Strategy One: Do Your Homework
Make the lesson plan integrate technology. Such as, the internet snowman and writing a short story about their snowman using a power point template. You need to make sure the computers in your classroom have the software to be able to support your lesson plan. You also need to make the websites you're using easy for your students to find by bookmarking them.
Strategy Two: Identify Learning Goals
You have to tell the students what they'll be learning, and what you expect them to learn from it. The two examples the article gave are:
Example Goal 1: “After working with snowman shapes online, you’ll be able to describe the difference between an oval and a circle to a friend.” This statement reflects a goal that specifically relates to basic geometry.
Example Goal 2: “Before class is over, you will be able to identify and write down three details about your snowman.” This statement reflects a writing goal.
According to the article, telling the students what they're going to learn and what they can expect increases focus and keeps them on task.
Strategy Three: Step Away from the Computer
If you sense your students becoming restless or agitated you need to pull them out of the technology and into good old fashioned auditory/listening/face to face learning. There needs to be a balance of all learning styles.
Strategy Four: Capitalize on Their Desire to Explore
There comes a point when you need to let go and allow your students time to explore the technology themselves. People don't learn everything there is to know about technology in a technology classroom. Often times it's through person exploration. "When students are given the freedom to explore technology, many are naturally motivated to pay attention."
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