Tips and TricksFOR EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGY

INTEGRATION

Diana Bidulescu, M.Ed.

A Recipe?

Sure! Quite a few!

So Where do we START?

The Questions

START WITH

The People

Focus On

The Diversity

UNDERSTAND

The Setting

1994 - only 3 percent of public school classrooms, computer labs, and library media centers had Internet access

2008 - 97 percent of public school classrooms had an Internet connection

The Changes1996 - the national student-to-computer

ratio in public schools was 11:1

2009 - that ratio had dropped to just 1.7 students per computer

Today - the trend is 1:1 programs

As students incorporate laptops, tablets, smartphones, and other digital devices into their daily learning experiences, we

start to see student-to-computer ratios in schools becoming 1:2, 1:3, or even lower.

The Possibilities

2002 - only 9 percent of American public schools reported having students who

were taking online courses (NCES, 2005), for a mere 328,000 course

enrollments

2009 - there were an estimated 1.8 million online enrollments of traditional students and another 200,000 children taking multiple courses as students in

full-time online schools

The reality

‘Ya get it?

To add to the confusion..

There’s an app for that!

For Each One of These..

But which one is the best?

ALL!

The DangersWith the increasing emphasis on the use of technology in education, many schools have been making significant technology purchases.

Often these purchases are driven because of community pressure or because of the “cool” factor.

These types of technology purchases may never be used by more than a handful of teachers if they were not made with the curriculum in mind.

The Challenge

Training on software and hardware is not sufficient to yield changes in teacher practice.

Teachers may learn how to use a tool during a workshop, but unless directly linked to the curriculum given ample time for experimentation, it will be unlikely to be adopted into practice.

High-quality training, in isolation, is not sufficient to lead to full-scale technology implementation;

Technology implementation is successful when it is rooted in curriculum and student learning

The Solutions(the TIPS)

Design with the END in mind (support, enhance, create)

Plan with the Pros: ISTE - see LoTi (Levels Of Technology

Implementation)

Learn from the Others - The DOs and the DON’Ts

See into the Future! Sustainability is not a word

Record your PD! Pay it Forward

Technology Implementation is a fluid process

The Inside Job(the TRICKS)

use teachers as instructional designers

plan the use of the technology to support student learning

provide adequate (TIMELY) technology support

create a sustainable environment

learning outcomes drive the selection of technology

have realistic goals

Words to the Wise

Know your Weaknesses

Understand your Strengths

Share your Findings

Learn as much as you Teach

Dare to dream