How is technology impacting the learning environment? By: Chris C., Waylon C, Leo R.

The Laptop Generation 6-year olds at Pettygate Junior School got own Laptops ~£1000 Pupil Motivation and Achievement increased School relationships improved Pupils treated Technology with respect National Research: standard of Work & Involvement rises with tech Midgley, Simon (2004, Aug 26). The laptop generation. Times Of London, p. 17. L. R.

The Laptop Generation  Norms Students acted with “Pride and Respect” towards laptops ; shows they are following rules that indicate how they are to behave  Motivation Student involvement is increasing because of interest  Secondary Group Kids socialize at Pettygate Junior School  Primary Group Kids socialize with their family Child Using A laptop. (2009). [Online Photograph]. Retrieved May 28 th, 2009 from L. R.

Back To School Guide  Elementary teacher, Mary Dean watches a presentation on the new tools being used in schools  KSU Educational Technology Training Center is training teachers about the “21 st centaury classroom” Reinolds, Chris. (2006, August 3). BACK-TO-SCHOOL GUIDE: Welcome to the 21st century: Educators use summer to pick up latest techniques, learn software. Atlanta Journal and Constitution, FS6. Retrieved March 29, 2009, from eLibrary Proquest. Christopher Chong A typical modern classroom contains tables, a projector and one electronic white board Technology based schools focus their curriculum around collaboration between students SMART Board Trolly. (2008). [Online photograph]. Retrieved May 26, 2009, from

 Education – as an evolving social institution  Socialization – evidence of how technology is affecting socialization of students  Motivation – students are motivated to learn with new kinds of technology  Self-esteem – Teachers feel more confident if they have useful kinds of technology Christopher Chong Smart Classroom. (2008). [Online photograph]. Retrieved May 27, 2009, from Back To School Guide

“Laptop for each pupil: West Bend among growing number of school districts testing technology-enhanced learning”  West Bend School District determined to give every student a laptop to increase the marks and attitudes towards the class.  Also, it is crucial that teachers are aware of what the students are looking at the same content.  Every public or private high school freshman in Stevens Point area will get a laptop for the school next year.  By giving students laptops or computerized technologies, it will increase students’ attitudes, attendance.  Students from Silverbrook Middle School participated to pilot program of one-to-one computing.  Amy Hetzner Milwaukee Journal Sentinel McClatchy - Tribune Business News

“Laptop for each pupil: West Bend among growing number of school districts testing technology-enhanced learning”  Social Institution (pp.1) – Social institution is where they help developing the school’s systems to meet the society’s needs.  Psychology (pp.11) – By giving laptops or some kind of portable technologies and using it in a classroom will make students feel more interested about class.  Research Methods (pp.6) – The school districts are testing on the universal laptop program to ensure that the students stays in the class and have more interests in the class.  Environment & Culture (pp.9) – The computers and technologies are starting to become our cultures, and getting into our environments.  Cognitive Process (whole pp.11) – The laptops can help the cognitive process of students by letting them going into the internet. By Waylon Chen

Young Students – Traditional vs. Tech-enhanced work  Objective To learn if technology positively impacts children’s ability to comprehend and recall information  Method Controlled experiment: 2 balanced groups, one using computers, one not  Conclusions Non-tech group outscored treatment group on almost every task However, increased interest is shown by treatment group Tancock, S M, & Segedy, J. (Fall 2004). A comparison of young children’s technology-enhanced and traditional responses to texts: an action research project. Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 19,1 p.58(8). Retrieved April 25 th, 2009 from Academic OneFile via Gale: L. R.

 Psychology Increased motivation is shown by treatment group  Sociology Treatment group socialized more with each other, helping each other  Hidden Curriculum Use of tech would allow it’s application outside of school Averatec 1050-EB1 (AV1050EB1). (2008). [Online Photograph]. Retrieved May 28 th, 2009 from Young Students – Traditional vs. Tech-enhanced work L. R.

Laptop computers and multimedia presentation software Objective:  To investigate how various multimedia learning software tools on laptops affects student achievement through school Method:  A controlled experiment was set up based around a class with exposure to laptops and a class without laptops Christopher Chong Siegle, D., & Foster, T. (Fall 2001). Laptop computers and multimedia and presentation software: Their effects on student achievement in anatomy and physiology. Journal of Research on Technology in Education., 34, 1. p.29(9). Retrieved April 14, 2009, from Academic OneFile via Gale. Dell-inspiron-laptops. (2008). [Online photograph]. Retrieved May 26, 2009, from Conclusion: Both laptop computers and multimedia software can enhance a student’s overall performance at school

 Features a social science inquire  Education as a social institution  Contrasting learning environments are explored  Motivation Christopher Chong Higher Education in Canada. (2009). [Online photograph]. Retrieved May 28, 2009, from Laptop computers and multimedia presentation software

 Objective: To make students recognize the positive and negative aspects of the technologies and get experience through interactions.  Method: The authors used instructional theory called “scaffolding”. The authors tested this theory by teaching the university students how to use tablet PCs.  Conclusion: Impression via interaction The students’ perceptions of technology depend on one’s first interaction with technology. By Waylon Chen Dickerson, Jeremy, Scott Williams, and J.B. Browning. "Scaffolding equals success in teaching tablet PCs.(Report)." The Technology Teacher 68.5 (Feb 2009): 16(5). Academic OneFile. Gale. Toronto District School Board. 29 Apr Scaffolding equals success in teaching tablet PCs

 Effective ways to teach students Scaffolding technique Some more other instructional theories  Hidden Curriculum By Waylon Chen

Survey Research: Technology  Objective To learn how technology has impacted the students in terms of education  Hypothesis We believe that technology has impacted the students in a positive manner The questions we were most interested in were questions 4, 5, and 8

This one is to see if the technology acts as a distraction Question 4:

This one is to see if the students feel comfortable with technology Question 5:

Security is one of the main concerns of the Information Age Question 8:

Conclusions  Many students were impacted positively by Technology  Although the use of cell phones and mp3’s in class might raise concerns