Technology is changing education in several ways: 1) Interactive software and adaptive programs allow students to learn complicated skills and knowledge in an engaging way at their own pace. 2) Technology provides greater accessibility for teachers to interact with students and parents beyond the classroom. 3) Various technologies can help differentiate instruction and support diverse learners, including those with disabilities or gifts and talents.

1. Technology Changes Everything
by
Mary Fenby
EDU620: Meeting Individual Student Needs With Technology (NME1526B)
Dr. Carter
Ashford University
June 29, 2015

2. “Games and interactive software can
help pupils acquire complicated skills
and rigorous knowledge in an
engaging and enjoyable way.
Adaptive software has the ability to
recognize and respond to different
abilities, personalizing teaching for
every pupil. With the expert help of a
teacher, students can progress at
different rates through lessons
calibrated to stretch them just the right
amount.” (Education
Business,Gove,2013)
Education Secretary
Michael Gove
http://www.educationbusinessuk.net/index.php/features/5-/3371-gove-technology-is-
changing-the-way-we-teach-learn-and-assess

3. Evolution of Technology
http://digitaltrike.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Infographic-Evolution-of-Technology2.jpg

4. Technology has made
classrooms more interactive
using smart boards
Vs.
Vs.
Text books are changing!
Instead of students carrying
around a bunch of heavy text
books in back pack ;
technology allows students to
carry a laptop , notebook or
ipad instead.
Textbooks are no longer limited to merely text and
pictures. Today’s textbooks often have web-based sites
that include assessments, animations, additional
materials, videos, and other materials to support the
learning of new content. (teachhub.com)
http://www.teachhub.com/how-technology-changed-learning

5. Connecting the Classroom and Home
One way technology is changing education is by
providing greater accessibility to teachers.
Now teachers are available almost 24 hours a
day to interact with students and parents
“old-school” methods of communication involved
scheduling visits or after-class meeting.
With skype teacher-parent meeting can happen
at the convenience of both.
http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/how-technology-is-changing-how-teachers-communicate-with-students/

6. Technology Supports Diverse Learners
Technology today can help teachers to
differentiate their lessons to support a wide
range of learners, including gifted students
and students with disabilities.
Speech recognition
Screen-reading tools
Braille displays
Text – to-speech
Sound amplifiers
Closed-Captioning

7. Tracy Gray, director of PowerUp What Works, the
National Center for Technology Innovation and the
Center for Implementing Technology in Education
explains “Such technologies not only help students
better understand concepts and keep up with their
peers, they also allow the school to better and more
easily integrate special-needs students into general
education classes.”
But wait that’s not all….
Video Conferencing technologies that facilitate sign
language and lip reading for the hearing-impaired
Motor and mobility disabilities benefit with speech
recognition tools, e-books, and portable eye-gaze
devices that are powered by blinks….and more!
http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2013/03/how-technology-helping-special-
needs-students-excel

8. How technology influences student
independence
• Student satisfaction with the immediate
feedback provided by the computer and the
sense of accomplishment and power gained in
working with technology
• Motivation to working in a specific subject
area
• There is greater willingness to write or to
work on computational skills
http://www2.ed.gov/pubs/EdReformStudies/EdTech/effectsstudents.html

9. Technology also motivates and
engages the learner. When
students have a choice in their
assignment, see the relevancy,
or can self-assess with teacher
feedback intertwined, student
motivation increases (Daniels,
2002; Ganske et al., 2003;
Harvey, 2002).
http://www.education.com/reference/article/what-impact-technology-learning/

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