1872- The typewriter is a huge technological advancement in education. It lead the way to what is now word processing documents. This helps students to read and write, and it also helps teachers understand what a student is saying without having to decipher horrible penmanship.
1900's- photo and movie making inventions are a great resource in education. I don't know one subject that does not benefit from photos and movies. Without either, teacher would only be able to explain and draw out what they are trying to teach. Students wouldn't be able to learn as much without having any accurate visual representation.
1946- computers being developed are a huge advancement in education. though the computers being developed at this time would only solve basic math equations, they will go on to dominate the education field.
1967- The invention of the first handheld calculator led to students being able to learn more advanced math. The later invention of the graphing calculator led to even more student knowledge of mathematic functions.
1969- Throughout my teacher education, I have had the topic of Sesame Street come up very often. I have learned about the important role it has served to children before they are old enough to enroll in school and how it helps bring all future students to the same starting point in their education.
1970- The internet has been a large advancement in education, though some may argue that it is not always for the positive. The important development of hypertext and groupware is what the current internet is based on. It is hard to believe that there was just one man who invented it all.
1971- Digitalized books are especially useful to college students, who are more inclined to read professional, researched works. Today, whole books can be downloaded onto portable technology allowing easier access.
1983- CD-Roms used to be important and they are now phased out through digital downloads. My CD-Rom on all of my work computers does not work and has not worked since I've received them.
1996- What makes a greater advancement in education today is the DVD. This allows teachers to show videos to students, especially when wanting to show only certain parts of a video.
2001- Downloading course work has a great benefit to students and their families. I plan to do so over the summer when I actually have time to do so.
2005- One Laptop per Child sounds like a good idea in theory, however I feel like not all children in the world needs a laptop. There are some cultures and some whole countries that can get along just fine without them.
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Post #14 – Review the technology timeline, in Chapter 3, Section 4 of Technology Applications for the Digital Classroom. Discuss how the evolution of technology in American society has shaped the type instructional technology available to teachers in the classroom during this same period. How would you define the relationship between technology use in society and technology integration in K-12 education?
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I am conflicted on the "one laptop per students" phenom. On one hand, there are so many more applications out there that students can use to engage in meaningful work. However, since I teach math, I don't know that a laptop for every student is the best use of resources. I still think that it is much more efficient to work with pencil paper or individual white boards than try to use a web application to write numbers. I can see where a station of 6/8 laptops per classroom may make more sense (for my classroom). Students could be working on a computer based creation/project while other students worked on meaningful tasks using manipulatives and pencil paper, while others work with me on remediation type tasks. I could also use 6/8 lap tops so that each group of 3/4 students could use 1 laptop for their work. They could use it for research or recording of their final product.
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