Technology Use vs. Technology Integration Nakita Pasquesi

Technology Use Involves : Technology used as a media for delivering instruction Conveyor of information Tutors of Students

Technology used as a media for delivering instruction

Conveyor of information

Tutors of Students

How involved are students with technology use ? Learners perceive and try to understand the messages stored in the technology. Interaction limited to pressing a key.

Learners perceive and try to understand the messages stored in the technology.

Interaction limited to pressing a key.

Technology Integration: “ The incorporation of technology resources and technology based practices into the daily routines, work, and management of schools.” Defined by: The National Forum on Education Statistics (2005), Forum Unified Education Technology Suite

“ The incorporation of technology resources and technology based practices into the daily routines, work, and management of schools.”

Defined by: The National Forum on Education Statistics (2005), Forum Unified Education Technology Suite

How involved are students with technology integration ? Students are required to think about what they know in different, meaningful ways. Engage students in critical thinking.

Students are required to think about what they know in different, meaningful ways.

Engage students in critical thinking.

Which is Better? ** Integrating Technology ** “ Technology should not support learning by attempting to instruct the learners, but rather should be used as knowledge construction tools that students learn with, not from.” Johanssen, D.H (1996) Computers in the classroom: Mindtools for critical thinking . Columbus, OH: Merrill Hall

** Integrating Technology **

“ Technology should not support learning by attempting to instruct the learners, but rather should be used as knowledge construction tools that students learn with, not from.”

Johanssen, D.H (1996) Computers in the classroom: Mindtools for critical thinking . Columbus, OH: Merrill Hall

Why is technology integration better? Gets students involved Engages students Encourages critical thinking Knowledge Construction, not repetition Gets students acquainted with recent technology Prepares student for real world Learn with technology not from it Cost efficient / assessable for schools

Gets students involved

Engages students

Encourages critical thinking

Knowledge Construction, not repetition

Gets students acquainted with recent technology

Prepares student for real world

Learn with technology not from it

Cost efficient / assessable for schools

Click here to view different examples of technology integration in the classroom: http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v = jizLgRgpXrY

http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v = jizLgRgpXrY

Why is technology use not effective? Students not involved nor engaged Students learn from technology not with it Does not encourage critical thinking Repetition Does not support learning Not incorporated into curriculum

Students not involved nor engaged

Students learn from technology not with it

Does not encourage critical thinking

Repetition

Does not support learning

Not incorporated into curriculum