...Sharon Lawrence EDU-225 June 23, 2013 Jeri Jorgenson-Zwibel Integrating Instructional Technology Education is an absolute in society to learn and to be successful in the work world. Instructional technology will give resources and processes that affect the learning capabilities of a student. Although the education of many different types of technology is apparent, the main teaching process is a combination of four main components, 1) management of the education 2) development of the education 3) resources for the education 4) and the learner to earn the education. These components are also known as educational technology, Instructional technology is a sub of educational technology. In desperate need of integrating instructional technology “points to the facts that teachers and students lack the necessary skills to access, process and use the information and the ideas” (Hannafin, 2001). “This is such a complex, integrated process involving people, procedures, ideas, devices, and organization, for analyzing problems and devising, implementing, evaluating, and managing solutions to those problems, involve in all aspects of learning” (Reiser & Ely, 1997). The need of integrating instructional technology and information is visible which can be a successful relationship that they nurture each other (Abdekraheem , 1997). Some characteristics of highly interactive and open learning systems are relevant and well designed for challenging activities of the learning environment...
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...Integrating Instructional Technology In one way or another, technology has become a part of our lives. No matter how we try, we can not get around it. With the integration of instructional technology being one of the fastest growing learning and innovative tool, it is the one tool that will help students gains the skills they need to be successful in this extremely complex technological world as we know it. Instructional technology offers many activities that can be used in the classroom. The internet is a healthy source for providing information. Through the use of the multimedia, it offers a wide variety of ways that is able to present both educational and entertaining information through computers and as part of collaboration, online tools can be used. The website is another way that instructional technology can be used. It provides a way of communication for students, parents, and teachers and can include vital information such as class syllabus, study questions, weekly assignments, weekly reading, links to other websites, as well as any other vital information (Melville, 2000). The internet can also be used to take the class on an adventurous field trip through the use of a virtual tour by accessing an exhibition online. Classes have the opportunity to observe and take part in an educational activity in real time by taking part in a web event such as using the chat room or streaming a video. This class activity also gives the students the chance to ask online...
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...Vera Goss EDU 225 Integrating Instructional Technology February 23, 2014 Integrating Instructional Technology Everyday teachers are faced with the task of integrating technology into their instruction. They want to make each and every lesson engaging as well as educational for their students. In the 21st century where technology rules, it is important to incorporate it as much as possible into whatever lesson they a teacher is teaching. In this paper, I will tell you how to integrate instruction technology into your classroom, give the pros and cons in using technology to facilitate learning and the difference between wired and wireless classrooms. The right technology has the ability to grab and hold the attention of children at any age. There are several ways to integrate instructional technology into the classroom. One way to integrate technology in the lesson is by using the SMARTBOARD. The SMARTBOARD gives a teacher access to the internet with a wide range of text, graphics, audios, videos and animation (p.242). It is also a tool that students can interact with. The SMARTBOARD has taken the 21st classroom to a whole new level. In the past and probably still present in some places today, the chalk board or dry erase boards are still being used. The smell from the markers is not good for all students and the chalkboards are very messy. The SMARTBOARDS are clean and there are no strong smells. The only down side to a SMARTBOARD is that the teacher will...
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...EDU-225 May 25, 2014 Instructor: Cicogna Integrating Instructional Technology Integrating instructional technology into the classroom can better pupil’s knowledge in both education and connection. My Comprehensive Classroom Technology Plan will include facts on how educators can use technology as an education implement. By special technology fluency I aim to use technology to increase informative chances, employ it to the courses and to build association and teamwork between my pupils. Integrating technology into the classroom will get pupils ready for general companionship and lifelong education proficiency. Standards will be set when starting the path of this expedition. As an educator my desire and individual posture toward technology will decide my pupil’s results in reaching their aim. My pupils will be stable working in a diversity of informative and instructional technology exercise and engaging together cooperative. Integration of technology into the classroom will support pupils in improvement of skills in art, science, reading, writing, math, etc. They will be able to see presentations, as well as today, those of their own in oral and non-oral ways. They will examine the use of a different digital media devices and technology materiel in develop these skills. Technology is more than hardware. Technology is also used for the designs and the environments that employ knowledge. Technology can also be used as any dependable approach...
