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| articles about technology in the classroom: How Students Learn National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on How People Learn, A Targeted Report for Teachers, 2005-01-23 How do you get a fourth-grader excited about history? How do you even begin to persuade high school students that mathematical functions are relevant to their everyday lives? In this volume, practical questions that confront every classroom teacher are addressed using the latest exciting research on cognition, teaching, and learning. How Students Learn: History, Mathematics, and Science in the Classroom builds on the discoveries detailed in the bestselling How People Learn. Now, these findings are presented in a way that teachers can use immediately, to revitalize their work in the classroom for even greater effectiveness. Organized for utility, the book explores how the principles of learning can be applied in teaching history, science, and math topics at three levels: elementary, middle, and high school. Leading educators explain in detail how they developed successful curricula and teaching approaches, presenting strategies that serve as models for curriculum development and classroom instruction. Their recounting of personal teaching experiences lends strength and warmth to this volume. The book explores the importance of balancing students' knowledge of historical fact against their understanding of concepts, such as change and cause, and their skills in assessing historical accounts. It discusses how to build straightforward science experiments into true understanding of scientific principles. And it shows how to overcome the difficulties in teaching math to generate real insight and reasoning in math students. It also features illustrated suggestions for classroom activities. How Students Learn offers a highly useful blend of principle and practice. It will be important not only to teachers, administrators, curriculum designers, and teacher educators, but also to parents and the larger community concerned about children's education. |
| articles about technology in the classroom: The Digital Classroom David T. Gordon, 2000 Educators and technology experts share their thoughts on classroom technology and how equity, the digital divide, and other issues need to be addressed to ensure students and teachers are realizing the full potential of different technologies. |
| articles about technology in the classroom: Technology in the Classroom Tom King, 1997-01-01 This collection of articles address three themes: the growing research supporting the belief that technology in education makes a difference for student learning; innovative ways to use technology in teaching; and firsthand accounts of schools that have successfully implemented technology in their classrooms. Through effective use, educators can implement technology in ways that transform classroom learning activities, enhance idea development and individual expression, promote peer collaboration and problem solving, and foster students' unique learning styles. The collection includes the following articles: Achieving Technological Equity and Equal Access to the Learning Tools of the 21st Century (Curman L. Gaines, Willie Johnson, and D. Thomas King); Linking Students to the Infosphere (Boris Berenfeld); Technologies as Tools for Transforming Learning Environments (Michael Hopkins); Can Integrated Instructional Technology Transform the Classroom? (Lani M. Van Dusen and Blaine R. Worthen); Communication through Multimedia in an Elementary Classroom (Elizabeth M. Riddle); Virtual Reality and Multiple Intelligences: Potentials for Higher Education (Hilary McLellan); Crossroads to the World (Dawn L. Morden); Engaging Students in a Knowledge Society (Marlene Scardamalia and Carl Bereiter); The Saturn School of Tomorrow (David A. Bennett and D. Thomas King); and It's Elementary! Internet in a K-5 School (Susan W. Hixson). Contains an index. (Author/SWC) |
| articles about technology in the classroom: National Education Technology Plan Arthur P. Hershaft, 2011 Education is the key to America's economic growth and prosperity and to our ability to compete in the global economy. It is the path to higher earning power for Americans and is necessary for our democracy to work. It fosters the cross-border, cross-cultural collaboration required to solve the most challenging problems of our time. The National Education Technology Plan 2010 calls for revolutionary transformation. Specifically, we must embrace innovation and technology which is at the core of virtually every aspect of our daily lives and work. This book explores the National Education Technology Plan which presents a model of learning powered by technology, with goals and recommendations in five essential areas: learning, assessment, teaching, infrastructure and productivity. |
| articles about technology in the classroom: Instructional Technology and Media for Learning Sharon E Smaldino, Deborah L Lowther, James D Russell, 2015-10-08 Note: The Enhanced eText features are only available in the Pearson eText format. They are not available in third-party eTexts or downloads, such as CourseSmart.For courses in Instructional Media and Technology, and Computers in EducationA core text for Introduction to Educational Technology coursesHow to integrate a complete range of technology and media formats into classroom instruction using the ASSURE model for lesson planning.This text shows specifically and realistically how technology and media enhance and support everyday teaching and learning. Written from the viewpoint of the teacher, it demonstrates how to integrate a complete range of technology and media formats into classroom instruction using the ASSURE model for lesson planning. Ideal for educators at all levels who place a high value on learning, the book is helps readers incorporate technology and media into best practice, to use them as teaching tools and to guide students in using them as learning tools. Examples come from elementary and secondary education.The new Eleventh Edition keeps readers up to pace with the innovations in all aspects of technology, particularly those related to computers, Web 2.0, social networks, and the Internet. The updating throughout reflects the acceleration trend toward digitizing information and school use of telecommunications resources, such as the Web. It also addresses the interaction among the roles of teachers, technology, coordinators, and school media specialists, all complementary and interdependent teams within the school.This text provides the ideal teaching and learning experience through: The ASSURE Model of lesson planning and the ASSURE Classroom Case Studies. A number of helpful pedagogical aids that provide reinforcement and ensure understanding. A focus on today's most up-to-date expectations and innovations. |
