Opinion Blog

Classroom Q&A

With Larry Ferlazzo

In this EdWeek blog, an experiment in knowledge-gathering, Ferlazzo will address readers’ questions on classroom management, ELL instruction, lesson planning, and other issues facing teachers. Send your questions to lferlazzo@epe.org. Read more from this blog.

Classroom Technology Opinion

Technology Is the Tool, Not the Teacher

By Larry Ferlazzo — July 15, 2022 4 min read
many monitors, some with students others empty
  • Save to favorites
  • Print

During the summer, I am sharing thematic posts bringing together responses on similar topics from the past 11 years. You can see all those collections from the first 10 years here.

Today’s theme is Using Technology With Students.

You can see the list following this excerpt from one of the posts:

simplyputtingrichard

1. Some Teachers Are New to Laptop Integration. Here’s How to Manage It

Let students help set expectations and make sure both you and they know how to use the tools are just a couple suggestions educators offer. Read more.

2. Integrating SEL & Tech Into This New School Year

Technology opens up programs that allow students to drive their learning, while social-emotional learning influences lessons and teaching. Read more.

3. 20 Suggestions About Teaching in a Class Where All Students Have Laptops

One tip from experienced teachers: Working in a one-to-one classroom is more about a shift in teaching and learning than the use of devices. Read more.

4. Teacher-Recommended Tools for Online Learning

Four teachers offer several suggestions for online tools to promote interactive learning, and many others offer readers’ comments about their favorites. Read more.

5. 10 Favorite Online Teaching Tools Used by Educators This Year

Three other teachers and I share our favorite online tools to use during this unusual year. Read more.

6. Five Ways to Differentiate Instruction in an Online Environment

Examples from two educators include giving students the time to take physical breaks as well as pausing academic presentations to give students time to think. Read more.

7. Seven Ways to Support ELLs in Online Content Classes

I offer seven suggestions on how to help English-learners when doing remote teaching, including by providing graphic organizers and models. Read more.

8. Start With the Content & Not With the Tech

Danielle Herro, Blake Harvard, Michael D. Toth, Michael Fisher, and Kenneth Tam wrap up this three-part series on using technology with students. Read more.

9. Ways to Use Tech in the Classroom

Jayme Linton, Eric Sheninger, Cindy Garcia, Suzanne Lucas, Ari Flewelling, Carrie Rogers-Whitehead, Carolyn Brown, and Jerry Zimmermann contribute their ideas on how to use ed-tech. Read more.

10. Technology ‘Doesn’t Replace Good Teaching’

Anne Jenks, Michelle Shory, Ed.S, Irina V. McGrath, Ph.D., Kim Jaxon, Beth Gotcher, Elizabeth Stringer Keefe, Ph.D., and Keisha Rembert share their suggestions for using tech effectively in class. Read more.

More Q&A posts about using technology with students:


Explore other thematic posts:

The opinions expressed in Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo are strictly those of the author(s) and do not reflect the opinions or endorsement of Editorial Projects in Education, or any of its publications.

Events

This content is provided by our sponsor. It is not written by and does not necessarily reflect the views of Education Week's editorial staff.
Sponsor
Reading & Literacy Webinar
Unlocking Success for Struggling Adolescent Readers
The Science of Reading transformed K-3 literacy. Now it's time to extend that focus to students in grades 6 through 12.
Content provided by STARI
Jobs Virtual Career Fair for Teachers and K-12 Staff
Find teaching jobs and K-12 education jubs at the EdWeek Top School Jobs virtual career fair.
This content is provided by our sponsor. It is not written by and does not necessarily reflect the views of Education Week's editorial staff.
Sponsor
College & Workforce Readiness Webinar
Climb: A New Framework for Career Readiness in the Age of AI
Discover practical strategies to redefine career readiness in K–12 and move beyond credentials to develop true capability and character.
Content provided by Pearson

EdWeek Top School Jobs

Teacher Jobs
Search over ten thousand teaching jobs nationwide — elementary, middle, high school and more.
View Jobs
Principal Jobs
Find hundreds of jobs for principals, assistant principals, and other school leadership roles.
View Jobs
Administrator Jobs
Over a thousand district-level jobs: superintendents, directors, more.
View Jobs
Support Staff Jobs
Search thousands of jobs, from paraprofessionals to counselors and more.
View Jobs

Read Next

Classroom Technology How One Teacher Built a STEM and Robotics Program on a Shoestring Budget
This rural Arkansas elementary and middle school teacher gives her students rich STEM experiences by using a creative mix of tools.
4 min read
070125 ISTE KD 22 BS
Jennifer Watkins, who runs a STEM program for the Fouke school district in rural Arkansas, shared how she uses inexpensive ed-tech tools to help students understand robotics at the ISTE+ASCD annual technology and learning conference this summer.
Kaylee Domzalski/Education Week
Classroom Technology Q&A Why One Teacher Told Students to Put Their Chromebooks Away—for Good
Chemistry teacher Marcie Samayoa went back to paper-and-pencil lessons this school year. It's led to deeper engagement.
7 min read
A student in Lynne Martin's 5th grade class studies math using a Chromebook at Markham Elementary School in Oakland, Calif. on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. The school suffered its second theft of Chromebooks in the past year, with about 64 of the laptops stolen over the Labor Day holiday weekend.
A student in Lynne Martin's 5th grade class studies math using a Chromebook at Markham Elementary School in Oakland, Calif. on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. Some teachers, worried about an over-saturation of digital devices, are now ditching the popular tech tools.
Paul Chinn/San Francisco Chronicle via AP
Classroom Technology Is Virtual P.E. the Future?
Physical education plays a big role in keeping kids active in an era dominated by screens. But as technology is increasingly incorporated into schools and classrooms, can it also be leveraged to get them moving?
5 min read
Young girl watching video online on laptop and doing fitness exercises at school. Distant training with personal trainer. Online education concept.
Konstantin Koekin/iStock
Classroom Technology Learning New Tech Skills Is Hard. Tech Coaches Say They Can Help
A tech integration specialist shares how she incentivizes teachers to work with her.
2 min read
Patricia Ferris (center), a technology integration specialist for the Kankakee school district in Illinois, and Stacie Tefft (top left), an instructional technology coach for the Learning Technology Center of Illinois, present a poster session about how to inspire teacher buy-in for tech coaching at the ISTELive 25 + ASCD Annual Conference 25 in San Antonio on July 2.
Patricia Ferris, center, a technology integration specialist for the Kankakee schools in Illinois, and Stacie Tefft, top left, an instructional technology coach for the Learning Technology Center of Illinois, recommend specific approaches for how to help teachers learn technology skills at the ISTE+ASCD annual conference in San Antonio on July 2.
Kaylee Domzalski/Education Week