Computer Uses and Computer Uses and ChildrenChildren

Presenter: Lauren AguileraPresenter: Lauren Aguilera

Main TopicsMain Topics

Benefits of Using Technology in Benefits of Using Technology in EducationEducation

Children with Disabilities and TechnologyChildren with Disabilities and Technology

Online ClassroomsOnline Classrooms

Internet SafetyInternet Safety

Benefits of Using Technology in Benefits of Using Technology in EducationEducation

Student can learn at Student can learn at their own pace.their own pace.

Student has a better Student has a better attitude about attitude about learning when it is learning when it is made to be fun and made to be fun and interactive.interactive.

Students interact Students interact better with educator better with educator in learning in learning environment.environment.

More BenefitsMore Benefits

Student’s Student’s communication communication skills increase skills increase when technology is when technology is integrated with integrated with small groups.small groups.

Increase in overall Increase in overall achievement. achievement.

Language, Mathematics, Language, Mathematics, ScienceScience

Most software focuses on these three Most software focuses on these three traditional subject areastraditional subject areas

Integrated Learning System (ILS): Integrated Learning System (ILS): software programs that provide software programs that provide tutorial instruction at several grade tutorial instruction at several grade levels and keeps extensive records of levels and keeps extensive records of progress in networked computer progress in networked computer systems.systems.

Language, Mathematics, Language, Mathematics, ScienceScience

16 case studies16 case studies– Groups that were taught with an ILS had Groups that were taught with an ILS had

slightly higher test scores in slightly higher test scores in mathematics.mathematics.

– Nine of the sixteen studies were Nine of the sixteen studies were considered to be “statistically significant considered to be “statistically significant and educationally meaningful.”and educationally meaningful.”

The teacher’s role in correctly integrating the technology is critical!

Children with DisabilitiesChildren with Disabilities

For children with For children with serious disabilities, serious disabilities, microswitch-based microswitch-based computer computer programs can programs can increase the child’s increase the child’s life and learning life and learning capabilities.capabilities.

Rehabilitation Act 1998; 508Rehabilitation Act 1998; 508 Section 508 (Section 508 (508 statute html508 statute html, , 508 statute 508 statute pdfpdf) )

requires that Federal agencies' electronic and requires that Federal agencies' electronic and information technology is accessible to people with information technology is accessible to people with disabilities, including employees and members of disabilities, including employees and members of the public.the public.

Section 508 establishes requirements for any Section 508 establishes requirements for any electronic and information technology developed, electronic and information technology developed, maintained, procured, or used by the Federal maintained, procured, or used by the Federal government.government. The term "electronic and information The term "electronic and information technology" has been defined by the technology" has been defined by the Access BoardAccess Board in in regulationsregulations published December 21, 2000. published December 21, 2000. Section 508 exempts national security systems Section 508 exempts national security systems from its requirements.from its requirements.– http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/508/508home.htmlhttp://www.usdoj.gov/crt/508/508home.html

Importance and ResultsImportance and Results

Equality in learningEquality in learning

No child left behindNo child left behind

Chance for the same opportunities in Chance for the same opportunities in lifelife

Software ExamplesSoftware Examples

Basic Picture MathBasic Picture Math PhonicsPhonics EZ StorywriterEZ Storywriter Photo VocabularyPhoto Vocabulary Edmark Reading Edmark Reading

ProgramProgram Pizza MathPizza Math

Online ClassroomsOnline Classrooms Advantages:Advantages:

– Stretching spatial barriersStretching spatial barriers– FlexibilityFlexibility– Interactivity with materialInteractivity with material– Promotes educational Promotes educational

innovationinnovation– Allows students to Allows students to

interact with each other interact with each other (discussion postings, (discussion postings, videos, chat rooms, etc.)videos, chat rooms, etc.)

– Encourages self-based Encourages self-based learninglearning

Online ClassroomsOnline Classrooms

Challenges:Challenges:– No immediate or direct explanations No immediate or direct explanations

from instructorfrom instructor– Course material and explanations are Course material and explanations are

not in syncnot in sync– No contextual understandingNo contextual understanding– No standardized materialsNo standardized materials

Interactive tools are designed to Interactive tools are designed to attempt to fix these problems.attempt to fix these problems.

Examples of Online Examples of Online ClassroomsClassrooms

WebCTWebCT

TopClassTopClass

BlackBoardBlackBoard

Internet Safety in SchoolsInternet Safety in Schools

Only 21 states Only 21 states have internet have internet filtering laws for filtering laws for public schools and public schools and libraries.libraries.– Texas is one of the Texas is one of the

21 states included21 states included– Purpose: to prevent Purpose: to prevent

minors from having minors from having access to obscene access to obscene materials.materials.

Internet Safety in SchoolsInternet Safety in Schools

Some states make Some states make installing filtering installing filtering software mandatory. software mandatory. – A school and/ or library A school and/ or library

can be fined up to can be fined up to $2,000 per day for $2,000 per day for everyday they do not everyday they do not meet the standards.meet the standards.

Children’s Internet Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA): Protection Act (CIPA): provides funding for provides funding for public schools and public schools and libraries.libraries.

Websites to checkoutWebsites to checkout

www.thelearningcompany.www.thelearningcompany.comcom

http://www.section508.govhttp://www.section508.gov//

www.education-world.com/www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech035.shtmla_tech/tech035.shtml