Technology Impact on Education

Erica JacksonEDLD 5362 - ET8013

May 15, 2011Dr. S. Abshire

Internet and Education

• The Internet has changed the way we teach students today. From chalkboard and overhead projectors to whiteboard and projection screens, the internet has changed the way we teach. However the internet has not been a completely positive influence on teaching

Pros and Cons of Internet in Education

Pros• Access to materials

throughout the world• Better grades for kids• Ability to use various

internet tools

Cons• Increase in cheating and

plagiarism• Not all materials is accurate• The reliance on the internet

in students and professors

Data Management Systems

• Data Warehousing• Intranet applications available outside of the

school network• The ability to do more work outside of the

classroom

Student Information Systems

• Allows for more distant education learning and teaching

• Decreases the amount and need for paperwork, which increases efficiency

• The ability to collaborate with schools around the world

Student Response Systems

• Integrating classroom management systems into online course management systems

• Collaborative learning via the internet• Transitioning from past and modern

classrooms into futuristic classrooms

Integration

• How do we integrate all of these components into a classroom utilizing the National Education Technology Plan

• How do we keep focus on the students while integrating new and future technologies into the classroom

• How do we focus on the near future and still integrate long term goals

Integration of National Technology Plan

• Learning, Productivity, Infrastructure, Teaching, and Assessment

• Focused on the applications using new technologies available to school systems

• Using effective open source and cloud applications to reduce costs of high end products

Keeping the Focus on the Student

• Making sure that any product or software can be used in more than one area of learning

• Allowing the student to develop teaching materials that can be used in teaching

• Using any new technology to create more hands-on learning for students

• Making sure that educators are equipped to teach a digital student population

What Students Spend Their Time Doing

THE FACTS

• 14% of teachers allow creation of something new with technology

• 63% never do allow creation with technology once a week

• 76% of teachers have never used wikis, blogs, or podcast

• 61% of reading teachers never use digital story telling software

China’s Influence on Education

• 2016 largest English speaking country will be China

• More honor students in China than people in North America, but only half of North American students will graduate high school

What are the Students Asking For

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