EDTC 503 - Using Tablets to Support 21st Century Instruction (3)

Some teachers cringe at the thought of having tablets in their classroom. Why introduce yet another thing you have to compete with for students’ attention? However, tablets actually have numerous practical and educational benefits; you just have to know how to manage them effectively in your class.

In this course, you will explore how tablets can extend and enhance student learning, improve 21st-century skills, and engage reluctant learners. Moreover, you will learn how tablets can assist in nearly every component of effective teaching and learning, including lesson planning, classroom management, and meeting the needs of diverse learners. You’ll cultivate strategies to help students become independent technology users who can create, explore, discover, problem solve, and innovate while fostering the 21st-century skills they need to thrive in college and careers.

Using the techniques from this course, you’ll be able to successfully and appropriately integrate tablet technology into your classroom to increase student achievement and engagement.