| articles about technology in the classroom: Measurement Demystified David Vance, Peggy Parskey, 2020-11-17 Your Groundbreaking Framework for Measurement and Reporting Most people find measurement, analytics, and reporting daunting—and L&D professionals are no different. As these practices have become critically important for organizations’ efforts to improve performance, talent development professionals have often been slow to embrace them for many reasons, including the seeming complexity and challenge of the practices. Few organizations have a well-thought-out measurement and reporting strategy, and there are often scant resources, limited time, and imperfect data to work with when organizations do attempt to create one. Measurement Demystified: Creating Your L&D Measurement, Analytics, and Reporting Strategy is a much-needed and welcomed resource that breaks new ground with a framework to simplify the discussion of measurement, analytics, and reporting as it relates to L&D and talent development practitioners. This book helps practitioners select and use the right measures for the right reasons; select, create, and use the right types of reports; and create a comprehensive measurement and reporting strategy. Recognizing the angst and reluctance people often show in these areas, authors and experts David Vance and Peggy Parskey break down the practices and processes by providing a common language and an easy-to-use structure. They describe five types of reports, four broad reasons to measure, and three categories of measures. Their method works for large and small organizations, even if yours is an L&D staff of one or two. The guidance remains the same: Start small and grow. Measurement Demystified is a great first book for talent development professionals with no prior knowledge of or experience with measurement and a valuable resource for measurement experts. Those adept at lower levels of training evaluation will grow their knowledge base and capabilities, while measurement experts will discover shortcuts and nuggets of information to enhance their practices. A more comprehensive treatment of these important topics will not be found elsewhere. |
| articles about technology in the classroom: Effective Teaching with Technology in Higher Education Tony Bates, Gary Poole, 2003-08-15 Universities today are faced with difficult decisions about how to integrate technology into their curriculum. Rather than merely offering advice on the applications of technology to teaching, this book provides a pedagogical foundation for decisions about and use of technology within the curriculum. |
| articles about technology in the classroom: Teaching and Learning with Technology Judy Lever-Duffy, Jean B. McDonald, 2011 Teaching and Learning with Technology Fourth edition continues to offer a foundation in learning theory and instructional design that helps position educational technology within the framework of teaching and learning. The text explores current and emerging technologies available to teachers. Using practical applications, examples from the classroom, and an array of reflection activities, the text offers students the opportunity to fully explore and apply technologies as tools to enhance teaching and learning. New Chapter 4 on diversity highlights technologies for special education students, ESL students, gifted, as well as diverse learning styles. The Fourth edition's new Chapter 14 New Technologies focuses on emerging technologies relevant to today's educators. Faculty will find a full range of in-text activities including reviews, group, critical thinking, and hands-on experiences as well as marginal references to the robust MyEducationLab website. |
| articles about technology in the classroom: Tasks Before Apps Monica Burns, 2017-10-09 Educator and technology consultant Monica Burns shares strategies, tools, and insights that all teachers can use to effectively incorporate technology in the classroom. |
| articles about technology in the classroom: Media Education David Buckingham, 2013-06-26 This book examines recent changes in media education and in young people’s lives, and provides an accessible set of principles on which the media curriculum should be based, with a clear rationale for pedagogic practice. David Buckingham is one of the leading international experts in the field - he has more than twenty years’ experience in media education as a teacher and researcher. This book takes account of recent changes both in the media and in young people’s lives, and provides an accessible and cogent set of principles on which the media curriculum should be based. Introduces the aims and methods of media education or 'media literacy'. Includes descriptions of teaching strategies and summaries of relevant research on classroom practice. Covers issues relating to contemporary social, political and technological developments. |
| articles about technology in the classroom: Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms Will Richardson, 2010-03 Intended for educators of various levels and disciplines who want to understand the Internet tools and learn how to use them effectively in the classroom, this work offers advice on how teachers and students can use the Web to learn more, create more, and communicate better. |
| articles about technology in the classroom: Teaching Machines Bill Ferster, 2014-11-17 Technology promises to make learning better, cheaper, faster—but rarely has it kept that promise. The allure of educational technology is easy to understand. Classroom instruction is an expensive and time-consuming process fraught with contradictory theories and frustratingly uneven results. Educators, inspired by machines’ contributions to modern life, have been using technology to facilitate teaching for centuries. In Teaching Machines, Bill Ferster examines past attempts to automate instruction from the earliest use of the postal service for distance education to the current maelstrom surrounding Massive Open Online Courses. He tells the stories of the entrepreneurs and visionaries who, beginning in the colonial era, developed and promoted various instructional technologies. Ferster touches on a wide range of attempts to enhance the classroom experience with machines, from hornbooks, the Chautauqua movement, and correspondence courses to B. F. Skinner’s teaching machine, intelligent tutoring systems, and eLearning. The famed progressive teachers, researchers, and administrators that the book highlights often overcame substantial hurdles to implement their ideas, but not all of them succeeded in improving the quality of education. Teaching Machines provides invaluable new insight into our current debate over the efficacy of educational technology. |
