Chagoumi,+Hajer

The integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the classroom produces both expected and unexpected problems such as addressing the learning needs of technologically low and high competent students, teaching with few computers in the classroom and selecting the right teaching strategy. Delayed or broken equipment, noisy or bottlenecked printers, and software problems add to teachers’ frustrations. Faced with such problems, it is not surprising that teachers in their first experiences with technology focus their energies on changing their classroom management strategies rather than on becoming instructionally innovative. For them good managementisa prerequisiteforpromoting effective learning with technology. This section suggests practical strategies for an efficient classroom management.  It is divided into the following sections:
 * [[image:HChalghoumiPicture.JPG width="244" height="184"]] ||  || **Hajer Chalghoumi ** is currently a post-doctoral researcher at the Inclusive Design Research Centre (IDRC, OCAD University). She has a PhD in educational psychology (University of Montreal) and holds a master degree in education (University of Sherbrooke, Qc). Her main research interests concern infusing assistive technology and universal design for learning in teacher education, differentiated pedagogy and accessibility issues in education. She also worked as a teacher educator at the University of Montreal, the University of Sherbrooke (Qc) and the University of Ottawa. ||
 * ICT & Classroom Management ||  || Resources: http://snow.idrc.ocad.ca ||

__ Where to Begin? __ – will guide you through the steps that have to be undertaken in order to plan your teaching activity in a technology-rich classroom (or lab)

__ Take Action __ – After planning your action, comes the time to really manage your classroom. This section will provide tips on how to manage your classroom.

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__ Software for Classroom Management __ – This section will provide a list of software that are used in schools to monitor computer based activities. ===== 


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 * ====If you have any comments or questions, please contact the author at Hchalghoumi@OCAD.ca====