Computers in Secondary Education An overview SED 514 Technology is going to revolutionize education 1922 I believe that the motion picture is destined to revolutionize our educational system and that in a few years it will supplant largely if not entirely the use of textbooks Thomas Edison 1922 Quoted in Cuban L Teachers and machines Many technologies have come and Slate Chalkboard Overhead Projector Movies Film Strips Video discs Educational TV VCR etc Are Computers Different Current Tech Use Schools are way behind the rest of the working world in computer use Teachers are generally unprepared to use technology in their class Computers are often available but there is little software in schools and no budget to buy software Progress is being made Internet resources have multiplied and are better quality now Google Internet for homework online discussion More free software is being developed Open source movement Most new teachers grew up using computers Tools for Teachers Grade programs GradeMachine Grade Pro etc Excel or other spreadsheet Lesson plans online TeacherNet Teacher chat sites TAPPED IN Activity generators Puzzlemaker com Tools for communication with between students School and Teacher Webpages Email listservs Bulletin Boards asynchronous Chat Instant Messaging synchronous Networks for collaboration GLOBE Globe Lab Blue Skies Multi User Virtual Worlds Whyville Tools for expressing ideas presentation Powerpoint Word Processing Concept Mapping Inspiration Graphics Photoshop Digital movies Technology that scaffold learning Tutors math blaster geometry tutor Integrated tools Belvedere WISE Web Quests CoVis Project based learning PBL Jasper Woodbury Voyage of the Mimi Communication tools Knowledge Forum Handheld computers enhanced reality Technology for exploration Graphing tools Green Globs Geometers Sketchpad Microworlds Thinker Tools Molecular Modelling Toolbox Simulations Sim City Civilization Role playing games Revolution Connecting to real world Digital microscopes Videopoint
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