SLides By: Jemille Kazandra De La Cruz, Keith
Kowalski, & Lucas Volk

• Elementary
• Apple lab computers
• Number Munchers (math games)
• Various educational programs (games)
• Overhead projectors
• Cassette players (music class)
• Middle School
• Old Windows PCs (windows 98’)
• Typing speed/ability improvement programs
• Old word processing programs
• Overhead projectors
• VHS movies + old CRT TVs
• High School
• PC labs (Windows 2000 – XP)
• MS Office (word, power point, excel..) 2000
• Out-dated search system for school’s library
• Overhead projectors
• Still used old CRT TVs with VHS capabilities
• Seldom DVD usage

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Elementary / Middle School / Highschool
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Advanced computers / laptops (Mac and PC)
• Tablet PCs (touch screens)
• Uniquely developed software designed to interact more efficiently and effectively with students.
• Ease of recording grades for teachers (i.e., powerful database tools, strong organization, less time spent
‘grading’ – more time spent teaching)
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While Overhead projectors may still see some use occasionally,
Smart Boards / Power point presentations are the up and coming presentation tools for the classroom.
• Smart boards are quickly becoming extremely effective since they allow the instructor the ability to post notes on class websites and serve as an interactive hands-on tool for the teacher and the class.
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High definition projectors (another replacement for overheads)
• DVD/Blueray technology along with flat-screen TVs. Schools often run their ‘news’ through these TVs each morning to students.
• PDFs and eBooks are slowly replacing physical textbooks in some schools. This is gaining popularity and may become standard in all K-
12 grades soon. (Saves on school’s funds).
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High Speed internet capabilities.
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Usage has become exceedingly fast within the last 5-8 years. Students and instructors have massive amounts of knowledge available to them near instantly.

• Classroom Impact of New
Technologies
• vast amount of information now available due to technological influx
• benefit and engage BOTH teacher and student
• allows for students to develop new literacy's involving technology
• Classroom Impact of Old
Technologies
• not interactive or engaging for the students or the teachers
• very basic and self explanatory
• cheep and easy to maintain and handle, no programs or special training needed

•So called “Future
Markerboards” features glass-like construction
•Makes it blend in for any conference room/classroom.
•Cost ranges from
$655.99 -
$2,080.99; cost depends on the size of the board.

•An Interactive whiteboard displays and engages students
•It also inspires imagination
•And drive collaboration with the students
 Optical touch technologies
 Sleek, Slim and 178 ° viewing angles
 Superior picture technologies
 Cost ranges: $999.00 -
$1,599.00

• class room technological development has become an extremely profitable business
• starting with the smart board boom became extremely profitable
• dominated by company SMARTTECH
• Questions to be Asked
• does profitability of educational tools hinder the educational proses?
• are those in need of these tool able to obtain them?
• are these tools now essential to a good education or simply an item to supplement education?

• Smart Board Tricks
• Teaching With New Tech
• It would seem that teaching with new technologies with expand exponentially!