Using Technology As A Remedial Resource To Improve

Using technology as a remedial resource to improve student learning: Clarissa Ann C. Cruz ED 480 Educational Technology Spring 2008

Advantages: -Access enormous amounts of information through the internet -Offer a wide range of tools and and processes for enhanced learning -Communication -Expansion of learning opportunities -Collaboration -Greater learning experience - And many more..

Overview/Examples:
Communicate Effectively:
Analyze and Interpret
Data:
Understand Computational
Modeling:
Manage and Prioritize
Tasks:
Engage in Problem
Solving:
Ensure Security and
Safety:

Help and Guidance from the teacher:
Teach students how to use technology
properly.
Practice, practice, practice..
Introduce new techniques and strategies (keep updated).
Engage students in learning.
State purpose and advantages.

Accommodations for Students with disabilities:
Presenting information in multiple formats and multiple media.
Offering students with multiple ways to express and demonstrate what they have learned.
Providing multiple entry points to engage student interest and motivate learning.
*For the most part, there are numerous technology available to cater to almost every kind of disability.

A new look at Technology:
Technology as tutor
Technology as a
means to explore
Technology as tools
to create, compose, store,
and analyze data
Technology as a means
to communicate

ESL students and Technology:
Build conceptual frameworks.
Teach learning strategies.
Focus on reading in all classes.
Give students opportunities to engage in free reading.
Help students move beyond the text.

Advice for Teachers with ESL students:
Increase strategic use of technology .
Enhance LEP student orientation in content classrooms.
Redefine teacher roles .
Increase access and equity for LEP students.

Planning for the use of Technology:
Specific educational goals and a vision of learning through technology
Ongoing professional development
Structural changes in the school day
A robust technical infrastructure and technical support
Ongoing evaluation

Conclusion:
The world is changing
Technology will be the center of everything
Efforts in integrating technology in the learning environment
Technology provides numerous advantages

Resources:
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/technlgy/te800.htm
http://www.ncrel.org/policy/pubs/html/vp12/essay.htm
www.uq.edu.au/teaching- learning /download/workshops/innovation- technology -tl.ppt
http://www.serve.org/seir-tec/publications/NewsWire/Vol7.1.pdf
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/technlgy/te900.htm

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