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Technology in education can serve multiple goals, both stated and unstated. It is important to have a clear vision for how technology enhances educational objectives before implementing initiatives. Effective technology plans start with understanding existing curricular goals and ensuring any technology chosen supports enhancing education. Initiatives should have measurable objectives and justify how the technology helps meet educational goals based on research in learning.
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- 1. Technology in Education By Dr. John Thurner, Presented at Upper Canada To Middle School Teachers November 2004
- 2. Overview Planning – Why dowe plan? – Education First! – Technology Initiatives Why Technology?
- 3. Multiple Goals Stated Goals –Improve education – Meet government standards Unstated Goals – Jones school has a super network – Smith School has a zillion computers – Wonder school has cable modems
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- 5. Technology will save the world! Build it and they will come! Without technology we will be behind!
- 6. Some Real Questions: Whatare the benefits that technology can bring to education? How can technology enhance what we are doing in the classroom? What skills do our students really need to be effective learners in the colleges of the 21st century? What technology skills will our students need to be effective citizens of the 21st century?
- 7. Create a Plan– any plan E-Mail to national Listserv: “ My state is giving away money for technology, but I need to have a plan. I know what hardware I need, but they want some educational goals. Can anyone help me? ” Goals must come first!!
- 8. Technology Vision Do youhave a clear vision of technology in your classroom?
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- 10. Technology Vision Does itlook like this? – Apple G5 with a 17” flat panel monitor – Intel® Xeon® Processor with EM64T Technology – 21” Sony monitor with living sound – Special gray mouse with 3 neat little buttons
- 11. Technology Vision What’s yourvision of an ideal husband or wife?
- 12. Technology Vision What’s yourvision of an ideal husband or wife?
- 13. Technology Vision Not Hardware! Focuson what you know - Education Establish a vision of better education Then find technology that can promote the vision
- 14. Summary I Planning isimportant Education First Clearly understand what you are teaching and think of ways that technology can help
- 15. How to: TheDesign Structure David Perkins’ “Knowledge As Design” – Purpose - Make sure your educational goals are clear – Structure - work to ensure that each component of your initiative is linked to the purpose – Arguments - clearly link each part of the design to the purpose using what you know about good education – Models - where possible, give examples of what you are proposing to do
- 16. The technology initiative “Atechnology application focused on specific goals or objectives and justified by current understanding of good educational practice.” – coined by Cindy Dunlap of CELT What educational goals will be met? What are you doing and why will it help you meet your goals?
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- 18. What about Technology Competencies? Identify technology competencies Where Possible teach competencies via subject areas – rather than computer classes Monitor Competencies
- 19. Possible areas for enhancement Teaching for Understanding Generative learning environments Group Learning Using technology to scaffold – support greater understanding Provide tools for students to take control of their learning
- 20. Where do you start planning? Existing Goals and objectives – Accreditation documents – IB Curriculum – Department Summaries – Curricular Guides – Technology Plan?
- 21. Elementary school example GRADETOPICS OBJECTIVES TECH COMPS APPLICATIONS Letter Use letters/pictures Begin entering Generic K Recognition to communicate a letters from the Word message keyboard Specific Sound/Symbol Kid Pix Relationship Vocabulary Development Writing
- 22. Elementary school example Technology Grade Topic O bjectives C ompetencies A pplications Literary analysis Read for pleasure and Select hardware and Generic 5 Poetry information Communicate through software appropriate to the task Word (K-5) Spreadsheet Oceanography writing (4-5) Human Body Understand basic operation Specific Data collection Observe of a modem (with Tabletop Math Experiment assistance) A.D.A.M. the Life Story Tessellations Interpret Widget Workshop Mixed fractions Conclude Real World Math Per Cent Great Ocean Rescue Multiplication and division Problem-solving using Reference Negative numbers mathematical CD-ROM knowldege Internet Explorers WhaleNet Colonization To understand Country searches American Revolution influences on the Westward Movement development of the Immigration United States
- 23. Elementary school example Technologycompetencies by grade – Technology Competencies can be scoped and sequenced by grade level – Generally, if you use technology in classrooms, it is only necessary to monitor the competencies. You don’t have to constantly measure. Generic vs Specific Applications – Generic Applications are a little more expensive at first – Specific Applications can get very expensive
- 24. How will technology changewhat you are doing ?
- 25. Two Common Challenges ChineseMenu Where’s the baby?
- 26. Chinese Menu Problem Oftenasking for vision is difficult People don’t know what they want It’s like asking someone to order a meal on their first visit to a Chinese restaurant Find experts, peers, explore Internet Go to conferences, build communication channels
- 27. Where’s the Baby? Donot throw out the baby with the bath water! Technology changes the nature of your classroom Study skills, nature of classroom, classroom management are all changed.
- 28. Planning strategies Top Down? BottomUp? Top Down Planning/Bottom Up Implementation? Champions? Rain Forest?
- 29. The Rain Forest Sometimesit is hard to force change. But, if you provide sunlight, fertile soil, enough water and fertilizer, and sprinkle seeds liberally, soon things will grow. The growth can be unpredictable. Eventually a canopy will begin to form and wonderful things can happen.
