Integrating Educational Technology into the Curriculum
EDN 303 - Martin
Module 1
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Objectives
• Explain the difference between computer, information and integration literacy
• Explain the necessity of moving instructional strategies from traditional to new learning environments
• Describe the characteristics of today’s digital students
• Explain how speed, reliability, accuracy, storage and communications enable computers to be powerful tools
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Objectives
• Differentiate among the various categories of software
• Explain the uses of a network, internet and WWW
• Describe the National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-T)
• Provide examples of how computers are changing the way people teach and learn
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Use of computers
• Access information• Communicate faster and more accurately• Used in education, entertainment,
information management, and business purposes
• In classroom, teachers use it to instruct and students learn from it
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Other Uses?
Curriculum –Specific Learning
• How can you integrate into your specific curriculum interests?
• Hundreds of curriculum specific sources of information and integration ideas
• http://www.scsite.com/tdc4
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Use knowledge of Instructional technology• For your own professional
development
• Using technology as a productivity tool in your classroom
• Extensively integrating technology and digital media in your instructional strategies, lessons, student based projects, assessments to improve student learning
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New Learning Environments
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Computer technology and digital media are present in every aspect of daily living — in the workplace, at
home, in the classroom, and for entertainment
Computer, Information, and Integration Literacy
Computer Literacy
• Computer Literacy – Have a knowledge and understanding of computers and their uses
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Information Literacy
• Knowing how to find, analyze, and use information
• Ability to gather information from multiple sources, select relevant material and organize it into a form that will allow the user to make decisions or to take specific actions
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Integration Literacy
• Ability to use computers and other technologies combined with a variety of teaching and learning strategies to enhance students learning
• Teachers understand how to match appropriate technology to learning objectives, goals and outcomes
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What is a Computer? What does it do?• Computer is an electronic device,
operating under the control of instructions stored in its memory
• Name some of the computer hardware components
• IPSO cycle – Input, Processing, Storage and Output
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Evolution of Computers and Digital Media• Telegraph – Telephones – Radios –
Television – Early computers (Mainframe) – Personal Computers
• Popularity of the Internet particularly the World Wide Web
• Recent advancements in personal computers merge various forms of communication into effective, interactive, digital media systems
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Digital Media
• Technologies that allow users to create new forms of interaction, expression, communication, and entertainment in a digital format
• Reflects evolution of multimedia computing into multisensory communication
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Digital Generation
• Digital Students or Digital Kids
• Hypercommunicators who use multiple tools to communicate
• Multitaskers who do several things at once with ease
• Goal oriented as they pursue multiple goals at the same time
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Computing in the Digital Age
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Computing in the Digital Age• The ARCS Motivational Model states that even
the best designed instructional strategy will fail if students are not motivated to learn
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Categories of Computers
• Personal computers
• Mobile computers and mobile devices
• Servers, supercomputers, and embedded computers
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• A computer that performs all of its input, processing, output, and storage activities by itself
Personal Computers
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Mobile Computers and Mobile Devices
• Mobile Computers– A personal computer that you can carry
from place to place
– Notebook computer
– Tablet PC
• Mobile Devices– Some mobile devices are internet enabled
– Handheld Computer
– PDA
– Smart Phones
– Smart Watch
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Servers, Supercomputers, and Embedded Computers
• Server– Manages the resources on a network and
provides a centralized storage area for software programs and data
• Supercomputer– Used for tasks such as analyzing weather
patterns, tracking hurricanes, and identifying safety issues regarding the space shuttle
• Embedded computer– A special-purpose computer that functions as
one component in a larger product
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Servers, Supercomputers, and Embedded Computers
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• Speed• Reliability• Accuracy• Storage• Communications
– Network– Electronic mail
Why is a Computer So Powerful?
The Internet is a worldwide collection of networks that links together millions of
businesses, the government, educational institutions, and individuals
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Computer Software
• Computer programs– A series of instructions
that tells the hardware of a computer what to do and how to do it
– Stored on various storage media
– Installing programs
– Executing programs
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Computer Software
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• System software consists of programs that control the operations of a computer and its devices– Operating system
• Mac OS• Microsoft Windows
– User interface• Graphical User Interface (GUI)
– Utility programs• Specific task related to managing a computer
Computer Software
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• Application software consists of programs designed to perform specific tasks for users– Software suites
• Word Processing• Spreadsheet• Database• Presentation graphics• Communication
Computer Software
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• Packaged software• Custom software• Open source software• Shareware, freeware, and public domain software
Computer Software
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Computer Software
• Software development– Computer Programmers are people
who write the instructions necessary to direct the computer to process data into information
– Systems Analysts manage the development of a program
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• Network– A collection of computers and devices
connected together via communications media and devices
• Local area network - LAN• Wide area network – WAN
Networks and the Internet
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• The Internet– World’s largest network
• E-mail• Information• Shopping• Meeting people• Entertainment
Networks and the Internet
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• World Wide Web (WWW)– Web pages are electronic documents that
contain text, graphics, sound, animation, or video, and have built-in connections, or links, to other documents
– Web sites are collections of related Web pages
– Web browser are used to view Web pages• Microsoft Internet Explorer• Netscape• Mozilla Firefox
Networks and the Internet
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• Technology and digital media are everywhere
• Technology can support learning
• Computers support communications beyond classroom walls
• Support of national and international organizations
Why Use Computer Technology in Education?
NETS-T
• Developed by International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
• Developed for the national Council for Accreditation for Teacher Education (NCATE)
• Grade specific performance indicators K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
• http://www.iste.org/inhouse/nets/cnets/index.html
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An Example of How One School Uses Computers
• Ridgedale High School– All computers on a local area network– Three labs of 30 computers each
• PC and Macintosh
– Internet connection in each classroom
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An Example of How One School Uses Computers
Example of how one uses computers• Superintendent• Principal• School secretary• Technology coordinator• Teachers• Media specialist• Students• Parent• Community
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An Example of How One School Uses Computers
• Superintendent– Technology plan– Committee members can access the
plan remotely
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An Example of How One School Uses Computers
• Principal– Sending several e-mail messages to
teachers and staff– Research on digital storytelling
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• School secretary– Automated phone system
– Database software
– School inventory database
– Desktop publishing
An Example of How One School Uses Computers
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• Technology coordinator– Installing and testing new
software
– Supporting systems
– Problem solving
An Example of How One School Uses Computers
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An Example of How One School Uses Computers
• Teachers– Community digital
storytelling
– Transmedia story
– Research assignments
– Wireless lab
– Network stores student data
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• Media specialist– Maintains online catalog
– Creates classroom activities
– Runs media center
An Example of How One School Uses Computers
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• Students– Live broadcast of
Ridgedale News Show
– Talking and instant messaging about digital storytelling projects
An Example of How One School Uses Computers
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• Parent– Web site links parents
and school
– Keep track of events
– School information
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• Community– Links school and
community
– Students teach senior citizens how to use a computer
An Example of How One School Uses Computers