classroom technology

Digital learning aids

Classroom technology refers to electronic tools and digital systems used in educational settings—computers, projectors, interactive whiteboards, tablets, and learning management software.

The phrase often appears in discussions of educational spending and pedagogical approaches: The school invested heavily in classroom technology.

It can suggest either innovation or distraction, depending on the speaker's view of screens in education.

Opposites
instructional medium

classroom technologychalkboard

Surface for dusty writing

textbooks · chalk and talk · blackboard · paper and pencil · printed materials

pedagogical approach

classroom technologySocratic method

Teaching by strategic questioning

oral tradition · rote learning · hands-on learning · outdoor education

traditional vs. modern teaching tools

classroom technologychalkboards

Erasable classroom writing surfaces

textbooks · blackboard · paper and pencil · printed books · handwritten notes

Family

classroom, technology

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G