| articles about technology in the classroom: How People Learn National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences, Committee on Developments in the Science of Learning with additional material from the Committee on Learning Research and Educational Practice, 2000-08-11 First released in the Spring of 1999, How People Learn has been expanded to show how the theories and insights from the original book can translate into actions and practice, now making a real connection between classroom activities and learning behavior. This edition includes far-reaching suggestions for research that could increase the impact that classroom teaching has on actual learning. Like the original edition, this book offers exciting new research about the mind and the brain that provides answers to a number of compelling questions. When do infants begin to learn? How do experts learn and how is this different from non-experts? What can teachers and schools do-with curricula, classroom settings, and teaching methodsâ€to help children learn most effectively? New evidence from many branches of science has significantly added to our understanding of what it means to know, from the neural processes that occur during learning to the influence of culture on what people see and absorb. How People Learn examines these findings and their implications for what we teach, how we teach it, and how we assess what our children learn. The book uses exemplary teaching to illustrate how approaches based on what we now know result in in-depth learning. This new knowledge calls into question concepts and practices firmly entrenched in our current education system. Topics include: How learning actually changes the physical structure of the brain. How existing knowledge affects what people notice and how they learn. What the thought processes of experts tell us about how to teach. The amazing learning potential of infants. The relationship of classroom learning and everyday settings of community and workplace. Learning needs and opportunities for teachers. A realistic look at the role of technology in education. |
| articles about technology in the classroom: EdTech Essentials Monica Burns, 2021-08-25 An accessible, practical guide to incorporating the 10 essential EdTech skills and strategies in every learning setting. In a world awash in technology, what EdTech skills and strategies should educators focus on to ensure they are making the best use of online spaces for classroom learning? How can they navigate through the overwhelming number of options in digital tools and spaces? How can they guide students in learning best practices? EdTech consultant Monica Burns answers these and other questions in this powerful and reader-friendly guide to incorporating EdTech across all grade levels and subject areas, and in both distance-learning and face-to-face environments. Readers will gain practical advice on * Navigating online spaces, * Curating resources, * Introducing opportunities for exploring the world, * Developing collaboration structures, * Providing time and space to create learning products, * Assessing students, * Creating opportunities for sharing, * Connecting student work to relevant audiences, * Developing transferable skills, and * Planning for tech-rich learning experiences. Each chapter explains why the skill or strategy is essential, including supporting research, classroom examples, guiding questions for planning and reflection, and suggested websites and digital tools for classroom use. The book also includes access to downloadable forms to help you set goals, assess your progress, and build your EdTech tool belt. Timely, accessible, and informed by the author's experience and expertise, EdTech Essentials is a must-read for educators who want proven ways to prepare their students to be productive, responsible users of technology both within and outside the classroom. |
| articles about technology in the classroom: Just Ask Us Heather Wolpert-Gawron, 2017-10-04 Based on over 1000 nationwide student surveys, these 10 deep engagement strategies help you implement achievement-based cooperative learning. Includes video and a survey sample. |
| articles about technology in the classroom: Developing the ICT Capable School Steve Kennewell, John Parkinson, Howard Tanner, 2002-01-04 This book helps readers to improve the development of ICT capability through understanding the factors at work in whole school contexts. Based on research that examined schools' approaches to the development of pupils' ICT capability and identified the factors which lead to success, it provides practical advice, but with clear justifications in terms of well-researched principles and illustrations. It covers issues specific to both primary and secondary phases of education together with a range of common concerns and will be of use to practitioners and school staff involved in planning and delivering ICT training. This title will therefore provide readers with: Greater understanding or personal ICT capability Knowledge of effective management, teaching methods and co-ordination strategies for ICT Understanding of the importance of a whole school approach |
| articles about technology in the classroom: Shaping Higher Education with Students Vincent C. H. Tong, Alex Standen, Mina Sotiriou, 2018-03-06 Forging closer links between university research and teaching has become an important way to enhance the quality of higher education across the world. As student engagement takes centre stage in academic life, how can academics and university leaders engage with their students to connect research and teaching more effectively? In this highly accessible book, the contributors show how students and academics can work in partnership to shape research-based education. Featuring student perspectives, it offers academics and university leaders practical suggestions and inspiring ideas on higher education pedagogy, including principles of working with students as partners in higher education, connecting students with real-world outputs, transcending disciplinary boundaries in student research activities, connecting students with the workplace, and innovative assessment and teaching practices. Written and edited in full collaboration with students and leading educator-researchers from a wide spectrum of academic disciplines, this book poses fundamental questions about learning and learning communities in contemporary higher education. |
| articles about technology in the classroom: The Future of Innovation and Technology in Education Anna Visvizi, Miltiadis D. Lytras, Linda Daniela, 2018-11-30 This book explores the effective use of information and communication technology (ICT) in teaching and learning. Concept-laden and practice-driven discussions offer insights into the art and practice of employing virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR), electronic devices, social networks and massive open online courses (MOOCs) in education. |
