Educational Technology: Without Why, How Is Irrelevant
Educational Technology:
Without Why, How Is
Irrelevant
T.E.L.L. Conference 2010
Brent Coley
5th Grade Teacher &
Instructional Technology Leader
Tovashal Elementary School
Murrieta Valley Unified School District
www.mrcoley.com
bcoley@murrieta.k12.ca.us
iPad photo courtesy of Jared Earle – http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaredearle/4675262184/
According to a recent
study, 74% of all 7 th-12th
graders say they have at
least one profile on a
social networking site.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation – http://www.kff.org/entmedia/entmedia012010nr.cfm
“I like the StudyCasts
because I can listen to them
on my computer while I’m
doing my homework. I
listened to the Puritan
StudyCast five times and I
got a good grade.”
“I thought you should know
that today you managed to
indirectly touch the lives of
18 students here in
Alabama...
…Late last night, I stumbled
across your website and
noticed your social studies
flowchart for your lesson on
Columbus.
Coincidently, this just
happens to be the lesson we
are on in social studies. So, I
thought I would give it a shot
with my kids.
TODAY WAS THE FIRST DAY
that my children ENJOYED
social studies. Today was the
first day my students
comprehended ANYTHING
having to do with social
studies…
…I just thought you would
like to know that you made a
difference in the lives of 18
children today, even though
we are almost a continent
away.”