The document discusses how technology can be used to support instruction in schools. It notes that technology provides unique applications that can motivate both students and teachers, while allowing for fresh new approaches to teaching. It also enables teachers to be more productive and provides interactivity through various venues. Some advantages of educational technology include enhanced critical thinking skills, flexibility in scheduling, and preparing students for careers, while disadvantages include costs and compatibility issues. The document provides examples of how different types of software and activities can be used at elementary and secondary school levels.

1. Derived from Technology for the
School Librarian: Theory & Practice
Author:William O. Schereen
Prepared by: Chara Gill

2.  Motivating for Students and Teachers
 Provides Unique and Different Applications
 Supports Fresh New Approaches to
Instruction
 Helps Teachers More Productive

4.  Provide interactivity through a variety of
venues
 Student centered and self initiated
 Teachers can be the facilitator
 Instruction is often evaluated
 It is the center of learning

5.  Collaboration and team teaching
 Flexibility in scheduling
 Information literacy
 Integration of technology into the
curriculum

7. Advantages
 Enhanced critical thinking skills
 Change in paradigm
 Opens the door for other opportunities
 Prepares lifelong learners for careers
Disadvantages
 Expensive
 Frequent changes
 Compatibility Issues

8.  Use Productivity Software – Microsoft
Office, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access
 Use Games and Simulation- These are
popular with children: Oregon
Trail, MyWritingLab, MyMathLab
 Drill and Practice – Provides reinforcement
 Tutorials – Modern step by step
interactions to work concepts
independently

10.  Students pose a problem
 Research the problem
 Form a hypothesis
 Test their hypothesis
 Present the results of their problem solving
activity

11. Elementary students should use:
 Short reports
 Animated presentations
 Basic scientific research
 Library instruction (Information Literacy)
 Math drill and practice
 Reading software
Secondary students should use:
 Integration of technology across all disciplines
 Curriculum guides for course work
 Lessons through tutorials
 E-Books
 Cooperative learning projects