Technology in Education

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Technology in Education
By Krystal Vermillion
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In the beginning

• We are all familiar with the old-school way of
  doing school, with the chalk board, pencil an
  paper. Since the advancement of technology there
  has been a struggle to change all of that.

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Improving the quality of education through
technology

• The people of RAND have supported the use of
  technology in education claiming that technology
  greatly enhances education in a number of ways.
• They claim that it can be use for individual
  and group learning.

• Also, technology offers a great many
  opportunities for communication, administrative
  functions, as well as Support for instructional
  management.

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Improving the quality of education through
technology

• The authors of Bringing the Internet to Schools
  conducted research on the effects the presence of
  technology had on the learning that takes place
  in the classroom. They found a number of
  benefits that were also interesting changes from
  the traditional classroom.

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Change is in the air

• Many schools have embraced the computer age
  technology and inducted computers into their
  libraries, offices, and classrooms.
• According to the National Education Association
  in the 2000-2001 school year 98 percent of the
  schools had internet access. Whereas only 35
  percent of schools had such advantages in the
  1994-1995 school year.

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Change is in the air

• Similarly, educators are feeling a need to put
  these computers to work and integrate technology
  into the classroom. Many believe that technology
  holds a key to improving the quality of education
  that students receive.
• Some experts have even said that technology has
  the potential to result in superior forms of
  learning such as comprehension, experimentation,
  and reasoning.

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Change is in the air

• The integration of technology into the classroom
  has done more than simply allow students access
  to the internet. In many ways it has resulted
  in superior forms of learning.
• Schofield and Davidson found three changes that
  indicate that technology will enhance classroom
  learning experience.

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I. Increased Student Autonomy

• Researchers found that students felt more
  independent while working with technology. One
  students said I think its increased how much I
  learn on my own, the focus is there, your not
  dependent on somebody laying before you some
  information.

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II. Increased Variation In the Student Role

• The same researchers (Schofield Davidson) found
  that there were four new roles that students took
  on in these classrooms.
• New Roles

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New Student Roles

• Students became contributors.
• They became assistants.
• Sometimes the students even acted as computer
  tutors for the teachers.
• Lastly, they became technical experts in some
  cases.

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III. Improved Teacher-Student Relationship

• In these classrooms the researchers (Schofield,
  Davidson) found that the teachers and students
  were forming more productive relationships.

Improved Teacher-Student Relations
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Improved Teachers-Student Relationships

• There were several reasons which could be
  observed for this result.
• 1. The individual learning environment allowed
  for the teacher-student interaction to be more
  personal.
• 2. In this setting, teachers could observe the
  students working with a new set of skills and
  could appreciate the students talents that are
  go unobserved in most settings.

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Improved Teachers-Student Relationships

• 3. Some of the students came to appreciate
  their teacher based on their technical skills.
• 4. In most cases, the students were engaged
  in their work, and therefore, less disruptive.

• 5. Lastly, because the teachers were learning
  how to use technology as well as how to
  incorporate it into the classroom, they were
  reminded of what it is like to be a student. As
  a result they were more understanding with
  students.

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Other Benefits of Technology In The Classroom.

• 1. Students also felt that the lessons were
  more authentic learning opportunities.
• 2. Also, students found that the technology
  offered more timely and extensive educational
  resources.

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Challenges Facing Technology in Education

• While many can see the many possibilities
  available from the use of technology in the
  classroom, there are still many oppositions that
  educators must hurdle in order to bring
  technology in all of its splendor into the
  classroom.

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Challenge Number One Funding

• Many school systems run into the problem of
  inadequate funding for technology.
• While this problem is decreasing, it still plays
  a role in the amount and quality of technology
  that is available to students in a school system.

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Challenge Number Two Lack of Teacher Experience

• Even though some school systems have begun to
  invest money in the technology available to the
  schools, many teachers are uneducated on how to
  integrate technology into the classroom.

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Challenge Number Two Lack of Teacher Experience

• The National Teacher Association believes that
  teachers must be prepared to educate students in
  using technology. However, at this present time
  fewer than one third of all teachers feel
  confident in their own ability to use technology.
  
• Because of this, the National Teacher Association
  encourages school districts to use 25 of their
  technology budget for professional development.

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Conclusion

• The incorporation of technology into the
  classroom has resulted in a number of changes.
  The obvious changes are those in the curriculum
  and set up of these new technological classrooms.
  However, the more difficult changes to see are
  the more important. As discussed earlier,
  technology in the classroom has changed the way
  that students learn. It has made them more
  independent and placed them in the drivers seat
  of their education.

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Conclusion Continued

• While the introduction of the Internet into the
  classroom has brought about a number of changes
  it has been greeted with large opposition at the
  same time. In order for schools to really reap
  the full advantages of technology in the schools
  they must put for the time and resources to
  provide adequate technologies for students to
  use, as well as proper training for teachers.

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Here are some links to help you integrate
technology into your classroom.

• http//www.teach-ology.com
• http//lessonplanet.teacherwebtools.com
• http//chelsea.k12.mi.us/tic/teacher_resource_pag
  e.htm
• http//www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/teacherl/teacher_
  resources/default.htm

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Works Cited

• Schofield, Janet Ward, and Ann Locke Davidson.
  Bringing the Internet to School. San Francisco
  Jossey-Bass, 2002.
• Technology In Schools. 2001. National
  Education Association. 15 March
  2003. http//www.nea.org/.
• Educational Technology Defined. Rand. 15 March
  2003. http//www.rand.org/.

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