Ways of Using Technology As a Means of Communication

I am a new high school teacher who teaches technology and computer skills for 10th grade students. I usually face a big challenge to controlling students’ misbehaviors in the classroom. They are frequently walking around the classroom, talking often, being off-task, pushing each other, sleeping in the classroom or clowning around. As a result of these disruptive behaviors, I spend large chunks of class time dealing with student discipline instead of spending time on instruction. Inevitably, other students in such a disruptive environment will suffer. 

Many teachers have tried to solve this problem by verbally reprimanding them, sending the misbehaved students to the principal or removing pupils from the classroom into another classroom. However, these solutions are a temporary fix to a long-term problem. I think the best way to reduce  misbehaviors in the classroom is to develop healthy relationships between teacher and students, and among the students themselves.Because technology is the most interesting subject to students, I want to find a connection between technology and classroom management to decrease the disruptive behavior in the classroom.

       As technology is becoming more commonplace in technology classrooms and society, we as  teachers can use new platforms in alternative ways to better connect with students after class and office hours, or to more closely monitor student progress inside the classroom. By using technology, teachers will be available almost 24 hours a day to interact with students, which is a change from “old-school” methods of communication.

There are many ways of using technology as a means of communication. Here are some links explain how teachers can use technology to communicate with students inside and outside a classroom. 

Sabo, R. (2013, April 18). How Technology Is Changing How Teachers Communicate With Students -. Retrieved from http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/how-technology-is-changing-how-teachers-communicate-with-students/

 Wessling, S. (2013). Communicate with Students Through Technology. Retrieved from http://www.nea.org/tools/52048.htm