| articles about technology in the classroom: The Passion-Driven Classroom Angela Maiers, Amy Sandvold, 2014-01-09 Join The Passion-Driven Classroom Summer Book Club on the Curriculum 21 Ning! Discover ways to cultivate a thriving and passionate community of learners – in your classroom! In this book, educators and consultants Angela Maiers and Amy Sandvold show you how to spark and sustain your students’ energy, excitement, and love of learning. This book presents ideas for planning and implementing a Clubhouse Classroom, where passion meets practice every day. In the Clubhouse Classroom, students learn new skills and explore their talents with the help of educators who are invigorated by the subjects they teach. Contents include: Achievement Gap or Passion Gap? A Passion-Driven Classroom: The Essentials Organizing the Clubhouse Classroom Managing the Clubhouse Classroom Learn how to move away from prescription-driven learning toward passion-driven learning, and begin to make a real difference in the lives of your students. These strategies will help teachers in Grades K-12 put the heart back into teaching and learning – and make a lasting impact as educators! |
| articles about technology in the classroom: Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon Patty Lovell, 2011-06-29 Be yourself like Molly Lou Melon no matter what a bully may do. Molly Lou Melon is short and clumsy, has buck teeth, and has a voice that sounds like a bullfrog being squeezed by a boa constrictor. She doesn't mind. Her grandmother has always told her to walk proud, smile big, and sing loud, and she takes that advice to heart. But then Molly Lou has to start in a new school. A horrible bully picks on her on the very first day, but Molly Lou Melon knows just what to do about that. |
| articles about technology in the classroom: Adaptive Educational Technologies for Literacy Instruction Scott A. Crossley, Danielle S. McNamara, 2016-06-17 While current educational technologies have the potential to fundamentally enhance literacy education, many of these tools remain unknown to or unused by today’s practitioners due to a lack of access and support. Adaptive Educational Technologies for Literacy Instruction presents actionable information to educators, administrators, and researchers about available educational technologies that provide adaptive, personalized literacy instruction to students of all ages. These accessible, comprehensive chapters, written by leading researchers who have developed systems and strategies for classrooms, introduce effective technologies for reading comprehension and writing skills. |
| articles about technology in the classroom: Oversold and Underused Larry CUBAN, 2009-06-30 Impelled by a demand for increasing American strength in the new global economy, many educators, public officials, business leaders, and parents argue that school computers and Internet access will improve academic learning and prepare students for an information-based workplace. But just how valid is this argument? In Oversold and Underused, one of the most respected voices in American education argues that when teachers are not given a say in how the technology might reshape schools, computers are merely souped-up typewriters and classrooms continue to run much as they did a generation ago. In his studies of early childhood, high school, and university classrooms in Silicon Valley, Larry Cuban found that students and teachers use the new technologies far less in the classroom than they do at home, and that teachers who use computers for instruction do so infrequently and unimaginatively. Cuban points out that historical and organizational economic contexts influence how teachers use technical innovations. Computers can be useful when teachers sufficiently understand the technology themselves, believe it will enhance learning, and have the power to shape their own curricula. But these conditions can't be met without a broader and deeper commitment to public education beyond preparing workers. More attention, Cuban says, needs to be paid to the civic and social goals of schooling, goals that make the question of how many computers are in classrooms trivial. |
| articles about technology in the classroom: The Role of Technology in Improving K-12 School Safety Heather L. Schwartz, Rajeev Ramchand, Dionne Barnes-Proby, Sean Grant, Brian A. Jackson, Kristin Leuschner, Mauri Matsuda, Jessica M. Saunders, 2016 The report categorizes school safety technologies, summarizes research on school violence, presents six case studies of innovative technologies, and summarizes experts' views of technologies and safety problems and their rankings of technology needs. |
| articles about technology in the classroom: The Knowledge Gap Natalie Wexler, 2020-08-04 “Essential reading for teachers, education administrators, and policymakers alike.” —STARRED Library Journal The untold story of the root cause of America's education crisis It was only after years within the education reform movement that Natalie Wexler stumbled across a hidden explanation for our country's frustrating lack of progress when it comes to providing every child with a quality education. The problem wasn't one of the usual scapegoats: lazy teachers, shoddy facilities, lack of accountability. It was something no one was talking about: the elementary school curriculum's intense focus on decontextualized reading comprehension skills at the expense of actual knowledge. In the tradition of Dale Russakoff's The Prize and Dana Goldstein's The Teacher Wars, Wexler brings together history, research, and compelling characters to pull back the curtain on this fundamental flaw in our education system--one that fellow reformers, journalists, and policymakers have long overlooked, and of which the general public, including many parents, remains unaware. But The Knowledge Gap isn't just a story of what schools have gotten so wrong--it also follows innovative educators who are in the process of shedding their deeply ingrained habits, and describes the rewards that have come along: students who are not only excited to learn but are also acquiring the knowledge and vocabulary that will enable them to succeed. If we truly want to fix our education system and unlock the potential of our neediest children, we have no choice but to pay attention. |
