Technology and Me

A personal timeline of educational technology

Overview

My name is Kealii Zeppelin BallaoElementary School:

Kihei ElementaryHigh School:

H.P. Baldwin c/o 1998 – WailukuCollege:

University of Hawaii Maui College –c/o 2009 – Kahului, AAUniversity of Hawaii West Oahu –c/o 2011, BA Social Sciences

When I finish my degree, I hope to become a technology resource for The Learning Center

My definition of educational technology

Methods and tools that are used to effectively enhance

one’s learning through engagement, participation,

and encouragement

Web sites on ed tech historyShepherd, C. (2007). A brief history of Instructional Technology and the ideas affecting it. In M. K. Barbour & M. Orey (Eds.), The Foundations of Instructional Technology. Retrieved 10 July 2012, from http://projects.coe.uga.edu/itFoundations/

Saettler, Paul (1968). History of Instructional Technology. New York: McGraw-Hill. Retrieved 10 July 2012, from http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/history_isd/saettler.html

Merrill, M. D. (2009). M. David Merrill. M. David Merrill. Retrieved July 13, 2012, from http://mdavidmerrill.com/Papers/papers.htm

Kindergarten technology

Apple IIFirst Sold in 1979

Unique “Green Screen”

We learned proper ways to handle floppy disks

First Computer Game: Odell Lake where I learned the word “osprey.”

High school technology

Internet Access

Introduced Chat Rooms, a new way to meet people of similar interests

Access to many forms of information,

Emails expands correspondence and instantaneous communication.

College technology

Social Media

Introduced the web blogger, online profiles, and social connections with others in different places. Dissemination of news and current events facilitated by non mainstream media sources.

A vivid technology learning experience

Hired as a web designer

No web design skills or background

Wasted money on design books and software manuals

Unable to finish web design, but learned better web design techniques

A technology I want to at my job

Skype for face to face online tutoring

My vision of the classroom of the future

Distance education that is platform independent and accessible on any mobile device

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A challenge for teaching

Teachers are so curious of the different forms of technology but are too afraid of the unknown to even experiment its use with learning

http://replacefearoftheunknownwithcuriosity.blogspot.com/

Words of wisdom

All I really need to know about how to liveand what to do and how to beI learned in kindergarten.Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate school mountain,but there in the sand pile at school.

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Robert FulghumAll I Need to Know

I Learned in Kindergarten1988