Technology for Students Who Are Gifted and Talented Chapter Eleven

Technology for Students Who Are

Gifted and Talented

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Overview

• Identifying Students with Gifts and Talents

• Educational Approaches

• The Role of Technology


Who Are the Gifted? (Part 1)

• IQ is rarely the only criterion for determining giftedness

• Alternative perspectives on intelligence highlight areas that traditional IQ tests may have missed– Gardner’s multiple intelligences– Renzulli’s three-factor model


Who Are the Gifted? (Part 2)

• Giftedness is under-identified in minority groups

• Students who are learning disabled and also gifted are said to have dual exceptionalities


Educating Students Who Are Gifted and Talented

• Acceleration– Moving more quickly through the curriculum

• Enrichment– Allowing student to dig deeper into the curriculum

• Determining whether to accelerate or enrich depends on the interests and needs of the student


Further Options for Students Who Are Gifted and Talented

• Cooperative groups

• Problem-based learning

• Independent study


Technology in Gifted Education

• Academic software– SimCity– Lego Mindstorms

• Multimedia authoring applications– HyperStudio– Macromedia Director– Web design tools


Online Learning Opportunities

• Accelerated courses– Online academies– College coursework

• Enrichment activities– Odyssey of the Mind– Project-based learning


Advanced Studies in Technology

• Programming courses

• Networking (such as The Cisco Academy)

• Graphic design and commercial art

• Architecture

• Robotics


Summary

• Gifts and talents take many forms

• Traditional educational options are acceleration and enrichment

• Technology can offer enrichment and acceleration through both stand-alone applications and Internet resources

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Technology for Students Who Are Gifted and Talented Chapter Eleven