| articles about technology in the classroom: Tap, Click, Read Lisa Guernsey, Michael H. Levine, 2015-08-14 A guide to promoting literacy in the digital age With young children gaining access to a dizzying array of games, videos, and other digital media, will they ever learn to read? The answer is yes—if they are surrounded by adults who know how to help and if they are introduced to media designed to promote literacy, instead of undermining it. Tap, Click, Read gives educators and parents the tools and information they need to help children grow into strong, passionate readers who are skilled at using media and technology of all kinds—print, digital, and everything in between. In Tap, Click, Read authors Lisa Guernsey and Michael H. Levine envision a future that is human-centered first and tech-assisted second. They document how educators and parents can lead a new path to a place they call 'Readialand'—a literacy-rich world that marries reading and digital media to bring knowledge, skills, and critical thinking to all of our children. This approach is driven by the urgent need for low-income children and parents to have access to the same 21st-century literacy opportunities already at the fingertips of today's affluent families.With stories from homes, classrooms and cutting edge tech labs, plus accessible translation of new research and compelling videos, Guernsey and Levine help educators, parents, and America's leaders tackle the questions that arise as digital media plays a larger and larger role in children's lives, starting in their very first years of life. Tap, Click, Read includes an analysis of the exploding app marketplace and provides useful information on new review sites and valuable curation tools. It shows what to avoid and what to demand in today's apps and e-books—as well as what to seek in community preschools, elementary schools and libraries. Peppered with the latest research from fields as diverse as neuroscience and behavioral economics and richly documented examples of best practices from schools and early childhood programs around the country, Tap, Click, Read will show you how to: Promote the adult-child interactions that help kids grow into strong readers Learn how to use digital media to build a foundation for reading and success Discover new tools that open up avenues for creativity, critical thinking, and knowledge-building that today's children need The book's accompanying website keeps you updated on new research and provides vital resources to help parents, schools and community organizations. |
| articles about technology in the classroom: Computers as Mindtools for Schools David H. Jonassen, 2000 This book provides a thorough explanation of MindtoolsM197>alternative ways of using computer applications to engage learners in constructive, higher-order thinking about specific areas of study. It presents a rationale for using these tools, discusses individual Mindtools and their use, and suggests effective ways to teach with each Mindtool. Weaves a critical thinking framework throughout the text. Expands coverage of systems modeling tools with new sections on analysis and reasoning. Adds an entirely new section of the book, which includes chapters on intentional information searching via Internet and visualization tools. For educators and school administrators. |
| articles about technology in the classroom: Technology in School Classrooms James G. Cibulka, Bruce S. Cooper, 2017-12-31 This book provides an excellent analysis of whether and how digital technologies can transform teaching and learning in classroom settings. The authors collectively provide a multi-dimensional perspective on how and under what conditions technology can be productively employed by teachers to more effectively meet the challenges presented by a rapidly evolving world. |
| articles about technology in the classroom: Experiential Learning David A. Kolb, 2015 Experiential learning is a powerful and proven approach to teaching and learning that is based on one incontrovertible reality: people learn best through experience. Now, in this extensively updated book, David A. Kolb offers a systematic and up-to-date statement of the theory of experiential learning and its modern applications to education, work, and adult development. Experiential Learning, Second Edition builds on the intellectual origins of experiential learning as defined by figures such as John Dewey, Kurt Lewin, Jean Piaget, and L.S. Vygotsky, while also reflecting three full decades of research and practice since the classic first edition. Kolb models the underlying structures of the learning process based on the latest insights in psychology, philosophy, and physiology. Building on his comprehensive structural model, he offers an exceptionally useful typology of individual learning styles and corresponding structures of knowledge in different academic disciplines and careers. Kolb also applies experiential learning to higher education and lifelong learning, especially with regard to adult education. This edition reviews recent applications and uses of experiential learning, updates Kolb's framework to address the current organizational and educational landscape, and features current examples of experiential learning both in the field and in the classroom. It will be an indispensable resource for everyone who wants to promote more effective learning: in higher education, training, organizational development, lifelong learning environments, and online. |
| articles about technology in the classroom: Teachers and Machines Larry Cuban, 1986 “Will undoubtedly be cited in the future as the major source on the history of technology and teaching in the classroom.” —History of Education Quarterly “Through Cuban’s work we can develop an understanding for how teachers define their jobs in ways that outside innovators have never appreciated. His work thus contributes a much needed vision from within.” —Educational Policy |
| articles about technology in the classroom: Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology David Jonassen, Michael J. Spector, Marcy Driscoll, M. David Merrill, Jeroen van Merrienboer, Marcy P. Driscoll, 2008-09-25 First Published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. |
| articles about technology in the classroom: Distracted James M. Lang, 2020-10-20 Keeping students focused can be difficult in a world filled with distractions—which is why a renowned educator created a scientific solution to one of every teacher's biggest problems. Why is it so hard to get students to pay attention? Conventional wisdom blames iPhones, insisting that access to technology has ruined students' ability to focus. The logical response is to ban electronics in class. But acclaimed educator James M. Lang argues that this solution obscures a deeper problem: how we teach is often at odds with how students learn. Classrooms are designed to force students into long periods of intense focus, but emerging science reveals that the brain is wired for distraction. We learn best when able to actively seek and synthesize new information. In Distracted, Lang rethinks the practice of teaching, revealing how educators can structure their classrooms less as distraction-free zones and more as environments where they can actively cultivate their students' attention. Brimming with ideas and grounded in new research, Distracted offers an innovative plan for the most important lesson of all: how to learn. |
