2. Technology Goals
Help students achieve high
standards
Provide challenging learning
opportunities
Teachers must work together in
schools
3. Goals of Education
Involvement with authentic
challenging tasks
New roles for students and
teachers
Learning both in the classroom
and beyond the school walls
4. Technology Applications
To support the acquisition of
higher order skills by all students
Word processors
Spreadsheets
Hypermedia
5. Authentic Technology
Prepares them for effective
functioning in the real world
Students work on complex tasks
that resemble non-school settings
It involves multiple disciplines in a
variety of complex task
6. Authentic Technology
Students designing a city
Students developing a business
plan
Students designing a school
playground
Projects are complex and
meaningful
7. Positive Effects of Technology
It supports students thinking
process
It allows students to acquire
problem-solving skills.
Students experience positive
effects on achievement in all major
subject areas
8. Positive Effects of Technology
Students are actively involved in
their learning
It stimulates motivation and self-
esteem
Students are motivated to do their
work and are more interested in
class activities
9. Positive Effects of Technology
Students like their classes more
and develop more positive
attitudes
Technology promotes
collaboration among peers
Technology-based projects
promote higher level thinking
10. References
Effect of Technology on Classrooms and Students. (n.d.). Retrieved January
27, 2012, from
www2.ed.gov/pubs/EdReformStudies/EdTech/effectsstudents.html:
http://www2.ed.gov/pubs/EdReformStudies/EdTech/effectsstudent
s.html
Kulik, J. A. (2003, May). Effects of Using Intructional Technology in
Elementary and Secondary Schools. Retrieved January 27, 2012, from
www.sri.com/policy/csted/.../it/Kulik_ITinK-
12_Main_Report.pdfSimilar:
http://www.sri.com/policy/csted/reports/sandt/it/Kulik_ITinK-
12_Main_Report.pdf
Schacter, J. (1999). The Impact of Education Technology on Student
Acheivement. Retrieved January 27, 2012, from
www.mff.org/pubs/ME161.pdfSimilar:
http://www.mff.org/pubs/ME161.pdf
