2. EDUC W200 Week 1
What is Technology?
• John Kenneth Galbraith (1967),
Technology is “the systematic application of
scientific or other organized knowledge to
practical tasks.”
• How can you define technology in your own
words? Give some examples…
3. EDUC W200 Week 1
What is W200?
• W200 is all about
technology
integration into K-12
classrooms.
• Technological
Pedagogical Content
Knowledge (TPACK)
4. EDUC W200 Week 1
Things to Know About W200
• This is not a computer skills course
• Technology doesn’t always work
• What would you do as a teacher?
• Help you make good technology integration
decisions
5. EDUC W200 Week 1
Why are you taking this class?
1. Because you were told to take it
2. Because teachers need to be able to use technology
3. To improve technology skills
Or maybe for some other reasons… The following
lecture and discussion will explore why we believe
that W200 is important
6. EDUC W200 Week 1
Why are you taking this class?
1. Because you were told to take it
2. Because teachers need to be able to use technology
3. To improve technology skills
Or maybe for some other reasons… The following
lecture and discussion will explore why we believe
that W200 is important
