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Does Technology Improve Education?Lindsey Yoast
+Technology
Should K-12 students be aloud to have laptops, tablets, phones, and calculators in school?Effect the learning environment?Do they really learn the material?Does the technology encourage
cheating?Does technology improve students
knowledge of a subject?Calculators, Mobile technology, Laptops?
Helpful? Or are they just a distraction.
+Examples of Technology in
Education One Science Classroom in Colorado is dedicated to learning
science and using new technology. This class is equipped with:
10 iPad- Field Trips and Classroom use 2 iPod touches- Field Trips 2 digital Cameras- Projects 1 Flip camera- Video taping experiments 3 GPS units- For Plotting Geographic Maps and learning
Coordinates. 5 desktops computers 30 shared laptops 25 Google Netbooks
Improve both students with special needs and the average student. TCAP (Colorado’s Standardized Test) scores have improved over the past 2 years.
+Calculators
Where and When should calculators be aloud?
Is it taking away from the learning process?
New Calculators: Do they really teach the fundamentals every child should know? TI-Nspire Casio Touch Screen Handheld Calculator
+Calculators in the Classroom
According to Research, calculators do not improve the fundamental knowledge of simple math applications, such as arithmetic.
When should kids be aloud to use calculators?
Calculators in the classroom has increased over the past 20 years. 20 years ago the standards for math and science were not as large as they are now. Now kids are expected to be in Algebra in 7th grade and Geometry in 8th.
Mathematica: “Computers should be used to advance the understanding of math the way it is really used in the world” http://www.ted.com/talks/conrad_wolfram_teaching_kids_real
_math_with_computers.html
Application>Understanding
+Should we stop teaching
calculating and start teaching math?
VS.
+Mobile Learning
Use Mobile Learning to Collaborate, Create, Coordinate, and Communicate.
School libraries using Kindles.
AnsweText Program
Tablets and Mobile Phones
PROS CONS
• Students have access to unlimited knowledge.•Interaction•Application•Special Education
•Availability to students who cannot afford•Distraction•Battery Life•Must be connected to Internet for access to a lot of information.
+New Technology Programs
BYOD
Flipping the Classroom
+Sources
http://www.teachthought.com/technology/10-schools-that-have-implemented-byod/
http://www.teachthought.com/learning/5-problems-with-technology-in-classrooms/
http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/3785/articleid/519352/newspaperid/3949/Should_Technology_Be_Allowed_In_School.aspx
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/nov/27/should-mobiles-be-banned-schools
http://www.mathopenref.com/site/techreasons.html
http://www.sodahead.com/living/the-public-thinks-laptops-shouldnt-be-allowed-in-class-until-high-school/question-3109543/
http://edudemic.com/2012/12/mobile-learning/
http://www.teachthought.com/technology/44-better-ways-to-use-smartphones-in-the-classroom/
http://www.teachthought.com/technology/12-principles-of-mobile-learning/#comment-8032
http://www.teachthought.com/technology/12-pros-cons-to-byod/
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080819160203.htm
http://education.ti.com/sites/US/downloads/pdf/therole.pdf
http://chiron.valdosta.edu/are/vol4no2/PDF/Campagnone_S_ARE.pdf
http://www.pearsonassessments.com/NR/rdonlyres/8612144A-D4A5-4823-B643-57B087B83F12/0/Bulletin_14.pdf
Norm Yoast, Moffat County School District, 8th Grade Science Teacher, 2012 Colorado Science Teacher of the Year.