View
2
Download
0
Category
Preview:
Citation preview
The
Fede
ral
Per
spec
tive
on
Edu
catio
nal
Tech
nolo
gy
Tim
othy
J. M
agne
rD
eput
y D
irect
or
Offi
ce o
f Edu
catio
nal T
echn
olog
y
U.S
. Dep
artm
ent o
f Edu
catio
n
Kia
wah
Isl
an
d,
SC
No
vem
ber
21
, 2
00
4
3 C
hallen
ges
Faci
ng
Ed
uca
tio
n3
Ch
allen
ges
Faci
ng
Ed
uca
tio
n
!Chan
gin
g G
lobal
Eco
nom
y!
Today
�s S
tuden
ts
!Pro
duct
ivity
Par
adox
Eco
no
my
Eco
no
my
!Chan
gin
g�
Info
rmat
ion-b
ased
, ch
angin
g w
orld
�80%
of
jobs
in 2
010 d
o n
ot
exis
t to
day
(U
.S.
Dep
artm
ent
of
Labor
report
)
!G
lobal
�O
ther
cou
ntr
ies
are
work
ing h
ard,
movi
ng f
ast
and
usi
ng t
echnolo
gy
to a
ccel
erat
e pro
gre
ss.
. .
!In
nova
tion,
crea
tivi
ty &
tole
rance
for
risk
-ta
king a
re s
tren
gth
s of
the
U.S
.
�Ten
yea
rs a
go I
ndia
, Russ
ia &
Chin
a w
ere
abso
lute
non-p
laye
rs in t
he
world e
conom
y.
Today
, th
ey a
re a
ctiv
e par
tici
pan
ts.
If y
ou a
dd
up t
hei
r popula
tions,
it
appro
aches
3 b
illio
n
peo
ple
�
Eve
n if
you d
isco
unt
90 p
erce
nt
of
the
peo
ple
th
ere
as u
ned
uca
ted f
arm
ers,
you s
till
end u
p
with a
bout
300 m
illio
n p
eople
who a
re e
duca
ted.
That
's b
igger
than
the
U.S
. w
ork
forc
e�[Y
]ou
hav
e bro
ught
3 b
illio
n n
ew p
eople
into
the
work
forc
e, a
nd m
ayb
e th
e eq
uat
ion c
han
ges
�Cra
ig B
arre
tt
Wh
o A
re T
od
ay�s
Stu
den
ts?
Wh
o A
re T
od
ay�s
Stu
den
ts?
!M
illen
nia
l G
ener
atio
n!
Born
bet
wee
n 1
982-2
002
!Alm
ost
100 m
illio
n y
oung a
dults
bet
wee
n 0
-24 y
ears
old
!M
ore
div
erse
than
thei
r par
ents
gen
erat
ion
!H
ave
com
e of ag
e al
ong w
ith t
he
Inte
rnet
.!
Info
rmat
ion h
as b
een u
niv
ersa
lly a
vaila
ble
an
d fre
e to
them
!Com
munity
is a
dig
ital
pla
ce o
f co
mm
on
inte
rest
, not
just
a s
har
ed p
hys
ical
spac
e
Fam
ily i
s Im
po
rtan
tFam
ily i
s Im
po
rtan
t!
91%
of st
uden
ts fel
t th
ey h
ave
at lea
st o
ne
fam
ily m
ember
they
can
confide
in
!If
they
could
, 50%
of
studen
ts w
ould
spen
d
more
tim
e w
ith t
hei
r fa
mily
!74%
get
alo
ng w
ith t
hei
r pare
nts
ext
rem
ely
or
very
wel
l
!W
hen
pic
king o
ne
per
son a
s a
role
model
, 44%
of st
uden
ts p
ick
a fa
mily
mem
ber
Inte
rest
ed
in
Wo
rld
an
d C
om
mu
nit
yIn
tere
sted
in
Wo
rld
an
d C
om
mu
nit
y
!76%
would
lik
e to
lea
rn m
ore
about
the
worl
d
!28%
of hig
h s
chool st
uden
ts u
se a
fore
ign n
ews
sourc
e to
lea
rn a
bout
curr
ent
even
ts.
!70%
of st
uden
ts r
eport
volu
nte
erin
g o
r par
tici
pat
ing in c
om
munity
serv
ice.
Even
Yo
un
g C
hil
dre
nEven
Yo
un
g C
hil
dre
n!
72%
of al
l firs
t gra
der
s use
d a
hom
e co
mpute
r during t
he
sum
mer
on a
wee
kly
bas
is.
