Instructional Technology

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Instructional Technology

• Rationale

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Definition
Seamless use of technology tools into a
purposeful, participatory instructional or
learning environment
Good Example

• Using the Internet to research projects

Bad Example

• Letting students play educational
• games if they finish
  their work early

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Why integrate Technology?

• MOTIVATION
• Gains learner attention
• Visual and interactive features
• Engages the student through production work
• Promotes creativity, self-expression and esteem
• Increased perception of control
• Students may be more motivated by feeling they
  are in control of their learning/special
  implications for at-risk students (intrinsic
  motivation)

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Unique instruction capabilities

• Linking students to information and education
  sources outside of the classroom
• Promotes multi-cultural awareness
• Improves communication and research skills
• Helping students visualize problems and solutions

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Support for new instructional approaches

• Cooperative Learning
• Groups are more productive in complex problem
  solving activities/tech.-based activities
• Shared Intelligence
• Problem solving and higher order skills

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Increased Teacher Productivity

• Help teachers cope with their ever-expanding
  paperwork load resulting in higher productivity
• Resources
• Word processing
• Spreadsheet
• Database
• Desktop publishing
• Test generating software
• E-mail and websites
• Online research

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Skills for the Information Age

• Technology Literacy
• Required job skills for the future
• Information Literacy
• Visual Literacy
• Makes a student more marketable

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Supports framework for Universal Design for
Learning

• The key to helping all students achieve is
  identifying and removing barriers from our
  teaching methods and curriculum materials.
  Drawing from brain research and using new media,
  the UDL framework proposes that educators strive
  for three kinds of flexibility
• To represent information in multiple formats and
  media.
• To provide multiple pathways for students action
  and expression.
• To provide multiple ways to engage students
  interest and motivation.
• Learn more about UDL at www.cast.org

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Resources

• Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching,
  M.D. Roblyer
• http//www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/ideas/tes
  /chapter4.cfm
• Relating Theory to Practice Technology
  Integrationppt., Dr. Marshall Jones