Technology Changing
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Technology is constantly changing around us everyday, tasks are becoming easier
and easier to operate. Such tasks are included in the educational system. Students of
today’s generations have grown up around computers, internet, mp3 players, video
games, etc and these students have developed a different sense of entertainment through
technology, i.e.-computers and of course the internet.
Teachers and school administration alike are/were finding it difficult to help
their students focus through out the school day because of their normal source of
entertainment through technology. Many educators and experts have developed and used
different sources of technology through out their class rooms and computer systems
through internet to help students learn in different methods of teaching them on a daily
basis.
In my opinion, these emerging technologies in the classroom are helping and
will help better educate the students of today’s generations.

Emerging Technologies in the
iTunes U
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Description: “itunes u” was created to manage, distribute
educational audio and video content for students for a
specific university as well as the broader Internet on
Apple’s itunes. Institutions are given their own iTunes U
site that makes use of Apple’s iTunes Store
infrastructure. The online service is without cost to those
uploading or downloading material. Content includes
course lectures from college and just recently grades k-
12, language lessons, lab demonstrations, sports
highlights and campus tours provided by many top
colleges and universities from the US, United Kingdom,
Australia, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand
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K-12 sub-portals within the iTunes U K-12 destination include:
The Florida Center for Instructional Technology, offering multimedia
content, resources for digital literacy, and professional development content;
Maine's Department of Education, which is also providing professional development
resources, digital content, and various educational resources;
Utah's Electronic High School, which includes a wealth of curriculum
resources, news for teachers, safety and counseling tips, and district-specific
resources;
Pennsylvania's Allegheny Intermediate Unit, a service and resource center for
Pennsylvania educators, which is providing school information, professional
development tools, and other content; and
Several individual New Jersey school and district sub-portals, including East Orange
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Mary Ann Wolf (executive director of SETDA) states “The idea of the
initiative, according to SETDA, is not only to bring state and district resources to
K-12 educators within their own states, but to provide nationwide and global
access to educational content, curricula, learning materials, news, best
practices, and other resources.
quot;This comprehensive collection of quality digital content offers teachers and
students a single location to access resources on topics from Florida history to
the Navajo language to nano technologies,quot; said Mary Ann Wolf, executive
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director of SETDA, in a statement released Tuesday at the NECC 2008
conference in Texas, where the initiative was unveiled. quot;Teachers can now
access these resources in real-time to support teaching and learning. The new
K-12 resources on iTunes U address the critical need to engage students
through technology-based resources in the core curriculum areas.quot;
Mike Flanagan, state superintendent of public schools for
Michigan. quot;MI Learning on iTunes U presents a unique
opportunity to engage students, teachers, and parents in
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new ways of learning. With the growth of mobile devices
and interactive media, we now have a variety of content
options that helps learning happen any time, anywhere, and
not just inside the classroom. That is true innovation.quot;

I believe iTunes U is an excellent
technology source for teachers and for
students. The possibilities are endless with
this program. An University can be made
easily on this program where the teacher
literally lectures his/her students, and the
may view this on their time. This allows for
a whole new level of learning and especially
online education. iTunes U also gives
students k-college extra help in certain
areas/subjects and then some. This is
definitely a new exciting resource for both
teachers and students to view
subjects, schools, and curriculum all over
the globe.

The SMART Board is an interactive whiteboard that can improve the way
students and instructors meet, teach, train and present. It combines the look
and feel of a regular whiteboard with the power of a computer so users can save
and print notes, collaborate on electronic documents, share information and run
multimedia materials. With this new electronic whiteboard, educators can e-
mail all notes to their students, or they can post notes as HTML files so that
others can view them from a Web browser.
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SMART Boards come equipped with
OptiPro, a new screen surface designed for
use with today's brighter, higher lumen
projectors. OptiPro reduces glare by
providing a crisp, clean image, even in
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addition, when combined with an LCD
panel or projector, the SMART Board
becomes a large, touch-sensitive screen.
Thus, users can rely on their fingers to
move between spreadsheets, word
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processing documents, CD-ROMs or Web
sites. The Board also features a pen tray
that allows users to write notes over

Being someone who has personally worked with the smart board both as a student and
a cadet teacher, I can say this board truly makes education interactive and fun. This
board allows s much such as class notes and e-mailing notes, internet, Microsoft office
presentations and more. This allows students and teachers to have fun and be more up
close to technology and interactive with their subjects in front of the whole class.

The Hotmath.com Web site provides
online tutorial assistance for students
struggling with their math homework. When
students are stuck on a particular
problem, they can go to the Hotmath.com
site and select their textbook and problem
number to begin a tutorial on their specific
problem. The site gives hints, asks
Socratic questions, uses graphs and
figures, and shows a step-by-step
description of the solution through to the
final answer. Students can use the site for
help on tough problems or to check their
work at home, while teachers can use the
site in class to demonstrate different
problem solutions.
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Hotmath.com offers math help for middle school
math all the way to college algebra
Specific math problem help using video aid to
help guide you step by step for specific math
problems in specific books.
24/7 math tutors
Workbooks, Games, practice tests
Step by step Math problems answers for over
140 text books
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In my opinion, Math is one of the hardest
subjects for schools for many students.
Personally I struggled to get A’s and B’s in
math, and when I was completing my
homework, I would get confused and never
have any help, hotmath.com is a great site to
understand and learn math outside the
classroom.
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iTunes U, SMART Board, Hotmath.com
are 3 technologies that I believe are
advancing technologies that help
students and teachers alike in education
in order to enhance learning into a
fun, and entertaining. These
Technologies are proof of how
technology is very useful, and is
constantly changing around us, and how
we learn. These technologies are truly
changing how we learn through
visual, hands-on, technology and
interaction through media.
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