!O
ver
85%
of
young c
hild
ren w
ith h
om
e co
mpute
rs u
sed t
hem
for
educa
tional
purp
ose
s.
!By
1999,
97%
of ki
nder
gar
tner
s had
acc
ess
to
a co
mpute
r at
sch
ool or
hom
e.
!35%
of ch
ildre
n a
ges
2-5
use
the
Inte
rnet
fr
om
any
loca
tion.
Inte
rnet
Use
by A
ge
Inte
rnet
Use
by A
ge
0%10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2-5
6-8
9-12
12-1
516
-18
19-2
425
-35
36-4
546
-55
56-6
565
+
Age
2000
2002
On
lin
e T
een
sO
nli
ne T
een
s!
71%
of
onlin
e te
ens
say
they
rel
ied m
ost
ly o
n I
nte
rnet
sourc
es f
or
the
last
big
pro
ject
they
did
for
school
!48%
say
use
of
the
Inte
rnet
im
pro
ves
thei
r re
lationsh
ip w
ith f
rien
ds
!94%
of
onlin
e te
ens
use
the
Inte
rnet
for
school-
rela
ted r
esea
rch
!74%
of
onlin
e te
ens
use
inst
ant
mes
sagin
g
!24%
of
onlin
e te
ens
hav
e cr
eate
d t
hei
r ow
n W
eb p
ages
!The
num
ber
of
child
ren a
ges
4 t
o 1
8 w
ho o
wn a
t le
ast
one
wir
eles
s dev
ice
(e.g
. ce
ll phones
, PD
As)
gre
w f
rom
32%
in 2
002 t
o 4
3%
in
2003
Ed
uca
tio
n B
eli
efs
Ed
uca
tio
n B
eli
efs
!91%
of st
uden
ts h
ave
a te
acher
/adm
inis
trat
or w
ho
per
sonal
ly c
ares
abou
t th
eir
succ
ess
!60%
of st
uden
ts r
eport
that
sta
ndar
diz
ed t
ests
are
a
good m
easu
re o
f pro
gre
ss
!96%
say
doin
g w
ell in
sch
ool is
im
port
ant
in t
hei
r liv
es
!88%
of st
uden
ts r
epor
t th
at a
tten
din
g c
olle
ge
is c
ritica
l or
very
im
port
ant
to futu
re s
ucc
ess
12
thG
rad
ers
P
erc
ep
tio
ns
Ab
ou
t S
cho
ol
12
thG
rad
ers
P
erc
ep
tio
ns
Ab
ou
t S
cho
ol
39%
21%
28%
0%10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Scho
ol w
ork
is o
ften
or a
lway
sm
eani
ngfu
lC
ours
es a
re q
uite
or v
ery
inte
rest
ing
Scho
ol le
arni
ng w
ill b
e qu
ite o
r ver
yim
port
ant i
n la
ter l
ife
1983
1990
1995
2000
Mill
enni
als
influ
ence
the
pre
sent
an
d ar
eth
e fu
ture
. Pa
y cl
ose
atte
ntio
n to
the
m, a
s th
eir
usag
e of
med
ia in
fluen
ces
othe
r de
mog
raph
ic g
roup
s an
d th
ey li
tera
lly r
epre
sent
the
w
orld
to
com
e.
Yaho
o: B
orn
to B
e W
ired
Ou
r C
hall
en
ge
Ou
r C
hall
en
ge
!Are
our
schools
rea
dy
for
this
gen
erat
ion?
!H
ow
do w
e cr
eate
the
lear
nin
g e
nvi
ronm
ents
th
at e
ngag
e th
is g
ener
atio
n t
o h
elp t
hem
re
ach t
hei
r fu
ll pote
ntial
?
!H
ow
do w
e eq
uip
thes
e st
uden
ts w
ith t
he
skill
s an
d k
now
ledge
they
nee
d t
o b
e co
mpet
itiv
e in
a
glo
bal
, in
form
atio
n-b
ased
eco
nom
y an
d
contr
ibuting c
itiz
ens?
!W
hat
ass
um
ptions
about
educa
tion d
o w
e nee
d t
o q
ues
tion?
You c
an s
ee t
he
com
pute
r age
ever
ywher
e but
in t
he
pro
duct
ivity
stat
istics
.
Rober
t Solo
w,
econ
omis
t
Pro
du
ctiv
ity P
ara
do
xP
rod
uct
ivit
y P
ara
do
x!
