USD 580AR Lesson B9: Ed Tech Study

USD 580AR Lesson B9
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Welcome 580AR students! After you have read your assigned article in the Appendix, type in a 1/2 page (normal word processing 1/2 page) response to the article, discussing briefly your thoughts on the article. Keep the focus of your response centered on the student use of technology and results of the use of technology as described in the articles. Next, type a short, one paragraph response to one other person's posting. The response needs to reflect your thoughts on the content of that student's posting.. Your messages will be erased after being posted for 6-8 weeks -Mail a hard copy of your Initial Message to the instructor along with your other completed coursework. There is no need to send it via email. Since the article was written there have been many technology and budgetary changes that have influenced the use of technology in general and in education. Changes in hardware, software, and online media are continual. K-12 technology course offerings are slower in responding to change but teachers coming into the profession who have used technology for years bring new ideas and expectations. Students are more familiar with technology than most teachers. These evolving factors play into the technological aspects of teaching today's students. -Mail a hard copy of your Initial Message to the instructor along with your other completed coursework. There is no need to send it via email. ("Initial Message" students only: Although the themes of the two articles still hold true, since they were written there have been many changes that have influenced the use of technology in general and in education. Changes in hardware, software, and online media are continual. K-12 technology course offerings are slower in responding to change but teachers coming into the profession who have used technology for years bring new ideas and expectations. Students are more familiar with technology than most teachers. These evolving factors play into the technological aspects of teaching today's students.

Ed Tech Study

Posted by Gabriel C on 8/12/2011, 9:33 am
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Think of a classroom, today, opening up their text books and notepads; students with pencils gripped eager to learn and absorb knowledge. In this classroom, however, there is only a dusty chalk board a slide ruler, and an abacus as teaching tools. By the way, the class is a high school Calculus course. Sounds ridiculous, huh? Can you imagine what schools would look like if zero technological advancement were introduced into the profession? It would not be as successful.

Larry Cuban, a Stanford professor, is explained in the article as advocating for the technological dollars to be spent instead on proven advancements. These advancements, such as documented text books or, in the case of the subject I teach, Singapore Math or something of that nature, are not the solution. It would be wrong to divest from educational technology, just like it was a losing idea for the German’s to divest from nuclear warfare during the Second World War. The big explosive payoff from technology will come. Putting the best and brightest on the task of making technology payoff in the classroom is something the United States can and must do.

Technology will not be easily adapted to the classroom. Teachers, more so than their relatively advanced students, will be difficult to train. This is a serious constraint. However, with changes to credentialing requirements and with growth of both successful applications and technologically advanced means for sharing success, the student achievement will grow with renewed investment in the educational application of technology. With our schools struggling and our national competitive edge diminishing U.S. schools need ed-tech more than ever.

Re: Ed Tech Study - Jennifer S. 9/1/2011, 8:13 pm

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--Previous Message-- : Think of a classroom, today, opening up their : text books and notepads; students with : pencils gripped eager to learn and absorb : knowledge. In this classroom, however, there : is only a dusty chalk board a slide ruler, : and an abacus as teaching tools. By the way, : the class is a high school Calculus course. : Sounds ridiculous, huh? Can you imagine what : schools would look like if zero : technological advancement were introduced : into the profession? It would not be as : successful. : : Larry Cuban, a Stanford professor, is : explained in the article as advocating for : the technological dollars to be spent : instead on proven advancements. These : advancements, such as documented text books : or, in the case of the subject I teach, : Singapore Math or something of that nature, : are not the solution. It would be wrong to : divest from educational technology, just : like it was a losing idea for the German’s : to divest from nuclear warfare during the : Second World War. The big explosive payoff : from technology will come. Putting the best : and brightest on the task of making : technology payoff in the classroom is : something the United States can and must do. : : Technology will not be easily adapted to the : classroom. Teachers, more so than their : relatively advanced students, will be : difficult to train. This is a serious : constraint. However, with changes to : credentialing requirements and with growth : of both successful applications and : technologically advanced means for sharing : success, the student achievement will grow : with renewed investment in the educational : application of technology. With our schools : struggling and our national competitive edge : diminishing U.S. schools need ed-tech more : than ever. : :

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