Title: The Future of Education: Integrating Technology in the Classroom | LSU Online
Headings: The Future of Education: Integrating Technology in the Classroom
The Future of Education: Integrating Technology in the Classroom
How to Integrate Technology in the Classroom
Computers and Tablets
Smartboards
Virtual Reality
Social Media
Benefits of Integrating Technology in the Classroom
Access
Interactive Learning Experiences
Excitement
Sources

Content: Other forms of immersive media, such as organizing virtual field trips to Ellis Island and other historic sites, can give students new perspectives and deeper understandings of subject matter. Interactive VR games can also offer new exciting ways to teach subjects such as biology. One immersive VR game takes students inside a human cell and uses interactive activities to teach them about DNA, RNA and proteins. Social Media
Educators can leverage social media to create groups, hashtags, or other opportunities for their students to interact with material and each other. For instance, English teachers could create a Facebook group where they post discussion topics about Shakespeare’s Macbeth, giving students the chance to ask questions or comment as they read the play. Teachers could also upload several versions of one scene and ask students to share how they would direct it. Additionally, teachers can invite students to upload their own video or article links related to a specific theme in the play. Benefits of Integrating Technology in the Classroom
Integrating technology in the classroom enlivens learning and offers other advantages as well. Access
Technology helps ensure that both teachers and students can easily access class materials anytime with lessons synced to the cloud, supporting videos and graphics uploaded to Google Classroom, and upcoming assignments displayed on a shared calendar. Interactive Learning Experiences
Student engagement increased by 55% after the introduction of smart technology into classrooms, according to a Gallup survey summarized in Entrepreneur’s “How Smart Class Technology Is Benefiting Education Sector.”