Technology in and out the Classroom By Kyle

Technology in and out the Classroom By: Kyle Holverson & Shkurte Halili

How does technology help the student? Creates a more personal learning environment Brings education to more people at all grade levels Communication is many times easier Learning can occur outside a traditional classroom setting, both in place and time

Social Media Communication with other is instantaneous with the internet and social media This is between individuals and groups of all sizes 1. 44 billion active users on Facebook +8. 74 million active mobile users 87% people aged 18 -29 use Facebook 289 million active Twitter users 1 billion tweets every five days Only 37% of people aged 18 -29 use Twitter Both services offer instant communication While socially oriented there are educational applications

Digital education Various educational software platforms exist today Can be simple from the basic word processor to our network based programs like D 2 L and/or Blackboard https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=l 0 s_M 6 x. Kx. Nc

Some thoughts from students On how technology helps students: “It makes it easier for them to do research…” On D 2 L: “Students can upload assignments at any time. . . ” On writing papers: “Paper isn’t wasted from drafts and handwriting is always consistent…”

References “Social Media Demographics to Inform a Better Segmentation Strategy, ” last modified May 4, 2015, http: //sproutsocial. com/insights/new-social-mediademographics/ “Facebook/Twitter Statistics, ” last modified Sept. 20 th and 25 th respectively, 2015, http: //www. statisticbrain. com/facebook-statistics/ and http: //www. statisticbrain. com/twitter-statistics/ Our gracious interviewees who answered our unsolicited questioning