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Familiar Technology
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Advantages
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Disadvantages
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Carrels
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Provide privacy for study and individual work
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Can be overused
Students may waste time if left unsupervised
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Chalk, markers
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Easy to use
Inexpensive
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Can be messy
Can cause allergies
May have an unpleasant odor
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Chalkboards
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Easy to use
Easy to see across the room
Available in most classrooms
Relatively inexpensive
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Information is not permanent
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Charts, displays
(e.g., periodic table)
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Easily illustrate facts and concepts
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May become outdated
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Classroom furniture
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Different configurations can facilitate different learning contexts or situations
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Poor configurations can work against learning or collaboration
Some furniture is immovable
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Compact disks, CD players
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High-quality sound
Easy to use
Often portable
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Relatively expensive
Cannot record on disks
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Construction paper, manila paper
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Easy to use
Encourages creativity
Many uses
Relatively inexpensive
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May be overused
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Dry-erase boards
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Easy to use
Easy to see
Relatively inexpensive
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Information is not permanent
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Fax machines
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Easy to use
Very fast
Reach anyone with a fax
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Somewhat costly
May get junk mail
Recipient must have a fax
Can yield imperfect or incomplete copies
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Film strips
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Easy to use
Relatively inexpensive
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May be outdated
Limited interaction
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Lab equipment
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Most is easy to use
Necessary for hands-on experiments
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Can be costly
Can be dangerous if used improperly
May require special storage
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