Information Technology in the Classroom

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This paper discusses the ways that information technology is being used to enhance and influence learning in the classroom. The paper discusses the positive influence computers are having on teacher productivity. It also examines the productive pedagogy model, the theory of constructivism and the various approaches to computer assisted language learning that have become relevant with the introduction of computers into the classroom.

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"Education on all levels, from grade schools through college, has been greatly enhanced by computer technology and the increasing presence of personal computers in the classroom. Because of Information Technology, teachers have an unprecedented opportunity to vastly improve the process of teaching and learning. They also have the theories of futurists such as Toffler, Goodman, and Ellul; their studies of human society, history, and culture; and their predictions as to how civilization is changing because of technology, to use to guide them in educating our children. With these tools they can adapt to the relentless advances of technology, and through fully computerized classrooms, help build a new and better global home for all of us."

Sample of Sources Used:

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