| articles about technology in the classroom: Building Online Learning Communities Rena M. Palloff, Keith Pratt, 2009-12-30 Building Online Learning Communities further explores the development of virtual classroom environments that foster a sense of community and empower students to take charge of their learning to successfully achieve learning outcomes. This is the second edition of the groundbreaking book by Rena Palloff and Keith Pratt and has been completely updated and expanded to include the most current information on effective online course development and delivery. A practical, hands-on guide, this resource is filled with illustrative case studies, vignettes, and examples from a wide variety of successful online courses. The authors offer proven strategies for handling challenges that include: Engaging students in the formation of an online learning community. Establishing a sense of presence online. Maximizing participation. Developing effective courses that include collaboration and reflection. Assessing student performance. Written for faculty in any distance learning environment, this revised edition is based on the authors many years of work in faculty development for online teaching as well as their extensive personal experience as faculty in online distance education. Rena M. Palloff and Keith Pratt share insights designed to guide readers through the steps of online course design and delivery. |
| articles about technology in the classroom: Integrating Technology Sarah Gilmore, Katierose Deos, 2020-03-10 What is the role of technology in education? If we are going to use technology in meaningful and effective ways, then we need to shift our focus from the whatof the tools to the howand the why. Whatever technology you have, it can be integrated in a way that enhances teaching and learning. By taking an integrated approach to technology, you put student learning at the center as its purpose. Effective technology integration isn't about what you have, it's about how you use it. And how you use it depends on so much more than just curriculum, or just devices, or just pedagogy. It depends on having a purpose-based and student-centered approach to integrating all aspects of technology in learning. Sarah Gilmore and Katierose Deos outline six key elements-purpose, mindset, pedagogy, curriculum, resources and infrastructure, and leadership-that have an influence on the effectiveness of technology integration. Each chapter is clearly organized to focus on these elements in detail, presenting a vision for why they matter, how they connect, and how you can take steps to develop effective technology integration within your practice or your school. Integrating Technologyprovides practical ideas, advice, and examples that offer concrete support to help teachers and administrators plan for, scaffold, and use the technology they have for the benefit of student learning. There is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to technology integration. Wherever you are in the world and whatever your role is, you can harness the power of technology to make teaching and learning more meaningful, relevant, and effective. Let Integrating Technologybe your guide and start making effective technology integration a reality in your school community. |
| articles about technology in the classroom: National Educational Technology Standards for Students International Society for Technology in Education, 2007 This booklet includes the full text of the ISTE Standards for Students, along with the Essential Conditions, profiles and scenarios. |
| articles about technology in the classroom: IEA International Computer and Information Literacy Study 2018 Assessment Framework Julian Fraillon, John Ainley, Wolfram Schulz, Daniel Duckworth, Tim Friedman, 2019-07-02 This open access book presents the assessment framework for IEA’s International Computer an Information Literacy Study (ICILS) 2018, which is designed to assess how well students are prepared for study, work and life in a digital world. The study measures international differences in students’ computer and information literacy (CIL): their ability to use computers to investigate, create, participate and communicate at home, at school, in the workplace and in the community. Participating countries also have an option for their students to complete an assessment of computational thinking (CT). The ICILS assessment framework articulates the basic structure of the study, providing a description of the field and the constructs to be measured. This book outlines the design and content of the measurement instruments, sets down the rationale for those designs, and describes how measures generated by those instruments relate to the constructs. Hypothesized relations between constructs provide the foundation for some of the analyses that follow. Above all, the framework links ICILS to other similar research, enabling the contents of this assessment framework to combine theory and practice in an explication of both the ‘what’ and the ‘how’ of ICILS. |
| articles about technology in the classroom: Technology & Teacher Education Howard D. Mehlinger, Susan M. Powers, 2002 Technology and Teacher Education is a guide of invaluable resources and information for faculty to use on-the-job. This text helps instructors by discussing how technology impacts learning, changes teacher education programs, and affects the instructor's role in delivering instruction. |
| articles about technology in the classroom: Teaching and Digital Technologies Michael Henderson, Geoff Romeo, 2016-01-08 Teaching and Digital Technologies: Big Issues and Critical Questions helps both pre-service and in-service teachers to critically question and evaluate the reasons for using digital technology in the classroom. Unlike other resources that show how to use specific technologies – and quickly become outdated, this text empowers the reader to understand why they should (or should not) use digital technologies, when it is appropriate (or not), and the implications arising from these decisions. The text directly engages with policy, the Australian Curriculum, pedagogy, learning and wider issues of equity, access, generational stereotypes and professional learning. The contributors to the book are notable figures from across a broad range of Australian universities, giving the text a unique relevance to Australian education while retaining its universal appeal. Teaching and Digital Technologies is an essential contemporary resource for early childhood, primary and secondary pre-service and in-service teachers in both local and international education environments. |
| articles about technology in the classroom: Literacy for Learning Ontario. Ministry of Education, Aubut, Réjean, Ontario. Expert Panel on Literacy in Grades 4 to 6, 2004 |
