Does Technology Improve Education?

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Does Technology Improve Education?Lindsey Yoast

+Technology

Should K-12 students be aloud to have laptops, tablets, phones, and calculators in school?Effect the learning environment?Do they really learn the material?Does the technology encourage

cheating?Does technology improve students

knowledge of a subject?Calculators, Mobile technology, Laptops?

Helpful? Or are they just a distraction.

+Examples of Technology in

Education One Science Classroom in Colorado is dedicated to learning

science and using new technology. This class is equipped with:

10 iPad- Field Trips and Classroom use 2 iPod touches- Field Trips 2 digital Cameras- Projects 1 Flip camera- Video taping experiments 3 GPS units- For Plotting Geographic Maps and learning

Coordinates. 5 desktops computers 30 shared laptops 25 Google Netbooks

Improve both students with special needs and the average student. TCAP (Colorado’s Standardized Test) scores have improved over the past 2 years.

+Calculators

Where and When should calculators be aloud?

Is it taking away from the learning process?

New Calculators: Do they really teach the fundamentals every child should know? TI-Nspire Casio Touch Screen Handheld Calculator

+Calculators in the Classroom

According to Research, calculators do not improve the fundamental knowledge of simple math applications, such as arithmetic.

When should kids be aloud to use calculators?

Calculators in the classroom has increased over the past 20 years. 20 years ago the standards for math and science were not as large as they are now. Now kids are expected to be in Algebra in 7th grade and Geometry in 8th.

Mathematica: “Computers should be used to advance the understanding of math the way it is really used in the world” http://www.ted.com/talks/conrad_wolfram_teaching_kids_real

_math_with_computers.html

Application>Understanding

+Should we stop teaching

calculating and start teaching math?

VS.

+Mobile Learning

Use Mobile Learning to Collaborate, Create, Coordinate, and Communicate.

School libraries using Kindles.

AnsweText Program

Tablets and Mobile Phones

PROS CONS

• Students have access to unlimited knowledge.•Interaction•Application•Special Education

•Availability to students who cannot afford•Distraction•Battery Life•Must be connected to Internet for access to a lot of information.

+New Technology Programs

BYOD

Flipping the Classroom

+Sources

http://www.teachthought.com/technology/10-schools-that-have-implemented-byod/

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/5-problems-with-technology-in-classrooms/

http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/3785/articleid/519352/newspaperid/3949/Should_Technology_Be_Allowed_In_School.aspx

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/nov/27/should-mobiles-be-banned-schools

http://www.mathopenref.com/site/techreasons.html

http://www.sodahead.com/living/the-public-thinks-laptops-shouldnt-be-allowed-in-class-until-high-school/question-3109543/

http://edudemic.com/2012/12/mobile-learning/

http://www.teachthought.com/technology/44-better-ways-to-use-smartphones-in-the-classroom/

http://www.teachthought.com/technology/12-principles-of-mobile-learning/#comment-8032

http://www.teachthought.com/technology/12-pros-cons-to-byod/

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080819160203.htm

http://education.ti.com/sites/US/downloads/pdf/therole.pdf

http://chiron.valdosta.edu/are/vol4no2/PDF/Campagnone_S_ARE.pdf

http://www.pearsonassessments.com/NR/rdonlyres/8612144A-D4A5-4823-B643-57B087B83F12/0/Bulletin_14.pdf

Norm Yoast, Moffat County School District, 8th Grade Science Teacher, 2012 Colorado Science Teacher of the Year.