USD 580AR Lesson B9: Re: 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.

Re: Ed Tech Study

Posted by Tom A on 9/14/2011, 10:48 pm, in reply to "Ed Tech Study"
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I agree with you Denise. For me the major factors here are the enormous amount of time, money, and training required to fully maximize the use of technology in the classroom. As a science teacher I recently attended an NSTA convention and was amazed at the incredible array of technological tools available for use in the teaching of science. The difficulty however is coming up with the funds as well as the time required to learn how to effectively implement these technologies in to my curriculum. I agree that schools need to make technology more of a priority.
--Previous Message--
:
: The article “Study: Ed Tech has proven
: effective- But more needs to be done for
: technology to reach its full potential in
: schools” by Laura Ascione, provides many
: interesting and true points about the
: effectiveness of technology in education. It
: is true that technology in the public
: schools is not where it should be. It takes
: an enormous amount of time, resources and
: education for teachers to effectively
: implement and incorporate technology into
: their daily lessons. Districts need to
: provide teachers with the time to develop
: their technology skills and the time to
: actively collaborate with their colleagues.
: Once teachers develop their technology
: skills in depth, then collaboration with
: colleagues is key to the integration of this
: technology. Districts and schools vary
: within the amount of resources they have,
: thus infringing on the level of integration
: into the curriculum. I believe that once
: districts make technology a priority, then
: teachers will follow. The article stated
: that “ …the real potential of technology for
: improving learning remains largely untapped
: in schools today”. The effects on staff
: time, budgeting, professional development
: and the redesign of curriculum all need to
: be taken into account before technology in
: education can show its true potential.
:
:

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--Previous Message-- : I agree with you Denise. For me the major : factors here are the enormous amount of : time, money, and training required to fully : maximize the use of technology in the : classroom. As a science teacher I recently : attended an NSTA convention and was amazed : at the incredible array of technological : tools available for use in the teaching of : science. The difficulty however is coming : up with the funds as well as the time : required to learn how to effectively : implement these technologies in to my : curriculum. I agree that schools need to : make technology more of a priority. : --Previous Message-- : : The article “Study: Ed Tech has proven : effective- But more needs to be done for : technology to reach its full potential in : schools” by Laura Ascione, provides many : interesting and true points about the : effectiveness of technology in education. It : is true that technology in the public : schools is not where it should be. It takes : an enormous amount of time, resources and : education for teachers to effectively : implement and incorporate technology into : their daily lessons. Districts need to : provide teachers with the time to develop : their technology skills and the time to : actively collaborate with their colleagues. : Once teachers develop their technology : skills in depth, then collaboration with : colleagues is key to the integration of this : technology. Districts and schools vary : within the amount of resources they have, : thus infringing on the level of integration : into the curriculum. I believe that once : districts make technology a priority, then : teachers will follow. The article stated : that “ …the real potential of technology for : improving learning remains largely untapped : in schools today”. The effects on staff : time, budgeting, professional development : and the redesign of curriculum all need to : be taken into account before technology in : education can show its true potential. : : : :

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