In my SEDU 183 class at Edinboro University, we have been talking about differentiation in the classroom. Differentiation is basically students learning and understanding different concepts at different levels and paces. Just about every classroom is going to require differentiation of some sort, some are just going to require more then others. Not every student is going to learn the same, so teachers have to be willing to deliver the material to students in a few different ways. Differentiation is also about giving the student options as well, so that they remain interested in what they are learning about. Personally, I think the main goal of differentiation is to make sure that every student succeeds in their own way. Also, I think that it is a good idea to group students together by their learning styles so that they can work together.
Technology in the classroom can benefit just about every learning style that a student might have. Visual learner can see things on a screen and auditory learners can have things read to them. Hands on learning can use ipads to play different games that may benefit whatever it is that they are learning in the classroom. Also when a student has some down time or even free time, they could use the computer to research or even play games to help them learn more about a certain subject. Teachers could also give tests or quizzes by using technology. All in all, I think technology can really benefit a differentiated classroom.
