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According to a 2007 Speak Up survey, 66 percent of

school administrators and 47 percent of teachers
agreed that schools are doing a good job preparing
students for jobs and careers of the future.
A percentage of students disagree and say that
“tools meant to protect them, such as firewalls and
filters,” hinder their learning?

45%
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 Advantages
and
Achievement

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 65% of students reported this
tool increased their active
engagement time on homework.

What is hypertext?
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 Fourth graders
improved their persuasive
writing to real audiences by
using these.

What is internet and

email?
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 Positive gains in achievement
were reported on these tests
when objectives in this area
were focused and clear during
technology use?

 What are standardized

or national tests?
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Using computers students shared
these roles and initiated interactions
more frequently.

 What are leadership

roles?
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 Using technology in the classroom
can change the nature of
learning by initiating additional
curriculum and instructional
discussions, increasing student
motivation, and teaching students
these modern day skills.

 What are 21 st century

skills?
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 In a research study comparing
children without computer
experience against those with
computer experience, these students
had significantly greater gains in
both verbal and nonverbal skills.

Who are students with

computer experience?
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 An important tool has made
drilling and practicing
educational
skills more effective in the
classroom.

 What is technology?

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 Two different studies claimed
computer use increased student
levels in cooperation and this
type of communication.

 What is spoken
communication?

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 Zhao, Burns, Brabec and
Brophy

The Advantages of
Technology

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
Brabec states several categories
of instruction strategies to
enhance student achievement. This
strategy involves rewarding
students for achieving specific
goals.

What is Reinforcing Effort

and Providing Recognition?
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 This web resource gives you
access to tools like NoteStar and
Rubistar.

What is The High Plains Regional

Technology in Education
Consortium (HPR*TEC)?
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 This resource provides many
benefits for students. It allows
students to take notes from online
sources, organize notes by
topic/subtopic after their notes have
been entered, embeds the website
annotation into each note, and
summarizes easily.

What is NoteStar?
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 This online source sets clear
objectives, is easy to create, great
for providing feedback and provides
generic or customized rubrics.

What is Rubistar?
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 This tool is not used frequently in
websites, blogs,and PowerPoints, but has
many advantages. It allows students to
attain a level of higher-order, critical
thinking skills and problem-solving
abilities.

What is a spread sheet?

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 1.Knowledge of problems
2.Knowledge of a technology
3.Knowledge of how technology can
solve problems.

What is teachers technology

knowledge?
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 Technology enhances the classroom
experience and teachers are
constantly learning in these settings
about new enhancements in different
forums.

What is teacher education

courses, masters classes, and
professional Development?

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 Kidspiration, Inspiration and
Kid Pix are used as a great
resource for young students.

What is a graphic organizer?

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 Bridging the
Gap
Between economically
advantaged and
disadvantaged students,
and the gap between teachers and
students.

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The gap between people who have
access to computer technology
and people who do not.

What is the “Digital Divide?”

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 Here between 1994 and 1997, a
digital divide between upper
and lower income levels
increased significantly.

What is America?
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 “Girls in all grades continue to be
more likely to identify themselves as
having beginner or average of these
skills compared to boys, and less
likely to say ‘advanced.’”

What is technology skills?

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 A gap has formed between the
knowledge and skills students
are acquiring in schools and
the knowledge and skills needed
to succeed here.

What is the increasingly global

21st century workplace?
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 In order for teachers to succeed in
teaching with technology they must
receive the proper training.

What is professional development?

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 Teachers' positive beliefs about
technology, their teaching experience,
and their personal usage of computers
to narrow a gap between students who
have access to computers at home and
those who do not.

What is the digital

divide?
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By receiving professional development
for these skills teaching, learning,
and Curricula will change in a school
district.

What is technology?
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 The number one reason teachers do
not use this skill is lack of
comfort and knowledge.

What is technology?

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 Benefits Outweighing the
Negatives

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 This benefit of technology use,
Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)
provides students with
individualized instruction and
instant feedback.

What is Basic Skills Instruction?

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30% of students who used these
technologies received higher scores
on standardized tests then those
students who did not.

What is CAI Technologies?

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Access to these technologies: internet,
CD-ROMs, computer simulations, blogs, and
video streaming moves students beyond
basic skills.

What is advanced skills instruction?

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 When using this, students were
found to be better at
organizational and problem
solving skills.

What is technology?
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This benefit of technology has
increased student attendance
and lower drop out rates.

What is student motivation?

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When teachers make use of technology
parents are more aware of what is
happening in the classroom.

What is increased family

involvement?

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Technology has expanded opportunities
for professional development and
training by fostering collegial work
with other teachers and professionals

What is improved teachers

skills?
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 Michigan State University
has a program in
Educational Technology

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 •Better basic skills
instruction
•Development of Advanced
skills instruction
•Increased student motivation
•Increased family involvement
•Improved teacher’s skills

What are the the benefits of

technology?
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 Credits
• U.S. Department of Education: “Benefits of
Technology Use” ( 08/23/03) (11/20/09)
• CCA Consulting, Inc., Understanding
Information Technology in Kindergarten
Through Grade 12 (Wellesley, MA: 1995).
• “Jeopardy” http://www.jeopardy.com/ (2009,
November 11)
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