Technology Past and Present
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Technology Past and Present
Abstract
Computers are in most schools in the United States. Most states have addressed the need to adopt technology standards in curriculum. As the spotlight focuses on technology integration and academic achievement, school districts are focusing on staff development as an integral part of the technology integration process.
The role of computers in the classroom has changed from a support tool for basic skills and content using tutorial and remediation practice to an integral part of the instructional process. More households now have computers and Internet access and most parents believe the computer is an important tool in a child’s education. The Internet provides a wealth of information, resources, and a network throughout the world that facilitates the exchange and communication of ideas not available in the traditional classroom. Research has shown that technology does play a major role in providing an environment for increased student motivation and achievement.
Technology has a powerful and positive impact on instruction today especially when staff development and technology integration is an integral part of the process. Educators have clearly underutilized technology in the classroom but it should not be confused with the significance of the role of technology in the educational process. Technology in this research paper is defined as a computer and online resources. The thrust of this paper is to explore some positive events that represent the role of technology in the educational process of children. In the article Past and Present Research Findings on Computers and Related Technology in Education, Fouts (2001) concludes that researchers have used different approaches ...
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In this essay, the author
- Explains the role of computers in the classroom has changed from a support tool for basic skills and content using tutorial and remediation practice to an integral part of the instructional process.
- Explains that technology has a powerful and positive impact on instruction today especially when staff development and technology integration is an integral part of the process.
- Explains that bell south corporation, kodak, and the educational testing service sponsored a telephone and online survey of u.s. households to determine computer ownership and patterns of children’s internet use.
- Explains that one in five children log onto the internet at home every day for educational purposes. teenagers spend more time per day on the internet than watching television.
- Explains that the computer was introduced in the educational environment during the 1970's and used for tutorial and remediation as a supplemental support of the regular curriculum.
- Explains that technology has transformed the classroom into an environment that uses it as a teaching tool that captivates and motivates students to achieve.
- Explains that classroom technology can focus on learning the use of tools to assist in other areas of learning, such as using search engines, e-mail, databases, spreadsheets and word processing to find, analyze, represent, and produce documents.
- Explains that some classrooms used computers for simulations and real world experiences to develop a broader understanding of content and method. simulations are motivating while skills and knowledge learned could be transferred to other learning situations.
- Explains that virtual classrooms or distance learning occur while the teacher and student are apart. school districts employ this instructional delivery in academic areas for students in advanced placement courses otherwise unavailable.
- States that all studies agree that integrating technology with instruction can increase student learning and produce higher academic achievement than instruction alone. students with technology-integrated instruction have greater success in retention and have a more positive attitude toward learning.
- Illustrates how the intel teach to the future program was successful across the united states in promoting this effort.
- Opines that staff development and technology must work hand-in-hand to produce a positive impact on the instructional process.
- Cites baker, e., the secretary's conference on educational technology (1999).
- Cites fouts, j., grunwald associates, and c&r research. connected to the future: a report on children's internet use.
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