1. Technology
And Education
A Personal Perspective
Karen Kroll
Integrating Technology
Into Education
Course 893.505
July 21, 2003

2. Personal Philosophy of
Technology In Education
Technology in the classroom should...
Be motivating
Enhance curriculum - integrated directly into
curricular subjects/used to support content
learning
Develop cooperative learning/thinking skills -
“no man/woman or child is an island”
Encourage higher order thinking skills
Be used to develop life-long learning skills

3. No Child Left Behind
Enhancing Education Through Technology
Purpose Rational
- enhance curricula
- ensure that ALL
- engage students in children have equal
learning access to technology
- prepare students
for the - ensure that ALL
technologically teachers are
demanding job technologically
market literate

4. No Child Left Behind
Educational Technology State Grants Program Goals
Principal Goal - improve student academic
achievement through the use of technology
Sub Goals
- assist every student in becoming
technologically literate by the end of 8th grade
- encourage effective integration of technology
resources and systems with teacher training and
professional development to establish research-
based instructional models

5. What Does NCLB
mean to Education?
strategies must be based on relevant research
supported by professional development
national study to look at the relationship
between technology, student achievement and
the ability of teachers to teach
funding can be used in more flexible means
states must set goals for using technology
disadvantaged students are targeted to
improve student achievement

6. What Do The NCLB
Standards Mean to Children?
Rational
All students will have highly qualified teachers
All students will achieve at higher levels
All students will be better prepared for the
workforce/higher education - better citizens
Students from low SES backgrounds will have
more opportunities for achievement

7. Personal Experiences With Using
Technology in Education
Sc.800.30 Students will connect aspects of technology to
the nature of science.
SC.800.40 Students will use appropriate methods to
communicate orally and in writing the process and results
of scientific investigation
FCPS Middle School Science Standards
http://www.fcpsteach.net//docs/FCPS_EC.pdf

8. Personal Experiences
When students use technology...
they are more motivated
content is better understood at a higher
level
they are more responsible for their own
learning when researching to create a
product
integration not isolation works best

9. Problems...
When students (especially middle-
schoolers) use technology…
some students can become unfocused on
content and more focused on the product
some students do not learn information
well when others present their
topic/content - may be due to developmental
maturity/poor listening or note-taking skills.

10. Resources
No Child Left Behind: A Desktop Reference
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/reference/2d.html
FCPS Middle School Science Standards
http://www.fcpsteach.net//docs/FCPS_EC.pdf