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Integrating Technology in the Classroom

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Integrating Technology in the Classroom             One of the requirements that comes along with being enrolled in Education courses is the obligation to complete field work in local schools. This semester, I had to complete forty hours of observations for my Education 377 and Education 360 courses. I completed these hours at Dobbs Ferry Middle School and Dobbs Ferry High School because I am a secondary education major. Technology played an important role in the classrooms in the Dobbs Ferry School District. Dobbs Ferry has a one to one laptop program; every student is provided with their own laptop to use in throughout the school day. Each classroom is also equipped with a Smart Board. The teachers use the Smart Boards to engage students in the classroom. One way they engage students is by creating multimedia presentations while lecturing. Students also work with Google Classroom regularly. Students are able to complete their assignments and then the teachers can access the