Fclark10's List: Technology in the Classroom

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• • Access to technologies increases teachers’ opportunities for successful teaching experience (Ross et al ., 1999). Technol- ogy adoption is seen as an intentional behavior to reflect the disposition and involvement of teachers in technology integration (Sugar

  • There is a consensus among educators and various social communities that current educational practices need to prepare students to thrive in an ever-changing technological society (Wilson & Notar, 2003; Siegle, 2004).
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  • • . Enrichment of experience and facilitation of teachers and students in their involvement and appreciation is a key to curriculum implementation (Barak & Dori, 2005).

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      dimension of learning emphasize the importance of communities in supporting the use of technology and sharing experiences among teachers for probing the analyses of pedagogy and student work for integration

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      ., 2005). Teachers must be willing and able to use technology effectively in their teaching to realize the benefits that the technology can offer (Luan et al ., 2005).

    • As technological developments accelerate in educational settings, integrating computer technology into academic learning aims to help students gain more opportunity and interest in exploring learning content (Wright, 2001).

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• A questionnaire containing 28 items focusing on environmental, personal, social and curricular factors related to technology integration was used.
• (1) the importance rating for each factor, and (2) the manageability of each item.
• Relationships between teachers’ use of computers and their perceived importance among the four main factors were also reported

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• • This article explains the importance of teacher's being willing to integrate the technology into the classroom.
• (1) teachers' experience with technology, (2) belief that technology is beneficial to meet instructional goals, (3) perceived importance of technology for teaching and that (4) experiencing obstacles with the integration of technology appears to be one deterrent to teachers using technology in the classroom. The most important finding reported here is that two of the most important factors in increasing TDS are teachers' beliefs about the benefits of technology and perceived importance of technology for teaching.

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• • Challenges and benefits of computers in the college classroom. For research purposes, am only focusing on benefits.
• Because of decreased prices, increased convenience, and wireless access, an increasing number of college and university students are using laptop computers in their classrooms.
• Key benefits observed include note-taking activities, in-class laptop-based academic tasks, collaboration, increased focus, improved organization and efficiency, and addressing special needs.
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• • "Research on beneficial laptop behaviours in the classroom can be organized into five areas: note- taking, academic activities, access to resources, academic success, and communication."
• • "On the other hand, several theorists suggest that laptops can be used effectively in the classroom provided that the traditional lecture-based format is replaced with a more active approach to teaching (Barak, Lipson, & Lerman, 2006; Gay, Stefanone, Grace-Martin, & Hembrooke, 2001)."
    
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• Nearly three-quarters of the students claimed that laptops were useful in supporting their academic experience.
• Twice as many benefits were reported compared to challenges. It is speculated that the integration of meaningful laptop activities is a critical determinant of benefits and challenges experienced in higher education classrooms.

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• Using an iPad in Inclusive Preschool Classrooms to Introduce STEM Concepts.
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• • Article shows new STEM technology learning apps on the ipad with preschoolers. MANY BENEFITS highlighted in article.

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• Google Drive allows users to sync between computers, tablets, and mobile devices. It is an easy way to share Word documents, Power Points, and a limited number of images. The ability to edit and add comments in real time makes it easy for multiple parties to look at a document and give input...
• • Google Drive is a way to integrate technology into the business world.

• • Site that Roby (from class) shared. Teachers pay teachers