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Job Interview Answer: How Have You Used Technology in the Classroom

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When you are applying for an teaching position a typical job interview question is "How have you used, or how will you use, technology in the classroom?"

With all of the new forms of technology available, schools are eager to incorporate it into their classrooms whenever possible. It's important to assure your interviewer that you are familiar with and enthusiastic about using available technology. In addition, note that you are always looking to research new technologies to implement in your classroom, as they become available.

Provide the interviewer with examples of what technologies you have used in the past:

  • I was lucky to have one of the first 'Smart Boards' in my classroom. The children were immediately engaged, and eager to explore the possibilities being offered. We learned together just what an amazing teaching tool it could be.

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