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CO-FUNDED BY THE ERASMUS + PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
CREATIVE USE OF TABLETS IN THE CLASSROOM
Liceul Tehnologic “Octavian Goga” Jibou, Romania
By Melinda Nagy
WHY USE TABLETS IN THE CLASSROOM?
Students using tablets in classroom:
-find learning more interesting, more creative
-they communicate more
-they are more independent
-they do more creative work in lessons
We live in a world where technology is becoming increasingly important. We are not
preparing our students for today, we are preparing them for tomorrow. Therefore, technology
will be an important part of everything they do.
AN APP FOR TEACHING: EDMODO
It is essential to think about a consistent form of how students and teachers share and
communicate with the tablets which is why it is important to have the right kind of virtual
learning environment in place at an early stage.
Edmodo, a free virtual learning environment that’s excellent for communicating and
sharing resources with students and supporting collaboration in across the school.
CONTENT CREATION WITH TABLETS:
ebook, a short video clip, a digital postcard, a blog, an animation, a comic strip, a
presentation, an audio recording, etc.
One of the key elements of an effective content creation project in your class is to
have students develop a piece of content that has relevancy and meaning beyond the purposes
of the classroom activity. For example, students could produce videos or online content for a
local charity camp.
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