By
late
1990�s
, des
pite
bill
ions
inve
sted
in
com
pute
rs,
corp
ora
te p
roduct
ivity
rem
ained
flat
!Auto
mat
ion o
f ex
isting b
usi
nes
s pra
ctic
es d
id
not
pro
duce
subst
antial
incr
ease
s in
pro
duct
ivity
!Cre
atin
g n
ew b
usi
nes
s m
odel
s an
d n
ew
busi
nes
s pro
cess
es u
sing t
echnolo
gy
did
in
crea
se p
roduct
ivity
and s
paw
n n
ew
busi
nes
ses
and b
usi
nes
s m
odel
s.
Ach
ievem
en
t P
ara
do
xA
chie
vem
en
t P
ara
do
x!
Educa
tion is
exper
ienci
ng b
oth
a s
imila
r par
adox
with r
egard
to t
echnolo
gy
imple
men
tation
!A u
niq
ue
pro
duct
ivity
par
adox,
the
Ach
ieve
men
t Pa
radox
�D
espite
a dec
ade
of s
ignific
ant
tech
nolo
gy
inve
stm
ent,
most
ach
ieve
men
t in
dic
ators
are
fla
t.�
A g
row
ing n
um
ber
of
dec
isio
n m
aker
s ques
tionin
g
the
ben
efits
of th
is inve
stm
ent.
Wh
at
Do
es
Th
is M
ean
fo
r Ed
uca
tio
n?
Wh
at
Do
es
Th
is M
ean
fo
r Ed
uca
tio
n?
!Ree
ngin
eer
pro
cess
es a
nd s
truct
ure
s�
How
can
tec
hnolo
gy
impro
ve a
sses
smen
t?
Oper
atio
nal
effic
iency
? L
abor
inte
nsi
ve t
each
er
task
s? I
EP?
!Alig
n t
echnolo
gy
to e
duca
tional
chal
lenges
, goal
s, a
nd inst
ruct
ional
str
ateg
ies.
�
Alig
n t
echnol
ogy
with s
choo
l im
pro
vem
ent
and
acco
unta
bili
ty p
lans.
!In
vest
in p
rofe
ssio
nal
dev
elopm
ent
!Rea
lloca
te R
esourc
es!
Ques
tion a
ssum
ptions
Tech
no
log
y P
rio
riti
es
at
the U
.S.E
.D.
Tech
no
log
y P
rio
riti
es
at
the U
.S.E
.D.
1.
Stu
den
t D
ata
Man
agem
ent
Sys
tem
s2.
Onlin
e Ass
essm
ents
3.
E-L
earn
ing a
nd O
nlin
e Educa
tion
Wh
y N
o C
hil
d L
eft
Beh
ind
Wh
y N
o C
hil
d L
eft
Beh
ind
41%
13%
15%
38%
16%
15%
0%25%
50%
75%
100%
Whi
teAf
rican
Amer
ican
Hisp
anic
Asia
n/Pa
cific
Isla
nder
Amer
ican
Indi
an/A
lask
a
Nativ
e
Disa
dvan
tage
d
Sour
ce: N
atio
nal A
sses
smen
t of E
duca
tiona
l Pro
gres
s 200
3
Four
th G
rade
Stu
dent
s Pr
ofic
ient
in R
eadi
ng
43%
10%
16%
48%
17%
15%
0%25%
50%
75%
100%
Whi
teAf
rican
Amer
ican
Hisp
anic
Asia
n/Pa
cific
Isla
nder
Amer
ican
Indi
an/A
lask
a
Nativ
e
Disa
dvan
tage
d
Sour
ce: N
atio
nal A
sses
smen
t of E
duca
tiona
l Pro
gres
s 200
3
Four
th G
rade
Stu
dent
s Pr
ofic
ient
in M
athe
mat
ics
20%
3%4%
34%
10%
4%0%25
%
50%
75%
100%
Whi
teAf
rican
Amer
ican
Hisp
anic
Asia
n/Pa
cific
Isla
nder
Amer
ican
Indi
an/A
lask
a
Nativ
e
Disa
dvan
tage
d
Sour
ce: N
atio
nal A
sses
smen
t of E
duca
tiona
l Pro
gres
s 200
0
Twel
fth G
rade
Stu
dent
s Pr
ofic
ient
in M
athe
mat
ics
23%
3%7%
26%
9%6%
0%25%
50%
75%
100%
Whi
teAf
rican
Amer
ican
Hisp
anic
Asia
n/Pa
cific
Isla
nder
Amer
ican
Indi
an/A
lask
a
Nativ
e
Disa
dvan
tage
d
Sour
ce: N
atio
nal A
sses
smen
t of E
duca
tiona
l Pro
gres
s 200
0
Twel
fth G
rade
Stu
dent
s Pr
ofic
ient
in S
cien
ce
Inte
gra
ted
Stu
den
t D
ata
Inte
gra
ted
Stu
den
t D
ata
On
lin
e A
ssess
men
tO
nli
ne A
ssess
men
t
E-L
earn
ing
E-L
earn
ing
!�T
he
use
of
net
work
tec
hnolo
gie
s to
cre
ate,
fo
ster
, del
iver
, an
d fac
ilita
te lea
rnin
g,
anyt
ime
and a
nyw
her
e.�
!N
ew lea
rnin
g m
odes
�H
ybrid/b
lended
, as
ynch
ronou
s, s
ynch
ronou
s
!N
ew o
rgan
izat
ional
model
s�
Virtu
al S
choo
ls,
Cyb
erch
arte
r, D
ista
nce
Lea
rnin
g
E-L
earn
ing
E-L
earn
ing
!Exp
ands
acce
ss t
o e
duca
tional
cours
es,
pro
gra
ms,
and lea
rnin
g o
pport
unitie
s!
