Best Practices for Technology Instruction

           Today we are talking about the important practices of technology in education. First, I think we all appreciate what technology can do, in so many ways in the classroom, and for the instruction of the lesson. Just the simple fact that children with special needs’ physical, cognitive, and social-emotional education is being met through technology should be enough to justify why we need technology in our early childhood classrooms.

            Some important practices for technology in the classroom is learning with a purpose, knowing the goals and standards you would like the child to be successful I through this technological tool, and knowing how you will assess this assignment that consisted of technology. When it comes to Learning with a purpose, this means why you would to teach this lesson with technology, or why the children are working on this activity through technology. Must be teacher monitored and controlled. Just like any other lesson and activity presented by a teacher where they should say why it is necessary for the classroom to work on what you are presenting to them. The second practice is knowing the goals and standards you would like the children to be at through this activity. For every age group and every domain, you have standards that state where each child in your classroom should be successfully attaining. Of course, not every child is the same. You usually plan your assessment per each lesson, purpose for that lesson. For example, through a smart board, allowing the child with fine motor disabilities to practice counting in a row, one through ten. Because this child may not be up for using smaller objects, like plastic beans, he will have a chance at counting objects on the smart board screen. The teacher can still assess if this child can count from one through ten without cognitive difficulty. Which bring me to the last practice, and it is assessments. Teachers can assess a child’s cognitive and social-emotional abilities using technology. The best teachers are the teachers that can gear towards the way the child learns.