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Tutorials
"Tutorials are educational software applications designed to provide the initial instruction on a given topic...Unlike drill-and-practice exercises, tutorials present the skill or concept, check for understanding throughout the process, and evaluate the learner's grasp of the topic once the program is completed." (Ryan, P. 203). -
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The geometers sketchpad
"The Geometers sketchpad allows students to explore the relationships among points,lines,planes and angles in an environment conductive to experimentation." (Ryan p. 203) -
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3-D printers
"Possibly the newest technology tools that are letting teachers tech in ways impossible before are 3-D printers. The process of 3-D printing is also known as a desktop fabrication. Users design anything from a prosthetic had to a piece of jewelry on a flat screen." (Ryan, p. 204) -
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Virtual Schools
"Virtual schools or online schools are a fast-growing alternative for schools that are trying to overcome such constraints...Twenty-five states offer online learning opportunities for students through virtual schools." (Ryan,p. 205) -
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Graded classrooms
"In the nineteenth-century classroom structure began to evolve from one-room orientation to the graded classrooms we know today." (Ryan, p. 186) -
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Microcomputers
"When microcomputers became affordable in the 1980s, many software products were introduced to drill students on basic kills, and some educational visionaries predicted the end of classroom instruction and the end of the teaching profession as we know it." (Ryan, p. 187) -
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The internet
"Prior to the advent of the Internet, curriculum resources were limited primarily to textbooks or books in the library.... Today, teachers and students have access to a plethora of primary sources through online archives and digital libraries." (Ryan p.201). -
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Technology for special needs students
"For students with learning disabilities, such tools can help level the playing field by presenting information in a manner best suited to the students' preferred learning styles and unique needs." (Ryan, p. 206) -
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Computer labs
"computer labs offer a concentrated arrangment in which all the students use computers at the same time. This setup is ideal for technology education-- teaching about the computer or how to employ a particular application." (Ryan, p. 211). -
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Single computer classrooms
"Although a single computer makes it difficult to use technology for active instructional tasks, with the addition of a projection system, teachers can make the rich resources of the internet available for the entire class." (Ryan, p. 212) -
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Classroom clusters
"In a more infused situation, a cluster is usually a table or an area of a classroom where three to five computers are available for use at any time by the students in that class. Clusters provide convenient access to computer technologies for a variety of tasks." (Ryan p. 212) -
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Laptops and Tablets
"Wireless laptop carts provide a good solution to the issue of computer access in the classroom. This is a useful option as laptops are usually cheaper and take up less space than desktop computers, and there is not a wait-time for the students to access the handful of computers the room may have." (Ryan p.212-13) -
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Foreign language and ESL
"the internet and other tools open up vast opportunities in foreign language education...Now students can view authentic materials over the Internet or even use the internet to communicate with students in other classrooms in a foreign country." (Ryan p. 204) -
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Calculators and graphing calculators
"Thsee electronic technologies help teaechers and students with some of the tasks that were conducted without these aids... Experts state that once students have mastered the basic computation of a problem, they can use calculators to bypass this to move onto higher-order concepts that they have not yet mastered." (Ryan p. 204) -
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Virtual Field Trips
"Virtual field trips provide a wealth of opportunities to extend learning. Not limited to social studies, virtual field trips can be used to provide information about asite that students are unable to visit." (Ryan p. 202) -
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Personalized learning
"The idea is that digital devices, software, and learning platforms offer a once-unimaginable array of options for tailoring education to each individual student’s academic strengths and weaknesses, interests and motivations, personal preferences, and optimal pace of learning." (Herold, 2016) Herold, B. (2016, February 5). Technology in Education: An Overview. Education Week. Retrieved Month Day, Year from http://www.edweek.org/ew/issues/technology-in-education/ -
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Distance and Online learing
"For many students, especially those in rural and remote areas, online and distance learning can offer access to courses, subjects, and teachers they might otherwise never be able to find. Such opportunities can also benefit advanced and highly motivated students and those with unusual schedules and travel requirements, and be a useful tool to keep schools running during snow days." (Herold, 2016)
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Open education
"Rather than buying digital instructional content, some states and districts prefer using “open” digital education resources that are licensed in such a way that they can be freely used, revised, and shared." (Herold, 2016) https://www.edweek.org/ew/issues/technology-in-education/index.html -
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Online testing
"The biggest development on this front has been stated’ adoption of online exams aligned with the Common Core State Standards. " https://www.edweek.org/ew/issues/technology-in-education/index.html -
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Blended Learning
"In its simplest terms, blended learning combines traditional, teacher-to-student lessons with technology-based instruction...Many schools and districts use a “rotation” model, which is often viewed as an effective means of providing students with more personalized instruction and smaller group experiences." (Herold, 2016) https://www.edweek.org/ew/issues/technology-in-education/index.html -
The horn book
The horn book was an educational tool used in classrooms during the colonial period. They were wooden paddles that had printed lessons on them. These were used to help children learn how to write, and most times had religious verses that children would copy onto paper. http://www.edudemic.com/classroom-technology/ -
The magic lantern
This is the beginning of the slide projector. Images were printed onto glass plates and used in classrooms during lessons. http://www.edudemic.com/classroom-technology/ -
The school slate
A very handy tool in the classroom these hand held chalkboards opened the classrooms to the use of chalkboards and opened up towards the invention of the large classroom chalkboard. http://www.edudemic.com/classroom-technology/ -
The chalk board
A staple in most schools, this invention is still used in many schools even in todays society. http://www.edudemic.com/classroom-technology/ -
the pencil
Not the typical type of technology most would think about, but this invention made it more simple for children to read and write. They were mass produced and are still found in todays schools. http://www.edudemic.com/classroom-technology/ -
steroscope
These were devices advertised as three-dimensional viewing tool. These were marketed in schools and showed pictures that were related to the lesson. http://www.edudemic.com/classroom-technology/ -
The film Projector
These were the same as the motion picture projectors. It is said that when these were introduced in classrooms, that most people believed that books would become nonexistent in classrooms. Much like today's classrooms with the new technology. http://www.edudemic.com/classroom-technology/http://www.edudemic.com/classroom-technology/ -
The overhead Projector
Believe it or not but these devices were originally used by the military during world war II. However, these machines soon made their way into classrooms all over the nation. http://www.edudemic.com/classroom-technology/ -
The Mimeograph
This is considered to be the first copier. It worked by being hand cranked. These became very useful to classrooms. However not very practicalin todays society. http://www.edudemic.com/classroom-technology/ -
Educational Television
Going into the early sixties TVs held more than fifty channels, many of which were considered educational. http://www.edudemic.com/classroom-technology/ -
The hand held calculator
Though these were found to be very helpful tools. Many teachers were afraid to adopt them as they were afraid they would undrmine the basic math skills. http://www.edudemic.com/classroom-technology/ -
The Plato Computer
The stepping stone to computers in classrooms. When the plato computer was first introduced schools were averaging one computer to each 92 students. A stark difference to the one computer to four students we have in todays schools. http://www.edudemic.com/classroom-technology/ -
The interactive whiteboard
These new machines combined the three thngs used in a classroom the most, a chalkboard, computer, and the projector. Making them more interactive helped to bring the teachere and the students together during class. http://www.edudemic.com/classroom-technology/ -
The XO laptop
These were computers that were built to be durable and reliable. They were also cheap. http://www.edudemic.com/classroom-technology/ -
The Ipad
Used in most schools today, these devices became the most used piece of technology in schools in the 21st century. There are not many schools, that don't use them. Giving students the ability to have information right at their fingertips. http://www.edudemic.com/classroom-technology/
