Technology Increases Student Performance

In Public Schools!!! A student’s performance is at its highest when they are in a hybrid style learning environment according to the U.S. Department of Education meta-analysis research study. A true hybrid environment is 50% online and 50% face-to-face instruction.

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THE PROBLEM

Using technology effectively in a public school environment to create a productive,

hybrid learning environment to achieve student success.

“…in spite of so much talk about

technology, and so much money spent

buying it, little has changed in student

achievement.” (Bowman)

“Perhaps attendance

records should include a

new category: present

but otherwise engaged.”

(Freedman)

Those Against Using Technology

COMPUTERS WILL REPLACE TEACHERS!

“…don't see the point in computerizing classrooms while more mundane fixes have to wait, such as repairing roofs, replacing

fire alarms or upgrading buildings for earthquake safety or disabled access.” (Alpert)

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...but the same has been said about anyone in their

late 40s…and the same was said about young

adults back in the 1960s…which has to make a person wonder???

Those For Using Technology

“…appropriate use of technology can

provide learning opportunities not

otherwise possible…prepare

students for the 21st century.”

(Bowman)

“Technology integration isn't about replacing what we do. It is about doing what we do better.” (Bowman)

“…technology is for: questioning,

exploration, discovery, analysis,

understanding, application, and

communication.” (Bowman)“You're bringing the world into the classroom” (Alpert)

“Teens gravitate to the computers…making them

more likely to tackle tougher work.” (Alpert)

Teachers Need to Be Onboard with the Technology

SUPPORT

REQUIRED

Technology Needs to Flow WITH Instruction; Not Against

Technology Use Must Have a Purpose

Technology Does NOT Always Mean a Student Playing an Interactive

Game!!!

Virtual FieldTrips

Presentations

Explorationand Discovery

REMEMBER!!!

Students need to be shown how technology

can be used for things besides social

networking! Otherwise, all they will know

about technology is that it is for social

networking and nothing more!

Four Recommendations to Enhance Student Learning

and Achievement“Encourage the use of technology for questioning, exploration,

discovery, analysis, understanding, application, and communication and discourage behavior modification and activity replacement.”

“Determine the effectiveness of technology integration, and instruction in general, by the degree to which it helps students

demonstrate achievement as measured against content standards.”

“Focus professional development strategies on the teaching and learning process and the beliefs that underlie effective teaching, using

technology to help teachers enhance their professional abilities.”

“Place technology resources where learning is occurring so that they are available when needed by the learner.”

(Bowman)

BibliographyAlpert, E. (2010, February 16). A backlash against classrooms with high

technology—but no air conditioning. Retrieved from http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/education/article_f1baf388-1b76-11df-a719-001cc4c03286.html

Bowman, D. (2004, October). Thinking through the technology puzzle. From Now On: The Educational Technology Journal, 14(1). Retrieved from http://www.fno.org/oct04/integrating.html

Freedman, S. G. (2007, November 7). New class(room) war: Teacher vs. technology. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/07/education/07education.html

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development. (2009). Evaluation of evidence-based practices in online learning: a meta-analysis and review of online learning studies (SRI International Contract No. ED-04-CO-0040 Task 0006). Retrieved from http://www2.ed.gov/rschstat/eval/tech/evidence-based-practices/finalreport.pdf