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...range of assessment approaches using technology to gauge the achievement of students. Models of technology integration range from relatively passive uses (e.g., teachers reviewing a topic with a power point presentation) to more interactive, hands-on uses(e.g., students using word processing for student reports or calculators for mathematics problem solving, doing internet searches). Assessments tell us how well the students have learned what the teachers expect them to learn and teaching approaches ensure that the students have grasped the concept. So for this to occur, assessments and teaching must be aligned closely, then they strengthen each other. The critical factor is matching the teaching strategy with an appropriate assessment strategy. If a teacher does an exceptional job in assessment of her students but the teacher does not take the assessment into planning her next lessons then the assessments are a waste. Some of the assessment approaches I plan to use in my math class are rubrics, drill and practice software. I intend to use Rubrics to tell me which particular area my student is falling behind. The drill and practice software which I will be using during mock tests will give me an instant feedback, thus saving my time that would otherwise be spent in manual grading. This way I can give more attention to my students. have chosen the top ten list for integrating technology in mathematics as the subject and the technology is Google sketchup and Geometer's sketchpad...
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...Lisa Horace Edu 225 November 18, 2012 Ronald Clutter Integrating Instructional Technology Technology integration is the combination of all technology parts, such as hardware and software, together with each subject related area of curriculum to enhance learning. ( Shelly,B.G, Gunter,A.G, Gunter, E. R., 2012) In the 21st century, technology is making a great impact on our educational system. It challenges our students to think outside the box and at the same time improve on reading, researching, problem solving, communications and critical thinking skills which are imperative to the success of the student’s future. That is why in my opinion, it is imperative that we integrate technology in the classrooms successfully. There are so many different technologies that can be used for many different things in the classroom to help enhance the learning experience such as smart boards, digital media, computers, dvd’s , tutorials, apps, and the web just to name a few. However, to integrate these tools into the curriculum successfully, so that the students can get the best experience possible, I need to be properly trained. “There is growing interest in the integration of technology into the classroom. A range of initiatives have been launched to develop in service teacher training process that will strengthen this integration.” (Guzman,A.; Nussbaum, M. 2009) “Billions of dollars have been spent to bring computer technology into k-16 classrooms, since 1999, congress has devoted over...
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...EDU 225 Instructional Technology Benchmark Assessment and Rubric Targeted Essential Learning Students study and utilize a variety of technologies such as computer software and hardware and will develop a personal technology philosophy and classroom technology plan designed to enhance and shape their teaching skills and knowledge to better utilize emerging technology. (APTS 3, INTASC 6) Assessment Tool Selected 1) Comprehensive Classroom Technology Plan 2) Reflection Essay Specific Performance/Task(s) Select and implement appropriate technology and resources. (APTS 3.11) Select and use research-based strategies to engage learners. (APTS 3.12) Relevancy of Task to Teacher Candidate Demonstrate the effective use of technology to foster active inquiry, promote collaboration, and support interaction in the classroom. Assessment: Student Prompts/Teacher Directions Comprehensive Classroom Technology Plan (e-Portfolio Assignment) In Modules 2-6 you will be drafting the component parts of a Comprehensive Classroom Technology Plan for use in a 21st century classroom. The Comprehensive Classroom Technology Plan will include the sections listed below. Drafts of these sections will be submitted throughout the course for instructor feedback and will be revised for inclusion in the Benchmark Assessment, due in Module 7. A Reflection Essay will also be prepared to accompany the plan. The plan is composed of the following components: * Section One: Mission and Vision...
