TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION: WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR YOU?

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TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR
YOU?
Kayla Lengerich and Amanda Shomon
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Types of Technology

• Computers and related devices
• Overheads
• Televisions
• VCR/DVD
• Digital cameras
• Video cameras

Hakan Turkman, What Technology Plays a
Supporting Role in Learning Cycle Approach for
Science Education
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Technology Use
16 of teachers reported using technology almost
every day and 28 reported using it several times
a week -According to Hakan Turkman in a 2006
article
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Using Technology Successfully in the Classroom

• How can we make this happen?

Teachers must

• Feel comfortable
• Receive proper training
• Be willing to be a learner

Hakan Turkman, What Technology Plays a
Supporting Role in Learning Cycle Approach for
Science Education
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Creating a Technology-Based Curriculum

• Teachers should not rely on technology
• Technology should be viewed as a tool
• Teachers must know their role

Hakan Turkman, What Technology Plays a
Supporting Role in Learning Cycle Approach for
Science Education
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Who is using technology?

• Studies show that males use technology,
  especially computers, more often than females
• Males focus on programming and gaming
• Females focus on word processing software

Hall, Georgia. "Teens and technology Preparing
for the future."
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What does this mean?

• Encourage use of technology for a variety of
  purposes
• Encourage use of technology outside of the
  classroom

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But wait!

• Try not to get too excited

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Technology The Perfect Solution?

• Some activities are better done without
  technology
• Learning from computers vs. learning with
  computers

Turkman, Hakan. "What Technology Plays Supporting
Role in Learning Cycle Approach for Science
Education."
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The Bottom Line
Understanding how to use computers and other
technology for learning, productivity, and
performance has become as fundamental to a
persons ability to navigate through school and
career as traditional skills like reading,
writing, and arithmetic
-Georgia Hall
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A Day in the Life
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Resources
Turkman, Hakan. "What Technology Plays Supporting
Role in Learning Cycle Approach for Science
Education." The Turkish Online Journal of
Education Technology 5 (2006). ERIC. Bowling
Green State University, Bowling Green. Keyword
Technology Integration. Hall, Georgia. "Teens
and technology Preparing for the future." Using
technology to support academic achievement for
at-risk teens during out-of-school time. 2004.
41-52. ERIC. Bowling Green State University,
Bowling Green. Keyword Technology
Integration. Santos, Manuel. "Students' Use of
Technology in Mathematical Problem Solving
Transforming Technology Artifacts into
Mathematical Tools." 119-25. ERIC. Bowling Green
State University, Bowling Green. Keyword
Technology Integration.