The wireless laptops provide flexibility and mobility. Therefore, an ideal classroom could be wherever the instructor feels would be the most appropriate place to deliver the lesson. In addition to allowing pre-service InTech participants to check out the wireless iBooks, the laptops are used along with regular, wired desktop computers whenever there is a class overflow. Students are able to work almost anywhere in the classroom due to the laptop's lightweight, compact design. While visiting Wild Adventures, a local theme park of South Georgia, participants gather information about animals, rides, and attractions by taking digital pictures and conducting interviews with the theme park's personnel.
Participants then input the data into the laptops while they are onsite.
The information is then used to create theme-related lesson plans, Web pages, and virtual field trips to be used in various subject areas such as science and math. Summary With new technology comes new ideas for improving traditional, educational pedagogy. In doing so, students will benefit from the teachers' increased knowledge of how to use and implement new technology in their classrooms. The example of how Valdosta State University's Educational Technology Training Center is incorporating wireless technology into its curriculum is only one example of how technology is becoming an intricate part of the educational process. November 10, 2000.