A personal timeline of educational technology

ETEC 442- Summer 2012

Berna Souza

Started school in 1984 at Kipapa Elm. in Mililani.

Graduated from Mililani High School in 1997.

College degrees:

-Lib Arts AA (2004) and ECE AS (2006) from Kauai Community College

-BASS ECE from UH West-Oahu (2011)

When I finish my Master’s in Educational Technology degree, I hope to become a better resource to my students and fellow teachers.

. . . Learning to use technological tools that enhance the methods and

resources used in teaching and learning. It involves the

implementation of new digital media and software in authentic ways.

An Overview of Progress and Problems in Educational Technology by J. Michael Spector

http://greav.ub.edu/Der/index.php/der/article/view/39/126

Educational Technology Research Past and Present: Balancing Rigor and Relevance to Impact School Learning by S. Ross, G. Morrison, & D. Lowther

http://cedtech.net/articles/11/112.pdf

Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology: The Digital Revolution and the Schools by A. Collins & Halverson

<http://mit.kku.edu.sa/courses/media-arts-and-sciences/mas-714j-technologies-for-creative-learning-fall-2009/readings/MITMAS_714JF09_read03_coll.pdf

Apple Macintosh:

1987- First computer experience in 3rd grade.(http://schools.4j.lane.edu/davinci/history.html)

* We had to use commands to draw a straight line from one point to the next- no mouse!

Electronic Typewriter of 1994: Keyboarding class my freshmen year.

(http://ebay.com)

There were a number of options

for distance learning available.

Hokulea: A 1976 voyage to Tahiti . . . sailing into the traditions of the past.

Hokulea: 1999 call to the future via satellite phone to Kamehameha students.

Promethean Board:

Interactive

Collaborative

Age-appropriate

Informed decision-making

iPads in the

preschool and

kindergarten

classrooms for

students to use

to design their

own creative art

and media clips.

BALANCE

The biggest challenge I will be facing is the

balancing act between the technology

integration and the hands-on learning

experiences my students thrive on.