| articles about technology in the classroom: Intentional Tech Derek Bruff, 2019 Introduction -- Times for telling -- Practice and feedback -- Thin slices of learning -- Knowledge organizations -- Multimodal assignments -- Learning communities -- Authentic audiences -- Conclusion. |
| articles about technology in the classroom: Ubiquitous Computing in Education Mark van't Hooft, Karen Swan, 2007 Digital technology has radically altered the way in which we live and work, but has not had a substantial impact on education. Ubiquitous Computing in Education explores the educational potential of ubiquitous computing initiatives that make digital tools available to students and teachers. Combining theory, research, and practice, this volume paints a broad picture of the field of ubiquitous computing in education, which focuses on the availability of digital tools for teachers and students to use anywhere and anytime to support teaching and learning. The book illustrates how to use theory and research to enhance technology integration, teaching practices, and student achievement. The significance of ubiquitous computing for teaching and learning is highlighted, as the text discusses why it is important, what it looks like, what the research tells us about it, and how ubiquitous computing can work in different types of learning environments today and in years to come. This book is of interest to researchers and graduate students in educational technology, as well as teachers, administrators, policymakers, and industry leaders who can use the text to make essential decisions related to their respective roles in education. |
Using Digital Technology to Improve Learning: Evidence …
how to integrate digital technology in their pedagogy. To frame this research, we have adopted the typology of technology uses in education identified by Luckin and colleagues (2012), that of …
The Positive Effects of Technology on Teaching and Student ... - ed
Many studies have shown the advantages of using technology in classroom instruction. Technology can be used as a tool for establishing meaningful projects to engage students in …
Challenges and solutions when using technologies in the classroom …
Many school districts are showing support for increased levels of technology in the classroom by providing hardware such as tablets and computers, enhancing internet connectivity, and …
THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION ON STUDENT …
technology provides real-world examples of the impact on student learning outcomes. These case studies highlight the strategies employed, the obstacles overcome, and the measurable
Teachers’ use of technology to - National Literacy Trust
the potential for technology to support children [s learning. The majority considered the ability to engage (86.8%) and enable (66.7%) pupils to be the principal benefits of using technology in …
Use of Educational Technology for Instruction in Public Schools: …
The NETP is a national plan for using technology to improve learning. It focuses on using technology to change how children are taught in order to provide greater access to high quality …
The Effects Of Technology On Student Motivation And …
By adding technology into the classroom, teachers can utilize this technology to differentiate instruction, motivate students, and include all skill levels. The purpose of this study was to: 1) …
Implementing Educational Technology in the Classroom to …
Digital educational technology involves educational applications (Delgado et al., 2015) and has three functions: 1) technology as a tutor (computers provide instructions and direct users); 2) …
New global data reveal education technology s impact on learning
The promise of technology in the classroom is great: enabling personalized, mastery-based learning; saving teacher time; and equipping students with the digital skills they will need for …
Technology in Teacher Education: Student Perceptions of …
Due to the increased use of technology in the classroom, knowledge of technology has become increasingly important in teacher education programs (Ebersole, 2019). Baran (2014) …
A Study on The Positives and Negatives of Using Technology In The Classroom
As the growth of technology application in the classroom continues to grow, educators and researchers speculate as to how effective the use of assistive technology, and educational …
The Effectiveness of Education Technology for Enhancing Reading ...
Abstract. The present review examines research on the effects of technology use on reading achievement in K-12 classrooms. Unlike previous reviews, this review applies consistent …
IMPACTS OF TECHNOLOGY USE ON CHILDREN: EXPLORING …
Given the ubiquity of technology in today’s society and the importance of this issue for policy and practice, it is essential to understand the impacts of technology use on the developing brains …
Overcoming Barriers to Classroom Technology Integration
technology into the classroom. Understanding both the reasons teachers may be reluctant to incorporate technology and ways to address their concerns can only add to the learning …
Use of Educational Technology for Instruction in Public Schools: …
Fourteen percent strongly agreed that other priorities in classes limited the use of technology for teaching and learning in their classrooms. As shown in table A-9, schools reported on a variety …
Technology in the Classroom: Helpful or Harmful? | Education
Technology in the Classroom: Helpful or Harmful? Kids gravitate towards technology—if your child heads straight for the video games or Facebook after school, you know what we’re talking about.
1:1 Technology and its Effect on Student Academic Achievement …
This study examined whether 1:1 Technology does in fact increase student academic achievement and increase motivation in students to learn. One of the main items that No Child …
Technology in the Classroom: a Tool or a Drag - CORE
The use of technology in the classroom allows teachers to make a smooth shift into individualized instruction but not all teachers and students feel this way. This article will explore if technology …
Revisiting the Early Use of Technology: A Critical Shift from “How ...
children’s use of technology related to emergent literacy, mathematical learning, touchpads and tablets, and computer gaming more in detail be-low to provide guidance on integrat-ing …
The Misuse of Technology in the Modern Classroom and a …
Educators rely on classroom technology to efficiently deliver knowledge to the learners. The project aims to convey ways in which the technology has been misused, examine challenges in …
Using Digital Technology to Improve Learning: Evidence Review
how to integrate digital technology in their pedagogy. To frame this research, we have adopted the typology of technology uses in education identified by Luckin and colleagues (2012), that of learning: from experts, with others, through making, through exploring, through inquiry, through practising, from assessment, and in and across settings.
