I would see a use for each technology. As a Language Arts teacher I could use games that were a lot like the one's with the 50 states but to match authors with their books. Interactive Whiteboard Activities could be used for presentations (like what I had my students do with the concept maps. They would each get a turn using the whiteboard and with that would be able to become familiar with its use. Simulations/Role Playing games could be used to pretend to be a "monster" which could be referred to in Shakespeare's play "Beowulf." I am not sure if I would use this technology in class though because of the lack of standard completions. It would be a fun thing for students to do during a lunch period, before school, after school, or even at home. Virtual Reality/Worlds would probably be used for the same thing as Simulations/Role Playing. It would, once again, probably not be used in the completion of a standard, but would be a good activity for students.
For the Whiteboard Activity I could have students "explore books." This activity is geared to help students understand the author of the book they are reading better. It shows a short clip of them and how they have generated their own writing ideas. This could help students because not only would it give them more writing prompts for papers, it would also allow them to connect more to the author and what they have written instead of just seeming like they are reading a bunch of words that happen to make sense.
For the virtual reality/world project I could have students take a virtual reality tour of England. Most of the books we will be reading will be English works of art and English authors. This would help the students understand the background of where the author came from and the challenges(if any) they faced growing up in a foreign country.
