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Quote: Humans are allergic to change. They love to say, "We've always done it this way." I try to fight that. That's why I have a clock on my wall that runs counterclockwise.
ReplyDeleteFact: The Telecommunications Act of 1996 defined equal access to universal service to include electronic networking and provided a fund to help reduce the price of wiring each classroom to form a schoolwide network.
Question: In education, we stress how important it is to be able to read and WRITE. What are we teaching our children by incorporating so much technology into the way we teach? Isn't this somewhat unbeneficial to the child from a literacy standpoint.
Lindsey Heidle
ReplyDeleteQuote: "During my eighty-seven years I have witnessed a whole succession of technological revolutions. But none of them has done away with the need for character in the individual or the ability to think." Bernard Mannes Baruch
Fact: In fact, students who learn to write using word processors are more likely to revise their work and make more substantial revisions than are students who learned to write without the tool.
Question: Do you think technology will replace teachers? Why or why not?
Quote~ ""The important thing in science is not so much to obtain new facts as to discover new ways of thinking about them."
ReplyDeleteQuestion~ How can teachers incorporate use of technology while still emphasizing the importance of face-to-face and personalized contact?
Fact~ State and local government spend more than $5 billion annually to equip schools with computers, networks, hardware, and software.
Fact: Drill and Practice programs are the earliest form of educational software or educational game. First used as an interactive worksheet.
ReplyDeleteQuote: "It is not the strongest of species that survives, nor the most intelligent;it is the one that is most adaptable to change."-Charles Darwin
Question: What doors can technology open for a classroom and how will a school's budget affect this?
Quote- “Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.” Charles Darwin
ReplyDeleteFact- I never realized how many tasks a teacher had to do in a day from attendance to setting up lesson plans and making sure the students get the proper learning.
Question- With technology becoming such a big part of our everyday lives should it be made mandatory to learn about computers and have computers in all elementary classes? If so how would the schools be able to afford such an expense?
"We must adjust to changing times and still hold onto unchanging principles." -Jimmy Carter
ReplyDeleteFact: There are gender differences in how a students uses technology.
Question: Should teachers be forced to incorporate computers into their lesson plans? Maybe a computer course should be required for students instead.
Ali Dalsing
katherine brown
ReplyDeleteQuote: " We need to recognize that it is one thing to use technology in isolated classrooms and quite another to make technology a potentforce to transforming a entire school or an entire education system." Barbara Means
Fact: Technology supports and extends what teachers and students can so in the classroom.
???: what are some of the issuses involving equity as technological tools become more and more integrated in to the classroom?
quote-" the important thing in science is not so much to obtain new facts as to discover new ways of thinking about them." - Sir William Henry Bragg
ReplyDeletefact- of the 50 states and D.C. all but 3 have technology standards for students
question- do students help teachers more so than teachers helping students when it comes to technology?
quote: "it is not the strongest of the species that survives, not the most intelligent, it is the one that is most adaptable to change" -by: Charles Darwnin
ReplyDeleteFact: state and local governments spend more than $5 billion anually to equip schools with computers, networks, hardwares, and softwares.
Question: should governments spend billions of dollars on technology for schools, or should the money be spent differently?
Question: Is it logical to think in the near future, all students will be required to have a laptop as a part of regular supplies?
ReplyDeleteQuote: Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important. --Bill Gates, Founder of Microsoft
Fact: The amount of technology that is available for students and teachers is amazing. The resource are easier to find and access them. We, as individuals, have to continue to educate ourselves to keep up.
Fact: "Students who participate in the CHILD project for a full three year cycle scored better on standardized tests tha their peers in conventional classrooms with similar computer-student ratios." (pg.222)
ReplyDeleteQuote: "It is not the stongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent; it is the one that is most adaptable to change." (Pg.221)
Question: It is proven that technology is an important aid in teachers and students education, however, do you think that it takes away from the student/teacher relationship?
And how can technology be a negative aspect in the classroom?
Alicia Bell
ReplyDeleteQUOTE: "Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important."
QUESTION: With all the technology do you think it will handicap the children of the future because technology makes things so much easier?
Fact: the ratio of students to computers has dramatically improved in K-12 schools in the last fifteen years,dropping from about 125:1 to 3.8:1.
Quote: "We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles." -Jimmy Carter
ReplyDeleteQuestion:When do teachers draw the line between constructing students' use of technological programs and letting the students' explore on their own and let their creativity take over?
Fact: "(Location, size, budget, composition of populations, and graduation requirements) often create educational inequities, particularly when a school district simply cannot afford to provide the quality and variety of courses offered by larger or more affluent districts."
Britney Johnson
Quote: "Humans are allergic to change. They love to say, "We've always done it this way." I try to fight that. That's why I have a clock on my wall that runs counterclockwise.
ReplyDelete-Grace Murray Hopper-
Fact: In addition to National Education Technology Standards for Teachers, most states have included technology components as part of thier licensure requirements.
