Integration of Instructional Technologies in the Classroom
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Integration of Instructional Technologies in the Classroom
Case Study
Twenty years ago, technology in the classroom was still a “new” idea. While computers were becoming more and more commonplace, and more and more Americans were learning the benefits of a personal computer and the vast potential of the information super-highway (the internet), schools across the country relied on the same-old “technology.” Most of which consisted of a chalkboard, an overhead projector, and occasionally an Apple II monochrome computer. As the years moved on, PC’s moved into the classroom with interactive CD-ROM programs, word processing and spreadsheet software, and new presentational capabilities with PowerPoint. Across the world, technology has revolutionized medicine, business and government, yet still, schools across the country lag behind in instructional technology. It is hard to picture a world reliant on technology and innovation where the basis for all human potential, the classroom, still largely consists of a twenty-year-old overhead projector and a sole PC. The use of technology is crucial to better prepare students for a world that is increasingly more reliant on the use of technology.
Currently, Arkansas receives a grade of B- for the use of technology in the states’ public schools. According to the 2007, State Technology Report, 40.5% of Arkansas students have a computer in the classroom with approximately 3.8 students per instructional computer (Editorial Projects in Education Research Center [EPERC], 2007). While these numbers are a good sign of improvement, many classrooms still lack the necessary technology for effective learning. The integration of technology is proven to be a successful way to teach, and leads to increased academic performance; its use can be expanded by securing additional funding from outside sources, as well as by exposing and instructing teachers and administrators to use technology effectively.
Technology is more...
Case Study
Twenty years ago, technology in the classroom was still a “new” idea. While computers were becoming more and more commonplace, and more and more Americans were learning the benefits of a personal computer and the vast potential of the information super-highway (the internet), schools across the country relied on the same-old “technology.” Most of which consisted of a chalkboard, an overhead projector, and occasionally an Apple II monochrome computer. As the years moved on, PC’s moved into the classroom with interactive CD-ROM programs, word processing and spreadsheet software, and new presentational capabilities with PowerPoint. Across the world, technology has revolutionized medicine, business and government, yet still, schools across the country lag behind in instructional technology. It is hard to picture a world reliant on technology and innovation where the basis for all human potential, the classroom, still largely consists of a twenty-year-old overhead projector and a sole PC. The use of technology is crucial to better prepare students for a world that is increasingly more reliant on the use of technology.
Currently, Arkansas receives a grade of B- for the use of technology in the states’ public schools. According to the 2007, State Technology Report, 40.5% of Arkansas students have a computer in the classroom with approximately 3.8 students per instructional computer (Editorial Projects in Education Research Center [EPERC], 2007). While these numbers are a good sign of improvement, many classrooms still lack the necessary technology for effective learning. The integration of technology is proven to be a successful way to teach, and leads to increased academic performance; its use can be expanded by securing additional funding from outside sources, as well as by exposing and instructing teachers and administrators to use technology effectively.
Technology is more...