management

How do primary teachers manage technology in their classrooms?
 * Feel free to share your ideas and tips!

We are constantly modeling, modeling, modeling. The beginning of the year is spent with basic "drills" and practice on how to walk into the computer lab, or how to walk to the laptop cart, or how to walk to the computer tables in our classroom. We talk about, model, and practice how to turn on the computer or how to plug in the headphones. We practice how to turn up & down the volume. Another great idea is to, after practicing, ask for "experts" who become the teachers of technology in the classroom. That way, students learn to ask each other for help, thus freeing up the teacher for instruction!!! The kids love it - a natural motivator!!!