How Technology in Schools Improves Learning and Skills
1. Why we need Technology in
our School Today
By Scott Parker
2. Five Areas of Promise
Achievement in content area
improved due to technology
Higher Order thinking skills-
information research comparing
and contrasting, synthesis,
analysis, and evaluation.
Work force preparation
Standardized testing
Support the Educational Setting
3. Achievement in content area
improved due to technology
Technology
Research
Application
Organization
Increased
interest in
content
Five Areas of Promise
4. Achievement in content area
improved due to technology
Word Processing Web Resources
Organization and
Brainstorming
software, Data
collection
Multimedia
Improved
interaction
Five Areas of Promise
6. Higher Order Thinking
Higher Order thinking skills-
information research comparing
and contrasting, synthesis,
analysis, and evaluation. (Cradler,
McNabb, Freeman, Burchett, 2002)
Five Areas of
Promise
8. Higher Order Thinking
“Eight grade students who used
simulation and higher order thinking
software showed gains in math scores
of 15 weeks above grade level as
measured by NAEP.” (Schacter, 1999)
Five Areas of Promise
12. Conclusion
“The direction in which education
starts a man will determine his
future life”
Plato
Five Areas of Promise
Editor's Notes
Thank you for allowing me to come in and discuss some of the reasons Technology is a important issue in education. When we look at the new information and ideas that we can reinforce and develop due to technology, I think you will agree that we need to be moving in that direction. The five area are: Achievements in content area’s improved, Supportive technologies allow more teacher student interaction and a better product on projects.
Teachers in Social Studies and English report increase due to Technology
Supportive technologies allow more teacher student interaction and a better product on projects. (Brabec, Fisher, Pitler 2004)
Student in technology rich environment experienced positive effects on achievement in all major subject areas” (Schacter, 1999)
This allows our students to go beyond the basic true and false questions and develop reasons for answers and theories to why things happen.
In math, on average 470 students using software outperformed students by 15% on standardized tests and 100 % on tests targeting curriculum-focused objectives
Eight grade students who used simulation and higher order thinking software showed gains in math scores of 15 weeks above grade level as measured by NAEP.” (Schacter, 1999)
Acquire prerequisites for workplace Spread sheets, word processors etc.
Integration of technology with math and interdisciplinary skills (Cradler, McNabb, Freeman, Burchett, 2002)
Increased globalization (Palozzi & Spradin, 2006)
College preparation
Students who used computer-based instruction scored at 64th percentile, students that did not use computer instruction scored 50th percentile (Schacter, 1999)
Technology goes hand in hand with our learning and teaching goals. Not only will it make our classrooms more engaging, but it will make them more efficient. Electronic grading, curriculum mapping, e-books, etc.
Using technology in the educational setting is not going to go away. When we look to the future we see even more use in the classroom and in our daily lives. This is an idea that is going to move students into a way of living that will be different than any other time. We need to be able to embrace it and learn from it as the students learn.
