2. Technology for Teaching and Learning13
Technology for Teaching and Learning

3. Describe the current status of technology use in education.
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4. Technology for Teaching and Learning
Technology has changed all aspects of society, including education
Instructional technology is the application of technology to enhance teaching, learning, and assessment

5. What technology skills do you think you need to improve before becoming a teacher?
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6. Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age
Technology is used at every level of education
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7. Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age
Technology should be used to help students meet course learning objectives
The International Society for Technology in Education standards identify technology skills teachers will need

8. How has technology made your educational experience different from that of your parents?
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9. Assessing Current Practice
Wide variation in access to technology between schools, primarily due to cost
School funding may be unequal between districts in some states
Teachers have differences in technology skills
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10. Assessing Current Practice
Teaching styles and subject area are also factors
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11. Adapting to the Situation
If you have few technology resources,
design group activities
use home computer for research and planning
investigate grants or community support
If unfamiliar resources are available,
ask others to help you learn skills
research online for help
practice on your own
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12. Adapting to the Situation
Share technology knowledge with others
Form study groups
Use one-on-one support exchanges
Use the school’s technology resource person

13. Technology: Making Learning More Accessible
Technology overcomes some barriers to learning
Teachers and students don’t need to be in the same classroom for learning to take place
Students with disabilities may be able to participate more fully

14. Expanding Classroom Walls
Technology has made distance education more widely available
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15. Expanding Classroom Walls
Online learning makes lessons available to students over the Internet
Students may
complete assignments
participate in discussion boards
take exams online
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16. Expanding Classroom Walls
Distance learning first gained popularity at the college/university levels
Students should make sure virtual schools are accredited
Some classes take place in real time, functioning like a traditional classroom
More often, students complete assignments on their own time
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17. Expanding Classroom Walls
Distance learning makes educational opportunities accessible to those who cannot physically attend a course
Distance education may not be right for all teachers or students
Students need computer equipment and skills, motivation, and self-discipline

18. Based on your knowledge and experience, would you recommend taking online courses? Why?
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19. Assistive Technology Modified keyboards Voice recognition software
Text-to-speech software
Handheld magnifier technology
Electronic computer texts
Spell and grammar checkers
Electronic organizers
Software for English Language Learners

20. Assess personal interest in and readiness for taking an online course.
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21. Technology: Providing Tools for Teachers
Many types of technology have multiple uses and applications
Planning
Teaching
Communicating
Managing information

22. Planning
The Internet offers websites and forums for sharing ideas and advice
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23. Planning Posted ideas can help spark creativity
Information from experts, governments, businesses, and industries are available immediately
Publishers make electronic teaching aids available to accompany textbooks
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24. Planning Software helps create lesson plans
Can be stored for future reference
Can be turned over to administrators
May be used as makeup work for absent students

25. Teaching
Technology
offers options for incorporating variety into lessons
integrates as many senses in learning as possible
provides teachers with resources to provide differentiated instruction

26. Interactive Whiteboards
Interactive whiteboards function like
dry-erase boards
screens for projection from computer programs
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27. Interactive Whiteboards
Tools include
graph paper backgrounds
pens
highlighters
Allows for interactivity and whole-class participation

28. Sight, Motion, and Sound
Electronic files of photos, drawings, diagrams, and videos can be found on the Internet to enhance lessons
Teacher-developed visuals can be effective tools
Audio files may include sounds and podcasts containing relevant information

29. How does technology help stimulate interest in the material you are learning?
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30. Simulated Experiences
Virtual experiences can be more accurate, less costly, and less time-consuming
May use video, art, or a combination
Bring students’ learning closer to the real world

31. Virtual Field Trips Virtual educational tours
May include related activities
Teachers should view the content beforehand
Include a follow-up discussion or activity

32. Communicating Teachers may have individual or class websites continued
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33. Communicating
May be used to post assignments, resources, announcements, and calendars
Some have blogs and an link
Most communication options are appropriate in certain circumstances
Sometimes, face-to-face contact is necessary

34. Managing Information Keeping track of data such as students’
grades
attendance
progress toward meeting goals
Develop a newsletter
Update classroom website

35. What type of technology have you used as a student that you would be sure to incorporate in your classes as a teacher?
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36. Link a plan for integrating technology into a lesson plan to the plan’s learning objectives.
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37. Technology: Enhancing Learning Opportunities
Technology updates quickly
Teachers must stay current to use technology effectively

38. Planning Technology-Based Activities
Technology activities are not automatically better, more appropriate, or more interesting
They require particularly careful planning
Start with easy applications and work toward more complicated uses to help you gain confidence
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39. Planning Technology-Based Activities
Teachers should emphasize
goals of the lesson
procedures students should follow
how much time students have
what students are to achieve
how students will be evaluated, including a model or example

40. Assessing Students’ Skills
Teachers must evaluate students’ technology knowledge and abilities, both as individuals and as a group
Pairing students with mixed experience may help them teach one another

41. Dealing with Technology Problems
Teachers should be prepared for glitches
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42. Dealing with Technology Problems
Keep backup paper copies
Learn to solve common computer problems
Use students’ expertise when difficulties arise

43. Evaluate online websites for teaching and learning.
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44. Guidelines for Student Use of Computers
Potential technology problems and issues include
safety and security
plagiarism and copyright issues

45. Safety and Security
Teachers should make frequent checks on the equipment
Many schools have acceptable use policies that students must sign
Internet safety, including
installing filters or blocking software
making sure students do not give out personal information

46. Plagiarism and Copyright Issues
Make sure students understand the concept of plagiarism
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47. Plagiarism and Copyright Issues
Well-known facts are considered common knowledge
Books, movies, and online material are covered by copyright laws
Explain how to give a credit in a paper
At the college level, plagiarism can result in expulsion
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48. Plagiarism and Copyright Issues
Teachers must obtain permission to copy copyrighted materials for students
The TEACH Act of 2002 allows some use of copyrighted material for educational purposes
Copyrighted works can be displayed in the classroom

49. Do you think most of your peers understand copyright and plagiarism issues? Do they understand the consequences?
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50. Research Activities Schools must teach students to
research using print and electronic resources
evaluate which electronic resources are accurate
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51. Research Activities
WebQuests are learning projects utilizing information from preselected websites
Emphasize higher-order thinking skills
Usually group activities in which each member takes on a specific role
WebQuests can be created or found on the Internet

52. Data Collection and Analysis
Technology makes it easy for children to collect data
Spreadsheet software helps organize the data and turn it into graphs, charts, or timelines

53. Using Visuals and Sound
Students are accustomed to using multimedia from simple to complex
Digital cameras and Webcams
Graphics programs
Audio files
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54. Communication Activities
Students might have keypals (electronic pen pals) in other countries
Discussion boards result in feedback
VoIP allows for collaboration between two classes in distant schools

55. Games and Simulations Games provide diverse ways to learn
Simulations offer virtual representation
May give students tasks that involve problem solving and decision making
May mimic real-life experiences

56. Do you think most video games serve an educational purpose
Do you think most video games serve an educational purpose? Why or why not?
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57. Technology changes how teaching and learning take place
Technology makes education more accessible
Teachers can use technology for planning, teaching, communicating, and managing
Technology-based activities can stimulate learning

58. An ____ school has passed a quality assessment, and credit earned generally qualify for graduation.
accredited
What should teachers make sure students know about technology-based activities?
goals of the lesson, procedures to follow, amount of time they have, what they are to achieve, how they will be evaluated
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59. What is plagiarism?
the use of someone else’s original words or ideas without giving that person credit
Name three ways of using visuals and sound when teaching.
digital cameras and webcams, graphics programs, audio files