Audio and Visual Technologies in the Classroom

With many different kinds of technology emerging in the classroom, teachers should not forget about the traditional types that are still out there. An example of a traditional form of audio technology is a tape recorder that is able to record and then play something over and over again. In the classroom, teachers are able to use a tape recorder to record their lectures, for a student who missed class, or for a student who learns by listening to something over and over again until they finally understand it. An example of a traditional form of visual technology is a bulletin board. A bulletin board can help visual learners in the classroom by displaying things like notes that students are able to view multiple times so they are able to read and remember it. Teachers can choose from many different types of traditional technologies, but there are even more types of technologies still emerging. One example of an emerging audio technology is a DVD player. In the classroom, a DVD player can help students visually understand a book that they were told to read by listening and watching the book in a movie form. An example of an emerging visual technology is a computer  because it is able to display all sorts of notes, quizzes, or tests for students. Having a computer in the classroom, students are able to take a test or quiz on it, which helps the teacher save paper and also with keeping herself organized, since all the test or quiz results are on the computer.