CHAPTER 1RETHINKING COMPUTERS

AND INSTRUCTION

Maricruz AlfaroLourdes Aguirre

June 2, 2010

Preparing Students for the 21st Century Students need to be able to retrieve,

evaluate, and manipulate real-world information to enrich their problem-solving skills.

It is more than just delivering instruction, the students need to interact with the information gained.

Instructional reform needs to become part of the educational realm of teaching that begins to integrate technology for real-world situations that will create life-long learning.

Preparing Students for the 21st Century

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fnh9q_cQcUE&feature=related

21st-Century Knowledge and Skills These skills are needed to succeed in

work, school, and life:Knowledge of core subjects21st century themesLearning and innovation skillsInformation, media, and technology skillsLife and career skills

National Educational Technology Standards for Students

https://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=NETS

Linking Educational Reform & Technology Moving from Teacher-centered to

Student-centered instructionThe student needs to understand the world

around them and not imitate the content.Puzzlement phenomenonKnowledge

Creating Open-Ended Learning Environments Inquiry-based learning

To explore, gather data, and analyze data Problem based learning

Learner is provided with a wide area of exploration and experimentation

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Project based learningFocusing on solving a problem that are of

interest to students

The NTeQ Model

There are five basic components:Teacher: Technologically competent and

has different rolesStudent: Actively engaged as a researcherComputer: The tool to enhance learning by

providing real-world data to manipulateLesson: it needs to be student-centered,

problem based, technologically authenticLearning environment: incorporates multiple

resources

10-Step NTeQ Model Lesson Plan

Specify

Objectives

Computer

Functions

Specify

Problem

Data

Manipulation

Results

Presentation

Assessment

Supporting

Activities

AfterUsingComputer

ActivitiesPrior toComputer

ActivitiesWhile atComputer

“Tell me and I forget, show me and I remember,

involve me and I understand.”

Joe Exline