The Technology Infused Classroom

With the advancement of technology, classrooms are now wireless. How fantastic! We as students are great examples. Who would believe that 21st century learners would be able to learn without sitting inside a building. We are able to meet our professors via the internet.
If we look around the technology infused classroom will likely have the following.
 Interactive Demonstration Boards that enables the entire class to work on materials together.
Access via the internet
Pens that record audio and data: They write like a pen, but when one adds audio it becomes a pencast.
Mobile devices: They allow students to learn on the go.
Desktop and mobile devices that are not bound by old fashioned school wiring.
Web-based applications: These are great for connecting students , parents and educators.
 In the Technology infused classroom Technology enhances the everyday curriculum. It is used for information, collaboration, research, and creation of products.
Everyone has a different learning style and that is why we have differentiated instruction so that we can reach the gifted, talented, artistic, scientific,or struggling child.
That is why we use powerpoint that engages the learner with pictures and media. This is why we use Webquests which allow students to search and learn with guided direction in the way of linked sources that are set up ahead of time and viewed by the teacher for safety purposes. Of course with a technology infused classroom the teacher has to teach the students about digital citizenship.This is very essential. The teacher might also want to have a parent work shop or literacy night that focuses on digital citizenship.He or she could write a grant for books on this topic as giveaways. It is important to educate the parents too especially if one works in a low income area.
First in order to have a technology infused classroom, I would think about how to integrate technology into my classroom to make it effective.
These questions are therefore essential.
What tools and technologies will help my students create , collaborate, and communicate better?
How can I let students learn with technology the way that they already live with technology?
What is the appropriate role of the web, social media, mobile technologies, interactive white boards etc in today's classroom? What are the digital literacies that have to be incorporated and taught?
I believe that I am an educator who is adapting to change  and is seeking the necessary training in order to prepare my students for the global work force. Therefore the technology infused classroom is not far fetched. Our library has access to mobile laptop carts, four desktop computers, wireless internet access and a huge smartboard. In the technology infused classroom students should be engaged in the learning process and take charge of their own learning experience by making their own decisions.
Although we are living in the technological age the technology infused classroom is a myth for some schools. Funding might be an issue and some schools might not be able  to offer one to one computer access to students. In our school we do have technology, but not for every student. Teachers have to sign up for the mobile laptop carts. However each classroom has a smartboard. With that said we can still infuse technology into our curriculum.