Brings
world e
xper
ts &
com
munity
into
the
clas
sroom
!O
ffer
s ad
ditio
nal
acc
ess
to t
uto
ring a
nd
supple
men
tal pro
gra
ms
!Enab
les
indiv
idual
ized
inst
ruct
ion f
or
studen
ts!
Off
ers
choic
es t
o p
aren
ts,
teac
her
s, s
tuden
ts!
Support
tea
cher
pro
fess
ional
dev
elopm
ent
Ben
efi
tsB
en
efi
ts!
Enhan
ced c
om
munic
atio
n b
etw
een s
tuden
ts
and t
each
ers
and lev
elin
g o
f pla
ying f
ield
!Acc
om
modat
ion o
f diffe
rent
lear
nin
g s
tyle
s!
Freq
uen
t as
sess
men
t an
d im
med
iate
fee
dbac
k!
Incr
easi
ng s
upply
of
teac
her
s
Th
e w
ay t
ech
no
log
y i
s fu
nd
ed
Th
e w
ay t
ech
no
log
y i
s fu
nd
ed
�Ta
rget
s de
dica
ted
fund
s to
spe
cific
pro
ject
s�
May
be
disc
onne
cted
fro
m e
duca
tiona
l goa
l�
Mis
ses
�mul
tiplie
r ef
fect
� fro
m c
oord
inat
ed
spen
ding
Fun
din
gP
rogr
ams
Infr
astr
uct
ure
&D
evic
es
Con
ten
t,
Inst
ruct
ion
al S
oftw
are
App
licat
ion
s
Pro
f. D
evel
opm
ent
& T
ech
Su
ppor
t
Edu
cati
onal
G
oal/
Nee
dTr
adit
ion
al F
un
din
g A
ppro
ach
Fun
din
g P
rogr
ams
Fun
din
g P
rogr
ams
�Po
ol f
undi
ng fro
m m
ultip
le s
ourc
es t
o su
ppor
t pa
rtic
ular
asp
ects
of
the
over
all p
roje
ct
�Ac
hiev
e �m
ultip
lier
effe
ct� f
rom
co
ordi
nate
d sp
endi
ng
Pro
f. D
evel
opm
ent
Pro
f. D
evel
opm
ent
& T
ech
Su
ppor
t&
Tec
h S
upp
ort
�In
clud
e pr
ofes
sion
al d
evel
opm
ent,
te
chni
cal s
uppo
rt a
nd o
ngoi
ng
mai
nten
ance
Infr
astr
uct
ure
&In
fras
tru
ctu
re &
Dev
ices
Dev
ices
Con
ten
t, I
nst
ruct
ion
alC
onte
nt,
In
stru
ctio
nal
Soft
war
e, A
pplic
atio
ns
Soft
war
e, A
pplic
atio
ns
�D
eter
min
e ap
prop
riate
sof
twar
e an
d ha
rdw
are
to s
uppo
rt t
hat
goal
Syst
emic
Fu
ndi
ng
App
roac
hEd
uca
tion
al G
oal/
Nee
dEd
uca
tion
al G
oal/
Nee
d�
Focu
s on
edu
catio
nal g
oal
Rea
din
g Fi
rst
Rea
din
g Fi
rst
Titl
e I
Titl
e I
EE-- r
ate
rate
Enh
anci
ng
Ed. T
hro
ugh
Tec
h.
