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Technology use in schools - new ways of doing old things

This is obviously the future

Things to think about when looking to introduce technology into the classroom.

Strategy for Overcoming Resistance to Technology

Outcomes for the Third Year (2006-07) The overarching purpose of the study is to scientifically investigate the effectiveness of technology immersion in increasing middle school students' achievement in core academic subjects

"how 15 Design & Technology (D&T) students (aged 15 years) participated in three stages of the design process in a technology mediated environment"

The goals of this course follow. Participants will: better understand the historical role technology and media have played in educational & social change; become knowledgeable of social learning tools & FLOSS (Free/Libre and Open Source Software) as tools for teaching, facilitating learning, & designing educational environments; become familiar with the wealth of open educational resources (OERs), learning-related content, & media available for teaching & learning; become knowledgeable of relevant social learning theories and philosophies that respond to learning in the digital age; better understand the many social, educational, political, cultural, and administrative issues often associated with technology & media in education and society; become critical consumers and producers of digital media and information; and, build sustainable, personal learning environments and networks.

examines emerging technologies as they appear in and affect higher education in Australia and New Zealand in particular

a handbook written by Futurelab and commissioned by Becta as part of a research and development programme aimed at supporting the delivery of the Harnessing Technology Strategy.

The core of the report describes six areas of emerging technology that will impact higher education in Australia and New Zealand over the next five years.

The pivotal role of technology in a 21st century education system

This eBook explores what we are learning from local, state-level and national research into the impact of one-to-one computing on students, teachers and schools. To what degree are these ambitious programs living up to their promise? How can they be improved? And how do we build evaluation into all our endeavors going forward so that we maximize results and improve understanding about what works and what doesn't when it comes to education and technology?

Researchers have begun to understand more about the situations in which students learn best, they have found that "the structure and resources of traditional classrooms" are often inadequate and that "technology - when used effectively - can enable ways of teaching that are much better matched to how children learn"

The research was designed to find out how Web 2.0 is being used, its potential impact in education and some of the barriers to successful adoption.

Software as a Service