Integration Vs. Technology Use
- 1. Technology Use vs. Technology Integration Nakita Pasquesi
- 2. Technology Use Involves : Technology used as a media for delivering instruction Conveyor of information Tutors of Students
- 3. How involved are students with technology use ? Learners perceive and try to understand the messages stored in the technology. Interaction limited to pressing a key.
- 4. Technology Integration: “ The incorporation of technology resources and technology based practices into the daily routines, work, and management of schools.” Defined by: The National Forum on Education Statistics (2005), Forum Unified Education Technology Suite
- 5. How involved are students with technology integration ? Students are required to think about what they know in different, meaningful ways. Engage students in critical thinking.
- 6. Which is Better? ** Integrating Technology ** “ Technology should not support learning by attempting to instruct the learners, but rather should be used as knowledge construction tools that students learn with, not from.” Johanssen, D.H (1996) Computers in the classroom: Mindtools for critical thinking . Columbus, OH: Merrill Hall
- 7. Why is technology integration better? Gets students involved Engages students Encourages critical thinking Knowledge Construction, not repetition Gets students acquainted with recent technology Prepares student for real world Learn with technology not from it Cost efficient / assessable for schools
- 8. Click here to view different examples of technology integration in the classroom: http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v = jizLgRgpXrY
- 9. Why is technology use not effective? Students not involved nor engaged Students learn from technology not with it Does not encourage critical thinking Repetition Does not support learning Not incorporated into curriculum