Cassandra Surles's List: Technology in Education

• Learning about  technology should begin in kindergarten, and the connection between all subjects  and technology should be emphasized throughout a student's education, the report  says
• Schools need to move beyond the perception of technology as a separate subject  to be taught in "shop class." Science teachers in particular need a solid  education in technology and engineering, and even history and social studies  teachers should be required to know how technology relates to their subjects.
• many schools believe that because they offer computer classes, they are already  teaching about technology -

  • need for students to learn technology vs info techn improve learning process - is there a difference?

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• installable interactive whiteboard
• An interactive whiteboard is based on the traditional whiteboard, but it  can act as an input device for a computer, coupled with a  projector. Things you write and do on the whiteboard can be detected by the  computer it is connected to, and when you combine that with the ability to  project an image on it, you end up with a huge interactive computer display that  can be used in the classroom as an aid to lecturing, presentations,  demonstrations, and more.
• industry is expected to reach sales of $1 billion worldwide by 2008; one of  every seven classrooms in the world will feature an interactive whiteboard by  2011 according to market research
• Smart Technologies and their “SMART board” product line.
• the phrase ”smart board” is commonly used in place of the more general  “interactive whiteboard
• Over the coming weeks, I will also be exploring  other manufacturer’s offerings in cyberspace and on the job, and  I’ll share important findings here, but it would seem like the SMART board  is a great place to start to learn more.
• My next step is to better understand different features/functions, and how  other manufacturer’s offerings differ – what types of functionality or features  do they have that set them apart from the ubiquitous SMART boards?

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