8 ways techn

1. 8 Ways Technology Is Improving
Education
Sarah Kessler
November 22, 2010

2. Contents
• Role of Technology in School

3. Role of Technology in School
• Technology is helping teachers to expand
beyond linear, text-based learning and to
engage students who learn best in other ways.
• A versatile learning tool that could change
how we demonstrate concepts, assign
projects and assess progress.

4. 8 Ways Technology Improves
Education

5. 1. Better Simulations and Models

6. 2. Global Learning

7. 3. Virtual Manipulatives

8. 4. Probes and Sensors
• Collecting real-time data through probes and
sensors has a wide range of educational
applications.

9. 5. More Efficient Assessment

10. 6. Storytelling and Multimedia

11. 7. E-books

12. 8. Epistemic Games

13. “Creative professionals learn innovative thinking
through training that is very different from
traditional academic classrooms because
innovative thinking means more than just
knowing the right answers on a test.”
- The Epistemic Games Group

14. Reference:
Kessler, Sarah. 2010. 8 ways technology can improve education.
http://mashable.com/2010/11/22/technology-in-education
(accessed Oct. 20 2012)