Skip to main content

Home/ Classroom 2.0/ Group items tagged technology tutorials

Rss Feed Group items tagged

anonymous

Critical Issue: Using Technology to Improve Student Achievement - 0 views

shared by anonymous on 23 Feb 10 - Cached
  • Technologies available in classrooms today range from simple tool-based applications (such as word processors) to online repositories of scientific data and primary historical documents, to handheld computers, closed-circuit television channels, and two-way distance learning classrooms. Even the cell phones that many students now carry with them can be used to learn (Prensky, 2005).
  • Bruce and Levin (1997), for example, look at ways in which the tools, techniques, and applications of technology can support integrated, inquiry-based learning to "engage children in exploring, thinking, reading, writing, researching, inventing, problem-solving, and experiencing the world." They developed the idea of technology as media with four different focuses: media for inquiry (such as data modeling, spreadsheets, access to online databases, access to online observatories and microscopes, and hypertext), media for communication (such as word processing, e-mail, synchronous conferencing, graphics software, simulations, and tutorials), media for construction (such as robotics, computer-aided design, and control systems), and media for expression (such as interactive video, animation software, and music composition). In a review of existing evidence of technology's impact on learning, Marshall (2002) found strong evidence that educational technology "complements what a great teacher does naturally," extending their reach and broadening their students' experience beyond the classroom. "With ever-expanding content and technology choices, from video to multimedia to the Internet," Marshall suggests "there's an unprecedented need to understand the recipe for success, which involves the learner, the teacher, the content, and the environment in which technology is used."
  • In examining large-scale state and national studies, as well as some innovative smaller studies on newer educational technologies, Schacter (1999) found that students with access to any of a number of technologies (such as computer assisted instruction, integrated learning systems, simulations and software that teaches higher order thinking, collaborative networked technologies, or design and programming technologies) show positive gains in achievement on researcher constructed tests, standardized tests, and national tests.
  • ...4 more annotations...
  • Boster, Meyer, Roberto, & Inge (2002) examined the integration of standards-based video clips into lessons developed by classroom teachers and found increases student achievement. The study of more than 1,400 elementary and middle school students in three Virginia school districts showed an average increase in learning for students exposed to the video clip application compared to students who received traditional instruction alone.
  • Wenglinsky (1998) noted that for fourth- and eighth-graders technology has "positive benefits" on achievement as measured in NAEP's mathematics test. Interestingly, Wenglinsky found that using computers to teach low order thinking skills, such as drill and practice, had a negative impact on academic achievement, while using computers to solve simulations saw their students' math scores increase significantly. Hiebert (1999) raised a similar point. When students over-practice procedures before they understand them, they have more difficulty making sense of them later; however, they can learn new concepts and skills while they are solving problems. In a study that examined relationship between computer use and students' science achievement based on data from a standardized assessment, Papanastasiou, Zemblyas, & Vrasidas (2003) found it is not the computer use itself that has a positive or negative effect on achievement of students, but the way in which computers are used.
  • Another factor influencing the impact of technology on student achievement is that changes in classroom technologies correlate to changes in other educational factors as well. Originally the determination of student achievement was based on traditional methods of social scientific investigation: it asked whether there was a specific, causal relationship between one thing—technology—and another—student achievement. Because schools are complex social environments, however, it is impossible to change just one thing at a time (Glennan & Melmed, 1996; Hawkins, Panush, & Spielvogel, 1996; Newman, 1990). If a new technology is introduced into a classroom, other things also change. For example, teachers' perceptions of their students' capabilities can shift dramatically when technology is integrated into the classroom (Honey, Chang, Light, Moeller, in press). Also, teachers frequently find themselves acting more as coaches and less as lecturers (Henriquez & Riconscente, 1998). Another example is that use of technology tends to foster collaboration among students, which in turn may have a positive effect on student achievement (Tinzmann, 1998). Because the technology becomes part of a complex network of changes, its impact cannot be reduced to a simple cause-and-effect model that would provide a definitive answer to how it has improved student achievement.
  • When new technologies are adopted, learning how to use the technology may take precedence over learning through the technology. "The technology learning curve tends to eclipse content learning temporarily; both kids and teachers seem to orient to technology until they become comfortable," note Goldman, Cole, and Syer (1999). Effective content integration takes time, and new technologies may have glitches. As a result, "teachers' first technology projects generate excitement but often little content learning. Often it takes a few years until teachers can use technology effectively in core subject areas" (Goldman, Cole, & Syer, 1999). Educators may find impediments to evaluating the impact of technology. Such impediments include lack of measures to assess higher-order thinking skills, difficulty in separating technology from the entire instructional process, and the outdating of technologies used by the school. To address these impediments, educators may need to develop new strategies for student assessment, ensure that all aspects of the instructional process—including technology, instructional design, content, teaching strategies, and classroom environment—are conducive to student learning, and conduct ongoing evaluation studies to determine the effectiveness of learning with technology (Kosakowski, 1998).
jodi tompkins

