National Educational Technology Standards

their own convenience without having to commute to a physical college. When a potential student wants to get a college degree, they have an important decision to make. They could choose either online college or go the traditional route but with the technology advancing these days there is now a blended education method so students can have both options with or without leaving your home. It does seem like that more and more people are deciding to switch from the traditional college method to…

Digital technology is something that is starting to become very popular in education. Advances in modern technology have dramatically changed the field of early childhood education. Digital learning tools suddenly have an increased role in childhood settings. Many of these technologies have positive uses in such environment as a home or school. Such applications can help a child do many vital skills such as writing and reading and drawing. The words Digital Technologies refers to the use of…

development in information and communication technologies all over the world has brought many major transformations in the field of education and other fields of life. The paper deals with need of using ICT in education as well as the advantages and disadvantages of using ICT in education. What is ICT Information communication and technology in general relates to the sophisticated and expensive computer based technology, but it also includes more conventional technology such as Radio, TV,…

Cognitive Load Analysis For this week’s assignment I have chosen to critique an instruction aid pertaining to burn victims. This instruction is a PowerPoint presentation I found off of the internet and is uploaded along side this paper. While the PowerPoint presentation was created back in 2012 the information is still relevant and used today. When a patient arrives in the hospital emergency room with burns the main priority for staff is to remove all clothing and jewelry from the patient…

Technology in the Classroom Technology in the classroom has been discussed by many schools and in the government in the last few years. When looking at technology in the classroom it is the common questions of whether or not it is actually beneficial to the students and staff to have technology such as laptops, tablets, and calculators, readily available. In a 2009 report released by the National Center for Education, 74% of Pre-K to grade 12 teachers say that technology enables them to…

Interview with a Technology Coordinator Houston County Board of Education Technology Coordinator Bob Blalock was more than happy to grant an interview regarding technology for an aspiring leadership student. Mr. Blalock has performed technology duties since 2005 and served as my technology contact during my tenure as a Business Marketing teacher at Houston County High School. I consider Mr. Blalock to be a very supportive advocate of technology use in schools. The Houston County School…

performing a simple task like making fire or cutting stone he used basic ID techniques which we probably use even today. We have come a long way with the growing technology at our disposal in the 21st century. The application of modern technology combined with research and experiments have made way to comprehensive and diverse educational approaches. These new horizons fascinate…

ICTs include a broad extent of technologies in the advanced era. ICTs are relevant to technological devices and materials that are engaged to communication, creation, dissemination and management information (Nordin, Embi & Yunus, 2010; Thierer, 2000). These technological tools and resources cover radio, television, computer, Internet, social networks and etc. In the former decade, enhancing of the practicality of teaching and learning in all levels and in both academic and non-academic contexts…

Unit 9 Task E Planning Evaluation (6 Marks) I believe that planning my website was essential. I used a number of formal and informal techniques. Both having advantages and disadvantages. In class, we started to use open mind map to analyse the project. A mind map is a diagrammatic representation of varied elements that relate to a particular subject. Mind maps are used for solving problems, for creating to-do-list for, promoting creative ideas, and for discussing different elements of the…

84). The authors have been able to clearly introduce their article since they have given a background on the use of technology in the enhancement of creative learning and literacy among the learners as well as making work simpler for classroom instructors. Furthermore, the authors are conscious that some essential technologies that should be accommodated in the classroom have been ignored; a situation which has complicated learning and teaching. The authors argue that…