Technology and Me
A personal timeline of educational technology
Overview
My name is Christine Zalopany.I started school in1975 in California.I graduated from high school in 1988 in
Laguna Beach, CA.I first went to college at San Diego State
University in 1989.When I finish my degree, I hope to
become elementary education teacher.
My definition of educational technology
Educational technology prepares students to live and succeed in the technological present and future. It enhances traditional education by going beyond the textbook to embrace true differentiated instruction.
Web sites on ed tech history
Office of Educational Technology http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/os/technology/index.html
Educational Technology Publications http://www.asianvu.com/bookstoread/etp/
Technology and Learning http://www.techlearning.com/
History of Computers
Kindergarten technology
High school technology
College technology
A vivid technology learning experience
Virtual Field Trips on the Web
Take students places they would never go! Create trips to correspond with classroom
curriculum Travel from Antarctica to Outer Space! Safe and free
A technology I want to use in my classroom Interactive Whiteboards and Digital
Storytelling
My vision of the classroom of the future
In the future I want to see the money spent on NCLB be applied instead to technology education for all children.
A challenge for teaching Creating equality
for all students is a challenge.
Students of low socioeconomic status have less access to technology at home.
Struggling student
Low socioeconomicstatus
Lack of access toTechnology at
home
Words of wisdom "Why should I
reinvent the wheel?" My response is, "Because with online learning, we are trying to fly."
- Patrick McCormick, Unknown , April 18, 2005