ISTC

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ISTC

• Internet Capabilities in the Classroom

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How the Internet Has Affected our Society

• Communication between people
• Education and Research
• Business and Market Economy
• Music, Movies, File Sharing
• Easy access to information such as weather, news
  and sports

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Types of Technology in Classrooms

• Used to support and enhance learning
• laptops
• digital moviemaking
• video content
• handheld objects

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The Paperless Classroom

• Teacher wanted ESOL students to be on same page
  as others
• Used PDAs in classroom to enhance learning
• Saved paper, money, time
• One small idea turned into a education revolution

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Computers in the Classroom

• Allowed teachers to
• Keep track of grades and attendance online
• Use available texts at no cost
• Stop wasting endless hours at the copy machine
• Cut down on paper use

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Software Applications Available in Most Schools
Today

• integrated learning systems (ILS)
• computer-assisted instruction (CAI)
• computer-based instruction (CBI)

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Surveys show

• 71 percent of teenagers said they relied mostly
  on internet sources for projects they did for
  school
• 34 percent of young people ages 12-17 who
  download study aides from the Internet
• 57 percent of all children in school ages 7-17
  use home and school computers to complete school
  assignments

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Blackboard Learning System

• Brings classes together
• Straight forward and easy to use
• Keeps Students updated on future assignments
• Allows Students to communicate through discussion
  boards

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Computers in Libraries

• Technology has evolved so that you can now access
  the library from your home computer

• Now that libraries are now connected to the
  internet, finding articles, books and other
  resources are easier
• You can put books on hold off the internet
• Using e-mail at the library you can send yourself
  information that you re-searched

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