Using Technology to Power Up Your Classroom

Technology is amazing as it has the power to help students learn and recall information. Teachers who use technology in the classroom can allow their students to experience a multi-sensory approach to learning material. Brain research shows that when students are exposed to material in a multi-sensory approach they are able to remember it more easily. They also create an experience with the material that translates to new experiences.

Teachers in science can use this approach to incorporate videos from United Streaming or Teacher Tube to enhance their lessons. They can allow students to blog about experiments and create websites to show their experiences in the classroom. When students must retell or relate experiences they are reliving them in their brains and making new connections that will enable them to recall that experience on a different level with an emotional attachment. This will enable the student to remember the experiment long term rather than just a blip in their mental recall. The following video is from teacher tube and has some important points for teachers to remember!