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Teaching Learning Unit: Technology in the Classroom

The pupils of today have grown up with technology. This particular year group in particular, from the time they were babies they would have had their pictures taken and uploaded onto some form of social media. The majority of my pupils have access to the internet through phones, laptops, tablets or other examples of technology that can access the internet. it is safe to assume that the majority of their communication is on some sort of internet platform or another. To expect them to go from having the internet in the palm of their hand, from being quite learned in using technology to making them write in notepads/ copybooks and giving them handouts in class, seems a tad nonsensical. By introducing technology into the classroom, they are learning that these technologies, particularly their phones, are not just for selfies or for talking to their friends. Smartphones are a tool that have been present in the lives of these pupils. By showing it in a new context, and by turning i...