Enh
anci
ng
Ed. T
hro
ugh
Tec
h.
Fun
din
g P
rogr
ams
Fun
din
g P
rogr
ams
Pro
f. D
evel
opm
ent
Pro
f. D
evel
opm
ent
& T
ech
Su
ppor
t&
Tec
h S
upp
ort
Pro
fess
ion
al d
evel
opm
ent
Pro
fess
ion
al d
evel
opm
ent
and
mai
nte
nan
cean
d m
ain
ten
ance
Lapt
ops,
Han
dhel
ds, I
nte
rnet
Lapt
ops,
Han
dhel
ds, I
nte
rnet
Infr
astr
uct
ure
&In
fras
tru
ctu
re &
Dev
ices
Dev
ices
Cog
nit
ive
Rea
din
g Tu
tori
ng
Soft
war
eC
ogn
itiv
e R
eadi
ng
Tuto
rin
g So
ftw
are
Con
ten
t, I
nst
ruct
ion
alC
onte
nt,
In
stru
ctio
nal
Soft
war
e, A
pplic
atio
ns
Soft
war
e, A
pplic
atio
ns
Impr
ove
3Im
prov
e 3
rdrdgr
ade
liter
acy
grad
e lit
erac
yEd
uca
tion
al G
oal/
Nee
dEd
uca
tion
al G
oal/
Nee
dSy
stem
ic F
undi
ng E
xam
ple
Syst
emic
Fun
ding
Exa
mpl
eSy
stem
ic F
undi
ng E
xam
ple
Ed
uca
tio
nal
Tech
no
log
yEd
uca
tio
nal
Tech
no
log
y!
Every
NC
LB
pro
gra
m is
an
op
po
rtu
nit
y f
or
tech
no
log
y f
un
din
g.
�Tec
hnolo
gy
is �
inte
gra
ted�
into
the
�curr
iculu
m�
pro
gra
ms.
�In
crea
sed fle
xibili
ty e
mpow
ers
stat
es a
nd s
choo
ls t
o
tran
sfer
funds
to w
her
e th
ey�re
nee
ded
most
.
Fro
m G
oo
d t
o G
reat
Fro
m G
oo
d t
o G
reat
!Th
e qu
ality
of t
he le
ader
ship
!Th
e qu
ality
of t
he p
eopl
e en
gage
d in
the
ente
rpris
e�
Tea
cher
Pro
fess
ional
Dev
elopm
ent
�E-l
earn
ing
�O
nlin
e as
sess
men
ts�
Usi
ng D
ata
to P
erso
nal
ize
Inst
ruct
ion
!U
sing
dat
a to
driv
e de
cisi
ons
�In
tegra
ted D
ata
Sys
tem
s
Fro
m G
oo
d t
o G
reat
Fro
m G
oo
d t
o G
reat
!R
ecog
nizi
ng a
nd fo
cusi
ng o
n yo
ur c
ore
busi
ness
�Alig
nin
g e
nvi
ronm
ents
with e
duca
tional
goal
s�
Cre
ativ
e budget
ing a
nd f
inan
cing
!C
reat
ing
a cu
lture
of d
isci
plin
e�
Inno
vatio
n an
d in
vent
ion
!U
sing
tech
nolo
gy to
acc
eler
ate
mom
entu
m n
ot
crea
te it
�E-L
earn
ing a
nd v
irtu
al s
chools
�D
igital
Conte
nt
�Bro
adban
d A
cces
s
Co
ncl
usi
on
sC
on
clu
sio
ns
!Am
eric
a�s
studen
ts n
eed t
he
know
ledge
and
com
pet
ence
to c
om
pet
e in
an incr
easi
ngly
te
chnolo
gy-
dri
ven w
orld e
conom
y.
!This
nee
d d
eman
ds
new
model
s of ed
uca
tion
faci
litat
ed b
y ed
uca
tional
tec
hnolo
gy.
!Som
e of
the
most
pro
mis
ing n
ew e
duca
tional
ap
pro
aches
are
bei
ng d
evel
oped
thro
ugh e
-le
arnin
g a
nd v
irtu
al s
chools
.!
This
is
an e
xcitin
g,
crea
tive
and t
ransf
orm
ing
era
for
studen
ts,
teac
her
s, a
dm
inis
trat
ors
, polic
ymake
rs a
nd p
aren
ts.
Th
an
k Y
ou
!Tim
.mag
ner@
ed
.go
vw
ww
.ed
.go
v
Recommended