Question: Which skills in using media and technology do youthink teachers should have?
(pg 230)
Lacy King
ReplyDeleteQuestion: Since learning is an active process, wouldn't having computers and other technological devices in the classroom take away from the learning experience since most of these things do everything for you?
Fact: 43% of computers in schools are found in the computer labs, 48% are found in the classrooms.
Quote: "we must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles"- Jimmy Carter
Fact:
ReplyDeleteCognative tools enhance thinking.
Quote:
The important thing in science is not so much to obtain new facts as to discover new ways to think about them.
Question:
How have computers enhanced the classroom learning environment?
Question: Is technology actually helping us to learn more or to become lazy and dependent on technology?
ReplyDeleteQuote: Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.
Fact: Technology can make a simple task more time consuming and frustrating especially when either trying to learn how to use it or teach someone how to use it.
Quote: "We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles."
ReplyDeleteFact: 47 of the 50 US States (including DC) have technology standards for children.
Question: How can teachers use technology to help their students learn? Will this way be more or less effective than the traditional way of teaching?
Logan Burgess
Quote: "The important thing in science is not so much to obtain new facts as to discover new ways of thinking about them."
ReplyDeleteFact: The ratio of students to computers has dramatically improved in K-12 schools in the last fifteen years,dropping from about 125:1 to 3.8:1.
Question: How do you decide how much to use computers and when is it more beneficial to the child to use his/her head?
Fact: In the United States home computer ownership among the asian and non hispanic white households is 12 to 24 percent greater then households consisting of members of other racial and ethnic groups.
ReplyDeleteQuote: Technology is just a tool. In terms or getting the kids working together adn motivating them, the teacher is the most important.
Question: Computers and internet can be a good resource but children are very curious. How can we keep them from the dangerous side of the web? I.E. Cyberbullying, Chat Rooms, X-rated sites.
""The important thing in science is not so much to obtain new facts as to discover new ways of thinking about them."
ReplyDeleteOf the fifty states, there are only three that do not have technology regulations.
Is there such thing as too much technology; can technology disable childrens critical thinking skills?
Fact: The device name ERICA that tracks eye movements and uses it to control the mouse across the computer screen is really cool!
ReplyDeleteQuote: "Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teaher is most important". Bill Gates
Question: Do you think teachers could/should use email as a modern pen-pal system for students? What negative aspects do you see with this?
Fact: On average, four students share one computer in U.S. schools.
ReplyDeleteQuote: "During my eighty-seven years I have witnessed a whole succession of technological revolutions. But none of them has done away with the need for character in the individual or the ability to think." -Bernard Mannes Baruch
Question: The chapter talks about how teachers can become facilitators with the use of technology. What is the difference between being a teacher and being a facilitator?
Question: What are the positive and negative effects of technology that will pertain to your field of teaching?
ReplyDeleteFact: "Technology supports and extends what teachers and students can do in the classroom..." p200
Discussion Quote: "Humans are allergic to change. They love to say, "We've always done it this way." I try to fight that. That's why I have a clock on my wall that runs counterclockwise." -Grace Murray Hopper p200
-Alisha Neidinger
Fact: Project CHILD combines both traditional and constructivists views of instruction.
ReplyDeleteQuote: “ Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.”
Question: How have the recent technology affected the students and their families?
Quote: "Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being."
ReplyDeleteQuestion: What are some ways that a teacher can avoid showing a negative attitude while teaching a subject they don't like?
Fact: Teachers must have knowledge about learning and human behavior and specific knowledge about they subject matter to be taught.
If a school district is in a poor community and does not receive enough funding for technology, does this mean that these kids are not worth experiencing the advantages that technology gives?
ReplyDeleteQuote
"We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles." Jimmy Carter
Fact
One of the first technological wonders in the classroom was the chalkboard.
Question: How has the recent technology affected the students and teachers today?
ReplyDeleteFact: A teacher may have have from 25 to 150 more students every day, with attendance records to be kept and grades recoreded for each one.
Quote: "Technology is just a tool. In terms or getting the kids working together adn motivating them, the teacher is the most important".
Billy Jones,
ReplyDeleteQuestion: How can you prepare yourself for the upcoming technology?
Fact: Since 1987, Indiana's Buddty project has worked to increase student acheivement using technology in "anytime, anywhere", settings to extend the learning beyond the bounds of school
Quote: Technology can be either a "hook" to get parents involved or a quick deterrent to send them running
Quote-"The important thing in science is not so much to obtain new facts as to discover new ways of thinking about them."-Sir William Henry Bragg
ReplyDeleteQuestion- Are computers in the classroom too much of a distraction for students in high school?
Fact- Some states don't use technology too much while other states use it a lot in schools.
q. "But technology is a tool, not a virtue."
ReplyDeleteF. Technology can allow students to do legitimate scientific investigations on a scale that would otherwise be impossible.
q. can we trust computers to teach kids?