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Title: One-to-One Computing and Classroom Management - Mike Hasley, Educators' eZine Post by: Stephen Taylor on August 13, 2007, 03:54:49 AM One-to-One Computing and Classroom Management - Mike Hasley, Educators' eZine
If you spend some time observing the best, most-respected, teachers you will discover that one of their essential skills is good classroom management. Classroom management is essential if you want the students to learn. There is much literature and many theories on the topic. Gone are the days of "Do it because I say so!" Instead we have the era of Dr. Fred Jones and his theories, such as, "For teaching to be enjoyable, you must be able to simply relax and teach. Classroom management must be built from the ground up so that most problems do not occur." Many teachers would ordinarily feel challenged by the demands of managing a classroom of 25-30+ students. To complicate matters, add the prospect of laptop computers. Every year, more districts across the country begin laptop initiatives, but since one-to-one computing is relatively new, finding classroom management resources for this environment is difficult. Read More.. (http://techlearning.com/story/showArticle.php?articleID=196604594) |