Educational Technology Daniel C. Moos, PhD
Jan 07, 2016
Educational Technology
Daniel C. Moos, PhD
Overview:
1. Technology…is it worth it?
2. What is the latest stuff out there…1. iPads…do they have a future?
2. Adventure Learning & Second Life
3. Technology is just a tool…cognitive and metacognitive considerations
4. SMART Board: Funding Issues
Technology…is it worth it?A vision of K-12 Students
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8
iPads (I) Why?
Creativity: Apps including iMovie and Garageband
Variety of learning approaches: Auditory, kinesthetic, and visual
Technical: Minimal maintenance/loading time, maximum battery life (possibly full school day)
Shrinking world: Access to world 24/7 No developmental walls? My 4 yr. old… Motivation? Hawthorne effect
iPads (II)
iPad in Literacy: Using iPad in the Elementary Classroomhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOYvM8FdXtE
iPad in Literacy: Using iPad in the Secondary Classroomhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBVY23XnwHc
Latest Technology… When/how do students learn best? Adventure Learning and Second Life
Technology is just a tool…
Tantalizing promises…unfulfilled Tantalizing promises…unfulfilled
Technology is just a tool… Total Processing Space in Working Memory
(short-term memory)
Operating Space
Storage Space
SMART Boards (I)
How do we get funds? Grant plan: (1) Define your needs (vision, outcomes,
responsibilities) (2) Build a community of support (3) Identify potential grants/fundraisers (note
specific due dates) (4) Develop a reporting plan (after successful
grant)
Smartboards (II)
How do we get funds, continued? Involve students (e.g., student council, student
testimony): planning, executing fundraises & talking with school board/local businesses
Do not want to know how much time SMART Response Interactive systems will save on grading
Do want to know how much students like them and how it helps them learn
Expose community members (parent teacher conferences, school board meetings, etc)
SMART Boards (III)
Where do we get funds? American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA):
http://vault.smarttech.com/stimulus/ Tech & Learning website: http://www.techlearning.com/index ASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
Explorer: grants for technology tools to engage students in science and mathematics investigations.
NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics): Various grants to support math classrooms and integration of material (including Smart Board)
What are some other resources for new integration? SMART Exchange:
http://exchange.smarttech.com/index.html#tab=0