Integrating Technology in Education

Integrating Technology in Education

1. Big Picture: Cognitive frameworks

   • Key terminology
     • Talking about a topic requires knowing the vocabulary
   • Reflecting of the past
     • Showing where the field began
   • Considering the present
     • Available technology resources
       • Perspectives on how to use them
   • Looking ahead of the future
     • Teachers must be futurists
   • Helps new learners develop mental pictures of the field.

2. Perspectives of Educational Technology as:

   • Communications media
     • audiovisual (AV) movement
       • 1930
       • Slides and films
       • Audiovisual communications
   • Instructional systems and instructional design
     • Post–World War II
     • Human (teachers) and nonhuman (media)
       • Human performance technology
         • Strategies for solving problems
     • Systematic Approaches
   • Vocational training
     • 1980
     • Beliefs
       • Prepare students for the world of work
       • Vocational training can be a practical means of teaching
   • Computer systems
     • 1950
     • Educational computing
       • Instructional support application
       • Administrative support application
       • Technology resources: media, instructional systems, and computer- based support systems.
       • Educational Technology

3. Digital Technologies in Education

   • Pre-Microcomputer Era
     • First instructional mainframe
     • Multimedia learning stations
     • Computer-assisted instruction (CAI)
     • Computer- managed instruction (CMI)
     • Minicomputer systems
   • Internet Era
     • World Wide Web
     • First browser software (Mosaic)
     • Virtual schools
   • Mobile technologies, social media and open access Era
     • Movements
       • Distance learning
       • Electronic books
         • Texts in digital form on computers, e-book readers, and cell phones
       • Mobile access
         • Technology, BYOD or BYOT
       • Open access
         • Massive Open Online Courses
   • Microcomputer Era
     • Microcomputers
     • Integrated learning systems (ILSs)
     • Technology initiatives
       • The computer literacy movement
       • Videodisc-based curriculum
       • The Logo movement
         • Artificial Intelligence (AI)

4. Framework for Viewing Educational Technology

   • Educational technology
     • Integrating educational technology
       • Instructional technology
         • Subset of educational technology
         • Teaching and learning applications
       • Process of matching digital tools and methods to given educational needs and problems.
     • Processes and tools
       • Digital and information tools

5. Digital Technology Tools

   • Technology Facilities
     • Microcomputers
     • Handheld technologies
     • Display technologies
     • Imaging technologies
     • Peripherals
     • External storage
     • Laboratories of networked computers
   • Types of Software Applications in Schools
     • Instructional
       • Demonstrations, examples, explanations, or problem solving.
     • Productivity
       • Plan, develop materials, communicate, and keep records.
     • Administrative
       • Used to support record keeping and exchanges of information.

6. Educational technology issues

   • Social Issues
     • Privacy issues
     • Fears about technology misuses
       • Multitasking
       • Sexting
     • Risks of online behaviors
       • Cyberbullying
     • Malware, viruses, spam, and hacking
       • Logic bombs, worms, and Trojan horses
     • Health-related concerns.
       • Hearing loss
       • Eye strain
   • Educational Issues
     • Lack of technology funding
     • Digital literacy and digital citizenship
     • Debates on best practices with technologies
     • Reliance on online learning
   • Cultural and Equity Issues
     • The Digital Divide
     • Racial and gender equity
     • Students with special needs
   • Legal and Ethical Issues
     • Hacking
       • Firewalls
     • Safety issues
       • Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
     • Academic dishonesty
       • Cybercheating
     • Illegal downloads/software piracy
       • Software piracy or music piracy

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