Educational Technology

1. Module 3
Bekah Coelho

2. Introduction
y name is Bekah Coelho
started school in 1995 in Minneapolis, Minnesota
graduated high school in 2008 in Longmont, Colorado
first went to college at Metropolitan State College of
Denver in 2008. Then UH Manoa in ‘10.
hen I finish my degree, I hope to travel and teach
English abroad for a few years. Then possibly get my

3. Educational Technology ?
believe that educational technology is a way for
teachers, students, and parents to improve the overall
learning environment. Fortunately technology is
rapidly changing for the better, and is a tool for
everyone to learn information fast and effectively.

4. Websites on
Educational Technology history
• History on Educational Technology
http://www.slideshare.net/fvsandoval/history-of-educationaltechnology
• The History of Computers in Education
http://www.csulb.edu/~murdock/histofcs.html
• A brief History of Technology in Education
http://www.viddler.com/v/eac65668

5. Kindergarten Technology
hen I was in kindergarten it was 1995 and internet was just starting to
boom and mobile computers/technology had launched.
remember watching VHS movies to facilitate in learning
lphasmart’s in middle school to help typing skills

6. High School Technology
2004-2008
• Began implementing a lot more technology:
Microsoft was more widely used but Apple friendly
• Courses on PowerPoint, excel, word, spreadsheet
etc.
• Learning about social networking & education:
MySpace, Facebook, blogging,
• Use of cell phones became popular
However not very useful in classroom.

7. College Technology
se of laptop and cell phone was a necessity
ote-taking on laptops
nline presentations: PowerPoint
nline databases for students was efficient: blackboard,
laulima
nline journaling, or blogging, became popular

8. Vivid Technology Learning Experience
oogle Docs group work!
elpful for busy
tudents
ultiple users
imultaneously!

9. Technology I want to use in my
classroom…
would love for my students to be able to use webcams
to ask and answer questions. Face to face interaction
is important and could be useful for future jobs that
use webinars.
pads: easy and very mobile!
ollaborative note-taking

10. My vision of the
classroom in the future
ll students will have access to Ipad or laptop which
they can bring home with them.
o text books, everything online.
lassrooms where the desks aren’t the focus of
learning. Students can roam about freely and be
creative in the way they learn!

11. A challenge for teaching
UNDING! If we work in a place where money isn’t
abundant, these online resources are limited.
oo much reliance on technology:
if students are constantly “googling” something or
spellchecking words, then are they really learning?
There needs to be a balance!

12. Words of Wisdom
You can’t start
he next chapter
f your life
f you keep
e-reading
he last one.”