1. Computers in Education
Week 8

2. What is the Perfect Classroom?
Clean white wall in front of the room
Show video clips
Project an computer screen image
Write with special pens
Touch sensitive
Printing abilities
Networked to Student’s Device

3. Young Children Education needs to be visually stimulating
actively involved
Education starts at a very early age - 1 year
Programs to teach colors, ABC’s, math, even foreign languages stressing participatory learning

4. Young Children Learn at their own pace Turn abstract into concrete
money and stocks games
Slightly older children benefit from edutainment
Benefit - learning is FUN

5. Literacy Requirements for Education
SOL of public education has a literacy requirement for technology that is different for each grade level
Is there a computer literacy requirement at ODU?

6. High School and Beyond Intelligent tutoring programs
adapts based upon student responses
Computer based tutorial
Computer Simulations
Simulation games

7. High School and College
Research
Web searching
Distance Learning
Two way - IRI at ODU
Virtual University

8. Administrative Uses Instructors testing maintain grades
develop lesson plans
create homework assignments
research

9. Admin Uses (cont) Schools maintain student records
assign students to classes and rooms
pay employees

10. Admin Uses (cont) Research studies
Track students to determine graduation rates, job offers
And student performance and attitudes to improve the education process
Provide information for accountability reporting

11. Admin Uses (cont) Marketing Web sites CD-ROM tours Virtual reality
Advertisements

12. Additional Uses by Students
Application software
Storage of information
Instrument of research
On-line applications
Homework help
Plagiarism???

13. Uses by Parents Monitor students courses, professors, activities, etc.
Research tool to pick a university

14. Education Outside of the Classroom
Educational tools disguised as games
Reference material presented in video
pictorial atlas
body works

15. Advantages of Computers in Education
Accelerated learning due to tools and improved interest
High quality documents
Research is facilitated
Improved monitoring of students
Remote education

16. Disadvantages Inability of schools to keep pace with technology
Instructor/student involvement diminished
Haves and Have Nots again
Maintenance of machines
Promotes laziness?