The modern world is inundated with gadgets and apps that can assist with just about everything your life might throw at you. Education is no exception. Here are just a few ways that you can maximize your educational experience by taking advantage of what technology has to offer.
Time Management
Students today seem to have more demands on their schedule than ever before. As the pace of life quickens, you need to find ways to stay on top of the day to day details. Explore the wide variety of efficiency and time management tools available on any device.
Learn to use your calendar apps, look for software that meets your planning needs, and develop a system for tracking your agenda.
Digital citizenship
Like it or not, much of our daily interaction now happens online. Even teachers often use social media platforms to deliver content and connect with students. To become a native digital citizen, find the platforms that meet your needs and connect you to others with similar interests. Check out this post for some additional information.
Online presentation software
If you are a student, chances are you are currently in some stage of the process of developing a presentation. New online platforms can make your presentations look sleeker and more professional than ever. Stay up to date on the available tools to maximize your presentation’s impact. Take this skill into the real world to sell your vision with greater success.
Online prep courses
Not all learning is confined to the classroom in today’s digital world. Many traditional students find ways to supplement their education with online prep courses. Services like this can augment any learner’s experience and provide options and opportunities that mainstream educational environments might lack. Especially for things like online GRE prep.
New teacher tools
Teachers are always pushing the limits of educational technology. Classrooms today are vastly different environments than they were even ten years ago. If you want to stay ahead of the game, you must understand the ways that education is currently transforming. Make sure you know what tools educators want to use. How will they work for you?
Many educators use formative assessment tools that have free web-based applications. The apps are beneficial for students to access as well for study aids and as additional sources of information.
Collaboration tools
Working collaboratively has never easier. The internet has connected us all and education technology has exploited that fact in interesting ways. Students and teachers have the ability to be connected at all times, at all hours.
The traditional classroom is no longer the only arena of learning available. Real time collaboration with teams of learners and educators is possible and many tools have been developed for just that purpose.
The best way to explore the intersection of education and technology is to, well… explore! Keep looking for tools that connect people and ideas. Find the people around you who are early adopters and dig into what they know. If you can’t find them… be them!