How can Technology Assist in Reaching Instructional Goals?

 
     
Why use technology tools? Research here

"Measures of Transfer play an important role in assessing the quality of people's learning experiences. Different kinds of learning experiences can look equivalent when tests of learning focus solely on remembering (e.g., on the ability to repeat previously taught facts or procedures), but they can look quite different when tests of transfer are used. Some kinds of learning experiences result in effective memory but poor transfer; others produce effective memory plus positive transfer."

Remember: A priest paid a small Russian boy a nickel to learn his memory verse. By age 10 he had memorized the 4 Gospels. He grew up to be the notorious Necketa Grucheff.

 

How do technology tools complement experiential, multi-modal, and differentiated instruction?

Simulations  Activity 2 Graphomotor Action

Advantages of digital text?  http://wordle.net  FREE

Advantage of digital games? FREE  http://www.journeyland.org/games.html AND http://www.cogwriter.com/quizzes/ AND http://www.myonlinebiblegames.com/ AND http://www.bible-puzzles.com/ AND http://www.christiananswers.net/kids/menu-act.html AND http://biblewordgames.com/onlinegamespage.html AND http://www.crossdaily.com/games/ 

Advantages of Audio lessons? http://audacity.download-latest.com/  Download Free Audacity & Lame. Create CDs and MP3s

Example: So What?

Advantages of Visual Content? FREE  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B37Mp6mhs3A&feature=related AND http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cGPqSuNSSQ&feature=related AND http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFnWTz-7I0E&feature=related

Advantages of Graphic Organizers? http://bubbl.us/  FREE

Exercise:

Create a Graphic Organizer for the Main Ideas and Details in passages from John 13.

 

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Focus on Effectiveness

Technology Tools enable learners to stay engaged, motivated, active, collaborative, and involved.

21st Century Skills as identified by research studies, involve the following:

  • Curiosity, Creativity, Innovation, and Risk-taking
  • Higher-order Thinking and Sound Reasoning, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
  • Interactive Communication and Collaboration with Social and Personal Responsibility
  • Research and Information Literacy - http://21cif.com/
  • Global Awareness and Digital Citizenship
  • Productivity and Quality Management (prioritizing, planning, and flexibility)
  • Effective use of Real-world Tools - Technology Operations and Concepts

Technology Tools

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Digital Projector

Required for ALL Interactive Tools

Individual Response Systems

E-Instruction Kits, QuizDum

Interactive Boards

Smart, Promethian, ect.

Mimio - Makes any Whiteboard and Interactive Board

Onfinity Wand - Creates Interactive Board on any wall.

Wireless Tablet is Interactive and Portable

Creates Interactive Pens that can be seen on Whiteboard. Includes writing capability and clicker capability

Digital Video Camcorders for uploading videos to YouTube

AverMedia Document Camera for recording and uploading lessons or displaying text and 3-D activities

Digital Camera for uploading to Blog or Creating Publications

Distance Learning Module - Allows you to see and speak to remote locations for Interactive Conferencing

Netbooks - cheap, portable, wireless, laptops - great alternative to big bulky desktop computers.

4 Desktops in 1

Virtualization - cuts costs of computer labs

RM EasiTeach Software (interactive) with Dance Mat

Wireless Access Points so that learning is unrestricted.

 

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