Teacher Ideas for Using Study Island in the Classroom

The Reading Workshop: Using Technology for Education

Having computers and other gadgets in a class is great. But, does it increase student learning? According to many, the only reason schools can justify any expense on technology is if students achievement improves.

This list details many of the ways that technology is integrated into our daily classroom routine.
1. Students do daily online lessons on Study Island. This is tied directly to the curriculum of the state .
2. Study Island "Student of the Day" is listed on the blog to recognize students with excellent performance.
3. Lessons ... are viewed by the class using the DLP projector, and then sample Study Island questions are answered.

Posted by Mr. McGuire at 10:08 AM Thursday, November 13, 2008
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