The Positive Effects of Technology on Teaching and Student ... - ed
Many studies have shown the advantages of using technology in classroom instruction. Technology can be used as a tool for establishing meaningful projects to engage students in critical thinking and problem solving.
Challenges and solutions when using technologies in the classroom …
Many school districts are showing support for increased levels of technology in the classroom by providing hardware such as tablets and computers, enhancing internet connectivity, and implementing programs designed to improve computer literacy for both teachers and students.
THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION ON STUDENT …
technology provides real-world examples of the impact on student learning outcomes. These case studies highlight the strategies employed, the obstacles overcome, and the measurable
Teachers’ use of technology to - National Literacy Trust
the potential for technology to support children [s learning. The majority considered the ability to engage (86.8%) and enable (66.7%) pupils to be the principal benefits of using technology in the classroom. Technology was seen by most respondents to have a positive impact on reluctant
Use of Educational Technology for Instruction in Public Schools: …
The NETP is a national plan for using technology to improve learning. It focuses on using technology to change how children are taught in order to provide greater access to high quality education. The growing use of technology affects the education of students both in …
The Effects Of Technology On Student Motivation And …
By adding technology into the classroom, teachers can utilize this technology to differentiate instruction, motivate students, and include all skill levels. The purpose of this study was to: 1) find out students’ perceptions of the use of technology in their classroom-based instruction; and 2) to describe current use of general
Implementing Educational Technology in the Classroom to Teach …
Digital educational technology involves educational applications (Delgado et al., 2015) and has three functions: 1) technology as a tutor (computers provide instructions and direct users); 2) technology as a teaching tool; 3) technology as a learning tool (Stosic, 2015). In using educational technology, we have to
New global data reveal education technology s impact on learning
The promise of technology in the classroom is great: enabling personalized, mastery-based learning; saving teacher time; and equipping students with the digital skills they will need for 21st-century careers.1 Indeed, controlled pilot studies have shown meaningful improvements in student outcomes through personalized blended learning.2 During th...
Technology in Teacher Education: Student Perceptions of …
Due to the increased use of technology in the classroom, knowledge of technology has become increasingly important in teacher education programs (Ebersole, 2019). Baran (2014) conducted a literature review regarding integration of mobile learning.
A Study on The Positives and Negatives of Using Technology In The Classroom
As the growth of technology application in the classroom continues to grow, educators and researchers speculate as to how effective the use of assistive technology, and educational technology aids are.
The Effectiveness of Education Technology for Enhancing …
Abstract. The present review examines research on the effects of technology use on reading achievement in K-12 classrooms. Unlike previous reviews, this review applies consistent inclusion standards to focus on studies that met high methodological standards.
IMPACTS OF TECHNOLOGY USE ON CHILDREN: …
Given the ubiquity of technology in today’s society and the importance of this issue for policy and practice, it is essential to understand the impacts of technology use on the developing brains and bodies of children in the 21st century in order to guide policy delineating safe and effective use.
Overcoming Barriers to Classroom Technology Integration
technology into the classroom. Understanding both the reasons teachers may be reluctant to incorporate technology and ways to address their concerns can only add to the learning environment and profession-alism within K-12 schools. This article summarizes the barriers commonly experienced by teachers regarding the integration of technology into ...
Use of Educational Technology for Instruction in Public Schools: …
Fourteen percent strongly agreed that other priorities in classes limited the use of technology for teaching and learning in their classrooms. As shown in table A-9, schools reported on a variety of challenges for teachers in using technology for teaching and learning in the school.
Technology in the Classroom: Helpful or Harmful? | Education
Technology in the Classroom: Helpful or Harmful? Kids gravitate towards technology—if your child heads straight for the video games or Facebook after school, you know what we’re talking about.
1:1 Technology and its Effect on Student Academic Achievement …
This study examined whether 1:1 Technology does in fact increase student academic achievement and increase motivation in students to learn. One of the main items that No Child Left Behind set out to accomplish was to diminish the digital divide between socioeconomic class and race of students.
Technology in the Classroom: a Tool or a Drag - CORE
The use of technology in the classroom allows teachers to make a smooth shift into individualized instruction but not all teachers and students feel this way. This article will explore if technology is actually a great learning tool or a hindrance/drag to teachers and learners. Keywords: Technology, education, classroom technology Introduction
Revisiting the Early Use of Technology: A Critical Shift from “How ...
children’s use of technology related to emergent literacy, mathematical learning, touchpads and tablets, and computer gaming more in detail be-low to provide guidance on integrat-ing technology into early childhood classrooms. Emergent Literacy The use of technology to teach emergent literacy has been supported through several studies. One study
The Misuse of Technology in the Modern Classroom and a Guide …
Educators rely on classroom technology to efficiently deliver knowledge to the learners. The project aims to convey ways in which the technology has been misused, examine challenges in the proper use of technology, and provides a solution guide.
