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The Race is On…..

STUDENTS

Vikki Coombs ED 633 2010

Students vs. Schools Research based decisions (Why to do it?)

Content Area technology rich instructionHigher – order thinking skillsPrepared for college and workforce

Rethink …(What to do?)The way we teachHow we build and deliver curriculumHow students learn

Develop a Plan (How to do it?)Take Action (When to do it?)

Students Over 50% have their own

blog or contribute to another blog or website

Over 50% download music 90% use the internet to

search for information for class assignments

80% are given internet assignments to complete at school

60 % are using online dictionaries, encyclopedias and thesauruses

Over 70% say that having access to the internet helps them earn better grades & be a stronger student.

Schools Lag behind in technology

upgrades Lack of technology

capabilities Less than meaningful

technology professional development and time for implementation

Unreliable equipment and tech support

Lack of technology integrated into instructional strategies

Budget and Scheduling issues

Standardized test can not adequately assess the impact of technologyImpact of Technology on learning, Debbie

Look, 2005

Menu

Leads to Innovation

and Deeper Understandin

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Link work experiences with academic communicate ideas and information orally working in groups problem solving when answers weren’t self

evident Understanding how systems work collecting, analyzing, and organizing data Identify and solve problems communicate ideas and information in

writing engage in complex human interactions

The way we teach

(Bain and Smith, 2000, p152)

How we build and deliver curriculum

How students learn

Carry out the vision and mission statement

Assessing the needs of our students

Determine where we areWhat is neededHow do we get there

School Ensure equitable use of

technology Develop a plan for

adequate access Ensure that the schools

are adequate for supporting technology networking that fosters engaged learning

providing support so technology is reliable

(NCREL, 1996)

Teachers Ensure and promote

collaboration and cooperation

Project based learning Seek to collaborate by working in teams to

design and implement technology