2. Technology in Education
Technology is being used in
classrooms to meet the needs of all
students. It is being used to
improve the effectiveness and the
efficiency of the educational
experiences of both students and
teachers.
Courville, 2011
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3. Technology Past
Technology has always been an
important part of education.
Educators have used the
resources that were available to
them to meet the needs of students.
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4. Technology Past
With the invention of the
microcomputer, a new era of
educational technology began to
unfold. Educational technology
has provided educators with an
endless possibility of tools that
they can use to enhance their
teaching.
Fogle, 2007
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5. Technology Past and Present
The following website gives a
timeline of the invention of
technology.
http://timerime.com/en/timeline/404586/Technology+in+Education+Over+the+Past+60+Years/
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6. Technology Present
Classrooms that used to be
comprised of chalk boards are
currently made up of white
boards and Smart Boards.
Instead of the use of projectors
with slides, teachers and using
LCD projectors.
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7. Technology Present
Three types of technology are now
available to facilitate distance
education.
Computer Assisted Education
Audio/Video-Mediated Education
Computer-mediated education
(Raymond III, 2000)
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8. Technology Future
“In order to be effective, schools will
have to incorporate digital literacy.
Computers will provide teachers with
the opportunity to produce learning
materials on demand.” This was stated
in 2004 and teachers now have
materials at their fingertips because of
technology.
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Stitt, 2004
9. Technology Future
“We must view the coming changes,
and they will be massive, from the
perspective that technology provides
access to learning but does not control
it; that technologies are not the content
of education rather, they provide a
cornucopia of tools for learning.”
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Hutinger
10. Technology Future
• Is this what technology will look like
in the future?
http://youtu.be/40tS8A-SJ6c
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11. Resources
Computers of the future. (n.d.). Retrieved September 29, 2011, from You
Tube: http://youtu.be/40tS8A-SJ6c
Courville, K. (2011). Technology and it's use in education: present role's
future prospects. Baton Rouge, LA: Online Submission.
Fogle, E. (2007, Summer). Educational technology: past and present.
Retrieved September 28, 2011, from Writing.Com:
http://www.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/1294696-Educational-
Technology-Past-and-Present
Hoppinger. (2010). Retrieved September 28, 2011, from Time:
http://timerime.com/en/timeline/404586/Technology+in+Education+Over+th
e+Past+60+Years/
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12. Resources
Hutinger, P. (n.d.). Technology in education: what will the future bring?
Retrieved September 28, 2011, from
http://www.wiu.edu/thecenter/articles/teched.html
Raymond III, F. B. (2000). Delivering distance education through technology: a
pioneer's experience. Campus Wide Information Systems , 49-55.
Stitt, J. (2004, March 22). 21st Century skills, the future of technology and
education. Retrieved September 28, 2011, from WTN News:
http://wtnnews.com/articles/685/
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