Woopid Video Tutorials - 1 views

  •  
    Ton of free tutorials - Mac, PC and more. Great resource for students. Can help with papers, spreadsheets, presenatations and a lot more.
  •  
    Watch free technology training videos. Get help and answer your computer and dadget questions with thousands of video tutorials for PCs, Macs, and tons of different applications.
Brian Bruce

Oracle Tutorials - 0 views

  •  
    A blog and a website which talks about everything under the technology umbrella. This site includes tutorials, interview questions, leadership articles, SEO concepts, affiliate marketing concepts, internet security. Tutorials on SAP, Java, SOA, TIBCO and all other software and hardware technologies.
Maggie Verster

Technology Tutorials at Internet 4 Classrooms - 27 views

  •  
    Step-by-step technology tutorials for learning applications commonly used in K-12 classrooms.
Kathleen N

Assistive Technology Collection - Movies - 0 views

  •  
    Atomic Learning's Assistive Technology Collection includes short, show-and-tell video tutorials that empower educators to use and apply assistive technology. The foci of these tutorials are: * Special education software * Assistive technology devices * Software accessibility training tutorials
David Freeburg

Tech Training Wheels - 0 views

  •  
    Teachers, have a technology problem you need help with? Are you an expert in a particular area? Submit or watch a technology tutorial video today!
Paul Beaufait

Free online tutorial for using Tricider - 25 views

  •  
    Second of two tutorials introducing the Edmodo virtual learning environment, and illustrating its features and functions in detail.
  •  
    Why is the link title so mismatched to the content on the site page?
Paul Beaufait

Free online tutorial for using EDMODO - 36 views

  •  
    First of two tutorials introducing the Edmodo virtual learning environment, and illustrating its features and functions in detail.
Kerry J

http://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1559&context=jutlp - 12 views

  •  
    Study on the use of pre-lectures for tutorials where theory and background info are provided to support activities in tutorials. Would like to see this combined with research on what makes for effective pre-lectures.
  •  
    goodby 2015 welcome 2016 to all friends
Maggie Verster

The Power of Educational Technology: 21st Century Technology Tools (great ebook) - 0 views

  •  
    This new edition includes updated screenshots for Delicious, Ning and Google Docs.There are tutorials for Google Reader, Twitter and Flickr. You can download the book for free or order it from Lulu.
Melissa Smith

Technology Coach Wiki - 102 views

  •  
    Filled with great links and tutorials on a variety of topics. (Building a document camera using a Macbook, Graphic Converters, SmartBoards, Skyping, etc)
Clay Leben

Modern Lessons LMS - 0 views

  •  
    Free platform for course building. Free. Search for skills and tutorials.
Allison Burrell

Teen Learning 2.0 - 0 views

  •  
    This tutorial is designed so that you can learn how to use the tools of web 2.0 for your classes or for fun. * Each topic takes about a week to complete. * Each week you will will be introduced to at least one website [or 'tool'].( You may also get information about an aspect of digital citizenship. * Next, you have an activity to complete using the website. * The last, and most important thing you need to do is to post about what you learned on your blog. Topics: Digital Citizenship; Blogging; Avatars; Photos, Images, & Giving Credit; Finding Photos and Images; Good Manners and Commenting; Creating your own images; Creating Animations and Videos; Creating Documents and Presentations; Fun with Books & reading; Evaluating informational websites; Online Sharing
Paul Beaufait

Why Rubrics? - 36 views

  •  
    This tutorial explains and illustrates what rubrics are, ways they can be used, and how to develop them.
Megan Black

JISC RSC Scotland N&E: EduApps - 0 views

  •  
    Free Downloads of Assistive Technology Tools. They also have free tutorials on how to use the tools.
David McGavock

TheBrain :: Application Videos and Templates - 21 views

  •  
    This section features video recordings of webinars showing how to apply PersonalBrain. You may also download the BrainZips and browse the example Brains online. For instructional videos, see the tutorials section. Business and Technology Applications * Project Management * Sales and Business Development * Presentations and Meetings * Company Operations & Client Management * Market Research and Product Design * Engineering and IT Management * Job Seekers and HR Professionals Personal Organization, Creative and Education Applications * Getting Things Done * Autobiographical Brain * Inspirational Ideas * Writing and Creative Projects * Self Learning and Education
1 - 20 of 59 Next › Last »
Showing 20 items per page