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...TECHNOLOGY IN CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT Introduction Technology can no longer be ignored at this point in time of our lives. Truly, technology is and has been incorporated into and has shaped our society. Technology affects numerous components and institutions of the society including education. Thereby, adult education is neither exempt nor immune to its effects. Integration and inclusion of technology to adult education facilitates learning within the adult learners rather than hindering it (Wang, 2011). However, inclusion and integration of technology into adult education has faced several challenges from the people involved in it to the institution that comprise such a sector of education. Most of the write-ups and research have been focused on the teacher who needs to have and/or be equipped with knowledge in technology as well as the acceptance and readiness of the adult students towards technology integration as well as on the digital division that technology might do to the society (Johnson, 2011; Langille, 2004; Kok, 2006). However, all of such challenges have been answered already or continuously answered wherein most scholars agreed that technology does have more beneficial effects than bad ones. Seldom focused on the curriculum development of the adult education wherein it is one of the vital factors to which the teachers and adult students have and are basing their pedagogies and learning. Curriculum comes from a Latin word currere which means to run but more...
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...WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO USE TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM By Karehka Ramey - http://www.useoftechnology.com/important-technology-classroom/ November 6, 2012 Why Is It Important To Use Technology In The Classroom Students interact with technology while off the campus, so integrating this technology into classrooms will simply make it very easy for them to learn. Teachers have to learn how to use latest new educational technology so that they also simplify the way they do their Job. Technology provides educators effective ways to teach and reach different types of students. Technology can also bond the relationship between teachers and their students. Because teachers will have to interact and guide students on how to use this technology, and it will also bring teachers closer to students, since these students can use technology platforms like Piazza.com to ask questions and get instant answers from their teachers. It is also important to incorporate modern technology in classrooms as a way of preparing students for the outside tech demanding jobs and tasks. Now every job will require some skills of technology, so it is very important to bring this technology in the classroom and to also incorporate it into the all educational curriculum. On the other hand technology is much cheaper than what we think. A basic text book can cost a student $100 and some time more. Through the use of free educational tools which allow students access academic information for free at a less cost...
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...teachers are curious and eager to learn how to infuse advanced technology and also develop an understanding of instructing with available technological tools such as wireless laptop technology (Marino, Sameshima, &ump; Beecher, 2009). The limitations are as follows: first, the amount of time available for the researcher to conduct this study, which may also limit the study’s scope to a smaller group of respondents. The other limitation is the researcher’s inability to assess the accurate amount of time teachers will spend using an online network. The next limitation is the location, a rural school system and not a suburban or urban school system because the system under review only has four schools. The final limitation is teachers’ use of available technology within their classroom due to possible technophobia, lack of training, and or skills. The delimitation in this study is that no data will be collected from XYZ’s students and administrators who also use wireless technology. The TAS questionnaire, which is a standardized measure with high reliability and validity of teachers’ technological attitudes, will be administered to 108 teachers. However, the use of a self-reported questionnaire will also assume that participants provide truthful responses from a one- shot posttest (Leedy &ump; Ormrod, 2010). Teachers at XYZ district will complete the questionnaire the day after a one hour training session on integrating wireless laptops (Skevakis, 2010; Zucker &ump; King, 2009) in...
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...The Impact of Technology Mentors on Effective Technology Integration Into the Elementary Classroom by Debra Chester An Applied Dissertation Submitted to the Fischler School of Education and Human Services in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Education Nova Southeastern University 2008 Approval Page This applied dissertation was submitted by Debra Chester under the direction of the persons listed below. It was submitted to the Fischler School of Education and Human Services and approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education at Nova Southeastern University. Deeb Paul Kitchen, EdD Committee Chair Date Patricia Heiselberg, EdD Committee Member Date Maryellen Maher, PhD Executive Dean for Research and Evaluation Date ii Abstract The Impact of Technology Mentors on Effective Technology Integration Into the Elementary Classroom. Chester, Debra, 2008: Applied Dissertation, Nova Southeastern University, Fischler School of Education and Human Services. Technology Integration/Educational Technology/Teacher Training/Professional Development/ Mentoring The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of mentors to increase the integration of technology, to provide teachers with skills, and to investigate the most effective strategies. Three research questions guided the study: 1. Will the utilization of technology mentors provide teachers with the skills needed to effectively...
