Share Paper: The Cost Effective High Tech Classroom

1. James Neale, Queens University of Charlotte, United States

Abstract: One of the greatest challenges for schools today is to be able to set up classrooms that have current instructional technology and to do that on a budget. These learning environments have to provide the tools teachers have come to depend on for effective instruction. They also need to be sustainable and easily upgraded. The way to accomplish this is to focus on what the classroom needs to do. What are the basic technology components that would cost effectively provide the greatest return in learning. This brief paper will explore the basic needs of a modern, high tech classroom. It ...