- 30. Important Considerations Process isimportant – If some teachers participate in planning – they might implement Educational Links help fundraising – Share your plans – Parents and funders have seen a lot of wasted money – If you tell them what you are doing and why, they are more willing to support
- 31. Summary II The designmodel Technology Initiatives Don’t lose the baby Chinese Menu Rain Forest
- 32. Modern Language example Carl Hobert, Language teacher, asked himself three questions: – Why integrate Technology into my Curriculum? – How do I integrate content and technology? – Has this integration achieved tangible educational goals? (Note: Carl Hobert is now founder and director of Axis of Hope at Boston University)
- 33. Why did Carlintegrate technology into his curriculum? Language – Intensive writing practice in target language with native speakers – Accommodate a variety of learning styles in the same classroom – Tailor language materials to meet student needs
- 34. Why did Carlintegrate technology into his curriculum? Culture – Re-create real-life situations which represent other cultures – Motivate students to travel overseas, immersing themselves in culture – Make connections with other disciplines
- 35. Modern Language InitiativeI: Intercultural E-mail Experiment Purpose/Goals: – Extensive writing practice – Reinforce and expand cultural understanding – Document year-long correspondence in each country – Move toward student vacation exchange program
- 36. Technology Initiative I: Intercultural E-mail Experiment Themes of correspondence include: • Personal Introductions • US- France Educational differences • Politics • The Arts • The Winter Olympics Spring vacation Belmont Hill visit to Lycée Louis-le-Grand (March 23)!
- 37. Technology Initiative II: Student Technology Projects Objectives: • Develop authentic-language research capabilities • Evaluate Internet resources in target languages • Students create projects in French, Spanish and Mandarin-Chinese • Students present findings to classmates • Presentations evaluated by instructor and peers • The best advance to language technology fair
- 38. Student Technology Projects VirtualTravel (Level 1) History (Level 2) Art History (Level 3) Architectural History (Level 4) Literature (Level 5AP)
- 39. Student Technology Projects VirtualAncient Rome [Classics] Original Document Research [History] NASA [Science] England Poet Correspondence [English] E-mail World Experts [Math AP]
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- 41. y Buñol Un proyectode tecnología de Roland Eavey
- 42. Valencia y Buñolestá aquí
- 43. la bandera de Valencia Valencia está en una de los regiones más grandes de España
- 44. La ciudad deValencia
- 45. Las ruinas delCastillo de los moros
- 46. La Fiesta delos moros y los católicos
- 47. Las ruinas delteatro viejo
- 48. What can aModern Language teacher do to institute change? An Action Statement Attend Professional Conferences Seek assistance Develop an Email address book Buy a book about the Internet Surf the Net Visit other schools’ computer facilities and language labs
- 49. Did this TechnologyInitiative achieve tangible educational goals? Yes it did! The “Rain Forest” has not always been green . . . Technology support and perseverance are needed But you be the judge!
- 50. Walking with Grandfather Walkingwith Grandfather, winner Gold Apple Award (National Educational Film Festival), a PBS television show, is an example of a technology initiative. It is a videotape of an elder Navajo using teaching tales to educate young Native Americans. The video part was new. The educational initiative has been around nearly 10,000 years. If we are going to enhance or replace something that has worked for a long time, we had better be sure we know why.
- 51. Other Initiatives English Classes –Process writing – Interactive Grammar tutorials Science – Real data measurement and analysis – Digital microscopes – Online textbooks
- 52. Other Initiatives History – InternetResearch – maps Art – Digital Photography – Web Design/Layout Classics – Virtual Cities
- 53. Other Initiatives Athletics – Video –Spreadsheets – Web Pages
- 54. Multimedia Literacy Multimedia literacy Documentingyour world Happy and Sad times – Crew video – Colgate Video
- 55. The Tragic Opportunity Sometime,when the stars are in alignment and things are going well, a moment in time will occur that produces an opportunity to do something important. On November 11 of the year 2000 such a moment in time occurred.
- 56. The Tragic Opportunity Onthat night, in a small college town, there was a tragedy. Four Colgate Students died. This was my home town, just rated the 11th friendliest town in the United States by Forbes magazine.
- 57. The Tragic Opportunity Ifstudents become proficient at using multimedia tools to document their world, when tragedy strikes, the artistic effort can help to heal. A few weeks after the tragedy, my sons (6 & 13 at the time) were shocked by the event when we visited their grandparents for the Thanksgiving holiday.
- 58. The Tragic Opportunity Theboys produced the following movie to express their emotions and provide a graphic representation of the event to warn their classmates of the dangers of mixing alcohol and driving. When the movie was shown to 430 boys, grades 7-12 in a chapel, there was silence at the end when the Mothers Against Drunk Driving ribbon was blowing on the screen!
- 59. The Tragic Opportunity Wesee multimedia used to provide powerful messages by marketing giants, politicians, and entertainers. When our students to harness this power themselves, if only for a brief moment, they are empowered to take charge of their own lives. Judge for yourselves:
- 60. Some Resources Math AppletsPolygon applet TERC is a nonprofit research and development organization committed to improving mathematics and science learning and teaching. United States Governement Educational Reference Project Zero Site-teaching for understanding.
- 61. What Will TheFuture Bring?
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- 64. Contact Information John Thurner,Ed.D. – JKT-Consulting – (339) 221-0502 Carl Hobert – Axis of Hope