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 * Technology in the classroom **

 With the current testing standards in place for schools in the United States, there is so little time to add extras in the curriculum. Teachers are constantly trying to teach students in the ways of the 20th century with text books and lectures. But that technique doesn’t always relate to 21st century students that are surrounded and immersed in technology. It is necessary to integrate technology into our classroom to prepare students for the future where they must use it in college and the workplace.  Technology can be utilized by both the teacher and the students. Teachers can use PowerPoint or Vuvox.com to include visuals with their lessons. Teachers can assign projects that interest students by having the students create something on the computers rather than a paper or a poster or perhaps alongside those older methods.  Technology does not replace teachers, but it does change their roles. By allowing students to create rather than regurgitate, it produces critical thinkers. By connecting the curriculum of any subject to the technology that students use daily, they can make more personal connections with what they learn.

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