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...Advances in technology have brought about changes in almost every part of the world. People from opposite ends of the earth can now be in constant communication. The health industry is making effective use of modern technology, enabling people everywhere to live longer, and healthier lives. Many schools are integrating aspects of modern technology into the classroom. Teachers today have new tools and methods at their disposal, to pass knowledge to students. As a child, I took computers for granted, and could hardly imagine the thought of living without them. This makes me question how the advancement of modern technology could be shaping our lives in many ways for the better, or worse. In 1950, the average life expectancy of a man living in the United States was almost seventy. For the last sixty years that number has increased steadily. A man born in 2014, in the United States, would have a life expectancy of almost eighty years. Many factors likely contributed to the increase in life expectancy. Most pivital, were the advancements made in the study of medicinal technology. Doctors now have access to technology that would have seemed like fantasy, a few years ago. Machines like an x-ray can now look into our bodies, and capture images with great detail. The images can then analyzed by a doctor, and if necessary, immediate action can be taken. As a result of the great deal of information available to doctors today, the need for exploratory surgeries has diminished...
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...Chapter 2 : Many parents are under the belief that technology and gadgets are essential for a child's development, but can you go too far? How much time should a child spend in front of a screen is a question being asked not just by worried parents but psychologists, health organizations and even governments. Read an expert's guidelines for managing a child's screen time, and his warnings on the dangers of recreational screen time, especially before bedtime. A new TLF Panel survey conducted on behalf of kids clothing retailer Vertbaudet.co.uk found that four in five parents believe technology and gadgets are good for kids, aiding in their development. The study found that 37 percent of parents asked said that their child spent between one and two hours a day playing with tech gadgets, and 28 percent said between two- and three hours. Moreover, the study found that 38 percent of two- to five-year-olds own an Android tablet, and 32 percent own an iPad; almost a third (32 percent) of these kids also have a mobile phone. The reason behind all this gadget use: over a third of parents (35 percent) said they use tech gadgets to entertain their children because they are convenient, and nearly a quarter (23 percent) because they want their children to be tech-savvy. A 2015 survey of 1,000 British mothers of children aged 2 to 12 found that 85 percent of mums admit to using technology to keep the kids occupied while they get on with other activities. The AO.com...
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...ANALYSIS * Internal Analysis Value-Chain Analysis Primary Activities | Inbound Logistics | Basically, Cervus Equipment Corporation is inseparable from the suppliers as they invest dealerships and maintain the strategic relationships with their suppliers. They focus on seeking to potential partners and capitalize on the acquisition, helping them to gain the competitive advantages. | Operations | Cervus currently owns different types of businesses including partially or wholly owned equipment dealerships which are consist of several brands. Importantly, The acquisition integration plays a significant role in their operation which enables them to build up a successful time schedule on implementation. In addition, they embrace the employee- and customer-centric model which contributes significantly to their uniqueness. | Outbound Logistics | By purchasing and operating diverse dealership in the equipment market, Cervus benefits from selling product of those well-known brands and improves the network of dealerships. Therefore, it is helpful for the company to achieve differentiation in order to obtain the advantages | Marketing and Sales | There is only little investment on marketing and advertising by Cervus because of the powerful brand image of the dealerships. Consequently, less expenditures on marketing means a lower cost which brings competitive edge to them. | Service | Basically, Cervus thinks highly of their client hinge on their customer-centric...
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...Brazilians have internet access, the highest rate in Latin America), due to an increase in telephone services, particularly in the case of prepaid mobile telephones. In addition, the development of a specific model of digital television makes the Brazilian market a gigantic laboratory for the use of applied technology. Furthermore, Brazil has the largest and most diversified system of science, technology and innovation in Latin America, a result of the accrual of accomplishments in the last 50 years, which include the capacity for oil prospection in deep waters and the ability to build aircrafts. Furthermore, the country invests in space and nuclear programs, as well as in new areas currently at the border of knowledge, such as nanoscience, nanotechnology and biotechnology. Infrastructure and partnerships Within the area of infrastructure, due to the urgency in the social agenda, the demand for modernization is shared between the State and capital from the private sector, in initiatives known as Public-Private Partnerships (PPP). In the Transport sector, the country is improving a multi-modal model and investing in the extension and modernization of passageways integrating airports, ports, railways and waterways. In addition, R$1.3 billion is being invested in 65 airports with the sole intention of increasing popular and tourist access to the country’s inland areas....
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