The document discusses why technology integration is essential in today's classrooms. It argues that technology increases student participation by allowing them to use familiar social tools for academic purposes. Technology also enables greater student collaboration beyond the classroom and has been shown to improve student behavior by holding their interest. Studies show that proper use of technology in schools can increase test scores and other academic achievements across subjects. It can also improve students' research skills when used for multimedia projects.
The document discusses why technology integration is essential in today's classrooms. It argues that technology increases student participation by allowing them to use familiar social tools for academic purposes. Technology also enables greater student collaboration beyond the classroom and has been shown to improve student behavior by holding their interest. Studies show that proper use of technology in schools can increase test scores and other academic achievements across subjects. It can also improve students' research skills when used for multimedia projects.
The document discusses why technology integration is essential in today's classrooms. It argues that technology increases student participation by allowing them to use familiar social tools for academic purposes. Technology also enables greater student collaboration beyond the classroom and has been shown to improve student behavior by holding their interest. Studies show that proper use of technology in schools can increase test scores and other academic achievements across subjects. It can also improve students' research skills when used for multimedia projects.
INTEGRATION: WHY IT IS ESSENTIAL IN TODAY'S CLASSROOM
Kacie Traver EDTECH 541
Technology Increases Student Participation Web 2.0 Web 2.0 tools allow students to bring their social technology into the classroom as a useful academic tool (Merchant, 2009). Collaboration Technology allows for greater student collaboration, which helps with student achievement. No longer are students bound by the four walls of the classroom, or the six academic hours. Students can collaborate with peers and teacher from outside of the school day.
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Behavior Student behavior increases with increased use of technology. Retaining student interest is a key factor in reaching at-risk students. Technology, something they are very familiar with, has been proven to hold a student’s interest, keeping negative and/or distracting behaviors at bay. Students show “better behavior, lower school absentee rates, lower dropout rates, earn more college scholarships, and attend college in greater numbers” than students not regularly exposed to technology(Stratham & Torell, 1996). Technology Increases Student Achievement Increased Test Scores Studies show that when technology is employed properly in schools, it increases scores in not only mathematics, but also can show gains in all academic subjects and even in proficiency test scores (Keengwee, Onchwari, & Wachira).
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Increased Research Skills
After finishing multimedia projects, many teachers
stated that students had increased: “a) research skills, b) research skills to locate content resources, c) capability to apply learning to real world situations, d) organizational skills and e) interest in content”(CEO Forum, 2001).
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References CARET Center for Applied Research in Educational Technology. (2005). Retrieved April 21, 2009, from http://caret.iste.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=questions&topicID= 1 Keengwee, J., Onchwari, G., & Wachira, P. (n.d.). The use of computer tools to support meaningful learning. AACE Journal, 16(1) , 77-92.
Merchant, G. (2009). Web 2.0, new literacies, and the idea of
learning through participation. English teaching: practice and critique , 8 (3), 107-122.
Stratham, D. S., & Torell, C. R. (1996). Computers in the
classroom: The impact of technology on student learning.