The document discusses the integration of technology in education, highlighting the need for educators to adapt to digital learning tools to enhance student success. It emphasizes various programs like Missouri's eMINTS and Michigan's Freedom to Learn, which have shown positive impacts on student achievement through technology use. Resistance to change and overtesting are identified as barriers to implementing technology effectively in classrooms.

1. Blended Learning
Julia Crum
Seton Hall University
March 2015

2. FACT
• According to the Education Software
Association’s 2014 report, 59%of
Americans play video games.

3. Entertainment ≠ Education
• Some assume that since students have had
exposure to gaming, they are ready for the
digital word
• Experience with digital entertainment ≠
readiness for digital education
• Students need more exposure to educational
tools and resources in order to be successful
in today’s highly technological industries.

4. Resistance to Change
• Some teachers find it difficult to implement
technology into the classroom because they
have been teaching without it for so long, and
they are nervous to try something new.
Zimmerman, 2006

5. Overtesting
• Overtesting has caused some teachers to hesitate
to include technology in everyday lessons
• 30% of teachers do not use computers in the
classroom because the state test is handwritten
(Zhou 2007)

6. ISTE Recommendations
• Evidence suggests that the integration of
technology in the classroom is linked to
student achievement.
• School administrators should ensure that
technology is being used to support the
curriculum at the local level.
ISTE Policy Brief, 2008

7. Implementing Technology in the
Classroom

8. Blended Learning
Instruction is led by an instructor and supported
through the use of technology.
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TeachThought.com, 2015

9. A Little More Information…

10. Missouri’s eMINTS Program
• Focuses on innovative instructional processes,
and supporting elementary teachers to
develop student-centered, inquiry-based
instructional practices through multimedia
and computer technology.
ISTE Policy Brief, 2007

11. Percent of Fourth Grade Students Scoring Proficient or
Advanced in Mathematics: Students in eMINTS
Classrooms vs. Students in Non-eMINTS Classrooms,
2001-2005
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Percent of Students in
eMINTS Classrooms
Scoring Proficient or
Advanced
Percent of Students in
Non-eMINTS Classrooms
Scoring Proficient or
Advanced
ISTE Policy Brief, 2007

12. Michigan’s Freedom to Learn Program
• Provides laptops for students
• High engagement in work among students
• Math and science achievement has increased
significantly
ISTE, 2007

13. Texas Immersion Pilot
• Reductions in discipline problems
• Increases in student technology proficiency
and use
• Large increases in math scores
ISTE, 2007

14. Iowa’s State Educational Technology
Directors Association
• Comprehensive, scientifically based and sustainable
professional development system for elementary and
middle school reading and math.
Preliminary test results indicate significant increases in
test scores:
ISTE, 2007
Subject Grade Level Increase
Math 8 14
Math 4 16
Reading 4 13

15. Rafael Hernandez School
• 256 Chrome Books have recently been
purchased and they are on portable carts!
Students can use them as tablets and laptops.
• Consult Technology Coach for additional
resources and ideas.

16. Measuring Up Live
• Measure student growth by standard via this
website.
• Assign students tasks aligned to standards that
they need additional practice working
through.
Measuringuplive.com, 2015

17. Class Dojo

18. Newsela
• Assign articles in accordance with students’
Lexile levels

19. Getkahoot.com
• Students compete with online response
question answering system.
• Promotes excitement and competition in the
classroom.

20. Blended Learning