One traditional technology I could use in the classroom is audio cassette tapes. These are extremely useful because they allow students to record themselves, such as reading a story, and then play it back to listen. If the students can hear for themselves what they sound like when they are reading, it may make it more obvious to the individual student what areas of reading out loud they need to work on.
An emerging audio technology that I would find useful is internet radio. This can be used to listen to everything from music during free time to National Public Radio (NPR) for older students. There are also stories available through these, and that is better for younger students to listen to and follow along.
A traditional visual technology I lean towards is the bulletin board. While computers and the internet are valuable resources, it is hard to present certain information that way. Making vocabulary word or birthday bulletin boards will always come before the internet for me.
An emerging visual technology I found to sound useful is the internet photo galleries or clip art. For most students, it is easier to learn when information can be associated with pictures. If the pictures are scrolling through while a teacher or professor is talking about the same information, it will create associations for the students to help them remember better.
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