Technology and Student Technology and Student Achievement Achievement

West Fargo School Board PresentationPresented by: Jen Kava

February 21, 2011

WestFargoPublicSchools

Technology impacts Technology impacts student achievementstudent achievement

Technology increases student’s high-order thinking and problem solving skills.

Technology increases the opportunity for student-centered instruction.

Technology increases the cognitive growth for both staff a... increases the cognitive growth for both staff and parents

Technology increases workforce preparation.

Technology gives students multiple chances to learn “from” media and “with” media.

Increase in Student’s high-Increase in Student’s high-order thinking and problem order thinking and problem

solving skills.solving skills.

“Some technology applications are designed for use in specific content

areas. Educators have also found valuable thinking

tools among the technology applications available for education

purposes” (Cradler, 2002).

Increase the opportunity Increase the opportunity for student-centered for student-centered

instruction.instruction.

Utilizing Technology in the Utilizing Technology in the ClassroomClassroom

Technology increases the Technology increases the cognitive growth for both staff cognitive growth for both staff

and students.and students.

Application Purpose

Word ProcessingSummarizing, analogies, peer

editing, dialogue and organizational strategies

Web ResourcesWorking cooperatively, create

rubrics, testing hypotheses

Brainstorming SoftwareCreate graphic organizers,

similarities and differences, and summarizing

Technology increases Technology increases

workforce preparationworkforce preparation..Word Processors:developing a variety of documents

Spreadsheets:organize and arrange data precisely

Computer-Aided Drawing:provides opportunities to be creative in design

Web Site development Programs: Provides the foundation for individuals to build websites

Internet: Ability to search for any piece of information

Students get Multiple chance to Students get Multiple chance to Learn “from” Media and “with” Learn “from” Media and “with”

MediaMedia

“Overall, fifty years of educational research indicates that media and technology are effective in schools as phenomena to learn both from

and with” (Reeves, 1998)

ConclusionConclusion

Review of 5 Emphasis Areas

Questions?

Educational Technology Agenda

West Fargo Public Schools207 Main Ave. West ~ West Fargo, ND 58103

Phone: 701.356.2000 Fax: 701.356.2009