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Integrating Technology Presentation
Integrating Technology:A View from the Trenches
Robby Slaughter
November 2, 2001
Integrating Technology Presentation
Agenda• Who are we?• What are we doing?• How are we doing it?• Why are we doing it?• What have we learned?• What do you think?
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Who are we?
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Who are we?
• PDA Utilization Group– Dr. Anthony Petrosino– Robby Slaughter
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Who are we?
• INSITE PT3 Grant (DOE P342A000111)– Dr. Paul Resta Co-PI– Dr. Jere Confrey Co-PI– Dr. Anthony Petrosino Co-PI
– Project Director Melissa Tothero
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What are we doing?
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What are we doing?• Researching• Training teachers• Running student trials• Installing systems• Developing lessons
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What are we doing?
The Big Question:
What are the opportunities for PDA technology in schools?
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Brief Excursion: PDAs
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Brief Excursion: PDAsPersonal
Digital
Assistant• Handheld• Organizer• Computer• Connected
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Brief Excursion: PDAs
Questions:• How many are there?
– About 20 major models, and about 10 million in use in the United States
• How much do they cost?– From $100 to $700, depending
on the model and the features
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Brief Excursion: PDAs• What can they do?
– Calendars, to-do lists, memos, email, games, web browsing, play music, movies, connect to the Internet, etc, etc.
• Why Palm™?– 88% market share
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Brief Excursion: PDAs• What are the opportunities for education?
– Administrative• Scheduling, assignment tracking, attendance, etc.
– Academic• Investigations, educational materials, homework, assessment
– Collaborative• Share information with other teachers, educators, or between
students
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What are we doing?
• PT3 Summer Workshops
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What are we doing?
• Classroom activities
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What are we doing?
• Palm Network Research
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How are we doing it?
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How are we doing it?
Activity
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How are we doing it?
Any questions?
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Why are we doing it?
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Why are we doing it?
• Theory:– PDA technology can supplant traditional
computing technology
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Why are we doing it?
• Theory– PDA technology can supplement or extend
existing networks and pedagogical infrastructures
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Why are we doing it?
• Theory– Handheld technology promotes ownership of
ideas, resulting in more substantive and successful education
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What have we learned?
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What have we learned?
• About Technology– Cruelly unreliable – Designs can’t be simple enough– Finding good software is always the greatest
challenge
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What have we learned?
• About Funding and Support– Corporations can be your friends– Corporations can cause problems– Plenty of money out there for well-designed,
cost-effective technology programs
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What have we learned?
• About Working Within The System– Involve technical personnel, even if your work
doesn’t directly affect them– Establish clear policies for the use of
technology
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What have we learned?
• About Students and Technology– If you don’t prevent it, students will use your
devices to play games or for other distractions– Don’t inhibit the student desire to “figure it
out”– Provide plenty of free exploration time
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What have we learned?
• About Students and Technology– Children and adults do seem to pick things up
at about the same rate, but children are less reserved and tend to “dive in”
– Ownership is powerful. If possible, let students take (even temporary) control of devices or systems
– Students are more careful than you might think
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What do you think?
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What do you think?
• Topics for discussion:– What do you think of PDA technology? – Do you see opportunities in education?
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What do you think?
• Topics for discussion:– What have been your experiences in integrating
technology?– What questions do you have or advice do you
want to provide?
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What do you think?
• Topics for discussion:– What elements of the “educational technology
revolution” have gone well? What is still lacking?
– What new technologies are you excited about? What does the future hold?
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Integrating Technology:A View from the Trenches
Robby Slaughter
November 2, 2001
