I. Improving professional development sessions by ensuring they involve meaningful technology training that is implemented and allows sufficient time for teachers to work with technology.
II. Improving the evaluation of information systems by developing systems competently and judging their worth based on efficiency, effectiveness, and understanding using models that consider learner and environmental factors.
III. Increasing pre-service teachers' experience with technology by having them use common applications like word processing as well as web resources, organizing software, and multimedia tools in their classroom training.
2.
I. Improving Students Achievement
II. Better Professional Development
III. Evaluating Information Systems
IV. Getting Pre-Service Teachers Experience with
Technology
V. Examples of technology uses in classroom
VI. Sources
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3. Effectiveness of Nine Strategies
Category
Average Associated
Effect Size
Associated
Percentile Gain
Identifying similarities and
differences
1.61 45
Summarizing and note taking 1.00 34
Reinforcing effort and providing
recognition
.80 29
Homework and practice .77 28
Nonlinguistic representation .75 27
Cooperative learning .73 27
Setting goals and providing feedback .61 23
Generating and testing hypotheses .61 23
Cues, questions, and advance
organizers
.59 22
I. Improving Student Achievement
4.
First, insure Professional Development sessions involve
Technology and are implemented
Next, increase the time to work with technology and plan
meaningful development that isn’t just one shot
Finally access technology already in use
II. Improved Professional
Development
5.
Develop a system in a competent and professional
manner
Judge the systems true worth and value
Efficiency
Effectiveness
Understanding
Hughes Evaluation Model
Individual learners variables
Environmental variables
Technology variables
Context variables
Pedagogic variables
III. Evaluating Information
Systems
6. Table 5: Findings related to comfort level with technological applications.
Application M SD
Word processing 2.92 0.27
Web searching 2.88 0.33
Internet communication 2.81 0.49
Presentation software 2.73 0.53
Web designing 2.62 0.69
Drill-practice programs, tutorials 2.50 0.71
Spreadsheets 2.35 0.75
Hypermedia / Hypertext 2.00 0.85
Concept mapping tools 1.73 0.83
Database tools 1.69 0.74
Simulation tools 1.50 0.65
Web Quests 1.23 0.43
Video editing software 1.23 0.52
Note. Participants rated these items by using a 3-point Likert scale ranging from low (1) to high (5).
IV. Getting Pre-Service Teachers
Experience
7.
Word Processing Software
Microsoft Word
Works
Web Resources
Wiki
Zoho
Webinars
Podcasts
Organizing and brainstorming software
Data Collection Tools
Multimedia tools
PowerPoint
Movie Makers
V. Examples of Technology Uses
in Classrooms
These are strategies that can be used to improve student achievement. Lesson Plan creation can help and should include the following effective strategies. They should focus on strategies, available technologies, and focus on the unit. The following table talks about the percentage in score increase compared to the nine strategies.
What role do districts have in insuring that professional development sessions involving technology are implemented into the classrooms?
Increased time during professional development to work with technology.
Present information with student-centered instructional practices.
Plan meaningful professional development that isn’t just one shot.
Assess the types of technology that are already in use
Hirshheim and Smithson classify a continuum of approaches to the evaluation of information systems: ranging from what they call objective/rational to subjective/political approaches. The zones in the continuum are the following.
A survey was conducted to find out pre-service teachers’ background knowledge, experiences and perceptions about their preparation for technology integration at a university in the Middle East USA.
