist us in differentiating instruction. Developing work at varying levels is easier if handouts and exams are word pr