Education Technology in Digital Age

Education Technology in Digital Age

1. Internet and multimedia technology became more evident across the United States

   • Global Trends in ICT and Education
     • Mobile Learning.
     • Cloud computing.
     • One-to-One computing.
     • Ubiquitous learning
     • Gaming
     • Personalized learning
     • Redefinition of learning spaces
     • Teacher-generated open content.
     • Smart portfolio assessment
     • Teacher managers/mentors

2. New Type of Teacher and Student

   • Teachers should be 4 trained in the use of new technologies
     • This equipment must be updated periodically
       • . Teachers should eliminate printed information wherever possible
         • replacing paper by bits

3. Digital Presence and Digital Futures

   • social networking and interactive, collaborative engagements
     • Digital technologies have dramatically encouraged selflearning

4. New Digital Culture

   • Leveling of leisure and study time
     • communicating without paper
       • messages from computers

5. Technology in Today’s Classrooms

   • Transformation of the education
     • digital environment is now becoming a hope for millions of students
       • using technology and encouraging collaboration

6. Technologies that has Changed the Digital Classroom

   • 1. eTexts
     • texts on one iPad or Galaxy Tab
       • Portable Document Format (PDF)
   • 2. Virtual Libraries
     • EBSCO Publishing
       • virtual libraries of thousands of journal articles
   • 3. Online School Portals
     • schools are now integrating social media into their portals
   • 4. Webcams & Teleconferencing
     • real time webcasts have become a reality for online courses
       • element of interactivity to the virtual classroom
   • 5. Mobile Apps & Augmented Reality
     • Augmented Reality (AR) apps interest schools