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General Future Plans
This includes plans made by other states, and districts for better integrating technology in the classroom, and/or replacing old styles with new ones.
California is switching to free public domain textbooks which will free up millions of dollars each year which was used on textbooks. The idea of online textbooks is perfect. Online textbooks can be quickly updated to provide learning of current topics.
NOTE: It should not stop at online textbooks, but continue to integration of lesson plans so teachers don't have to worry about updating those... once a change is purposed it can find it's way down to the teacher, subject for revision at each step to suit the State's, District's, and teacher's needs.
TECHNOLOGY will bring an advantage to our students. Currently we are not teaching the latest ideas and options for programming or other technology related courses because we are hanging on to our outdated textbooks. textbooks can NOT keep up with the emerging technology. Thus we need a new way to not teach, but provide our students with a better learning environment!
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How technology has influenced the classroom for good, allowing students to be more interactive, intuitive, and learn better.
Teachers should become more 'mentors' instead of 'teachers' in the traditional sense. As stuents are given what is required of them and they start to work towards that goal, they will apply the information and will truly learn the material and how to apply it. Then the teacher will be able to help and encourage, focusing on the individual instead of the material.
how technology brings good teachers to rural schools.
"Authentic Learning" a great concept of hands on learning and applying the information through real life situations. This gives a great vision/story of how a teacher can guide the class in authentic learning, and how they can incorporate technology to accomplish the task.
This article presents a study that provides insight in the effects of an authentic electronic learning environment on student performance and experiences. It is expected that learning in an authentic learning environment results in higher performance and improves intrinsic motivation of students. The results of this study showed, contrary to what was expected, that student who worked in an authentic environment did not perform better than students who worked in a less authentic environment. Moreover, the reported experiences with the learning environments did not differ between both groups.
Study shows that there was no difference.
This is a great free textbook available and usable by any classroom.
Full list of textbooks which california will begin to incorporate in the education system.
A perfect example!
High cost of textbooks
The transition to the new age (away from traditional textbooks)
Free online textbooks, which Utah schools will begin using in 2010-2011
Average wait time, and it's effects, good for business relations etc.
A success story of using technology in the classroom
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This research project is designed to better understand our current system of education, what is happening in the classroom, and what technologies are being used. From there I want to be able to expand and form a thesis and action plan for improving education through integrating technology in the ...
Updated on Jul 18, 11
Created on Oct 16, 10
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