1. Derived from Technology for the
School Librarian: Theory & Practice
Author:William O. Schereen
Prepared by: Chara Gill

2.  Motivating for Students and Teachers
 Provides Unique and Different Applications
 Supports Fresh New Approaches to
Instruction
 Helps Teachers More Productive

4.  Provide interactivity through a variety of
venues
 Student centered and self initiated
 Teachers can be the facilitator
 Instruction is often evaluated
 It is the center of learning

5.  Collaboration and team teaching
 Flexibility in scheduling
 Information literacy
 Integration of technology into the
curriculum

7. Advantages
 Enhanced critical thinking skills
 Change in paradigm
 Opens the door for other opportunities
 Prepares lifelong learners for careers
Disadvantages
 Expensive
 Frequent changes
 Compatibility Issues

8.  Use Productivity Software – Microsoft
Office, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access
 Use Games and Simulation- These are
popular with children: Oregon
Trail, MyWritingLab, MyMathLab
 Drill and Practice – Provides reinforcement
 Tutorials – Modern step by step
interactions to work concepts
independently

10.  Students pose a problem
 Research the problem
 Form a hypothesis
 Test their hypothesis
 Present the results of their problem solving
activity

11. Elementary students should use:
 Short reports
 Animated presentations
 Basic scientific research
 Library instruction (Information Literacy)
 Math drill and practice
 Reading software
Secondary students should use:
 Integration of technology across all disciplines
 Curriculum guides for course work
 Lessons through tutorials
 E-Books
 Cooperative learning projects