The CrossTec Corporation recently announced it will host a virtual workshop for teachers and IT professionals designed to help educators optimize the capabilities of new classroom technology.
Schools around the country are integrating new classroom technology, like a tablet computer, an interactive whiteboard and a
DLP Projector, in many different academic sectors, and many new tools require teacher training courses to be effective.
The course's information for teachers centers on understanding new technological capabilities, while information for school IT administrators addresses networking and management issues associated with connectivity, communication and troubleshooting.
One of the primary benefits of integrating advanced technology in the classroom is the communicative capabilities network technology affords. Interactive whiteboards, for example, provide teachers with multimedia in the classroom, but they also have the ability to analyze data submitted via virtual quizzes. Teachers can use this data to optimize lesson plans and expand areas of study that prove problematic for the class as a whole.
Another advantage, while difficult to quantify, is the instructor's newfound ability to use technology to teach the same material in a number of different ways. A typical classroom's cross section of learning styles is incredibly diverse, and multimedia technology gives instructors the ability to teach the same material in a number of different ways simultaneously, addressing the varying needs of individual students.
