Technology and Me

A personal timeline of educational technology

Overview

My name is Shelby Tobler.I started preschool in 1989 and graduated from

high school in 2001. I was home-schooled all the way through.

I first went to college at Leeward Community College in 2002 and I graduated with my B.S. in Family Resources at UH Manoa in 2008.

When I finish my Master’s degree, I will be a secondary education English teacher.

My definition of educational technology

Tools and resources that are used for the purpose of strengthening and expanding mental processes of individuals working independently or of students in a classroom. Technology consists of devices, whether electronic or manual, that facilitate learning.

Web sites on ed tech history http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JTE/v7n1/pannabecker

.jte-v7n1.html

This is an article from the Journal Technology Education. It discusses the history of teaching technology to students.

http://www.thejournal.com/articles/13739

This discusses the history of computers in education. http://www.csulb.edu/~murdock/histofcs.html

This is an actual timeline of the history of computers in general, and the history of computers in education.

Kindergarten technology

Audio/visual Motor skill

refinement

High school technology

Standard desktop computer

Introduced to e-mail and other basic Internet technology

Began using Word and Excel

College technology Received my first laptop

computer Practiced Powerpoint

skills Gained proficiency with

Word documents Started taking online

college classes and improved web research skills

A vivid technology learning experience

Technology Grows. Technology Teaches. Technology Connects.

A technology I want to use in my classroomI want to use technology that my students can relate

to and interact with every day, e.g. Podcasts and SMART boards.

My vision of the classroom of the future

I would like to see my students with the world at their fingertips; I would like to see them technologically literate so that they will recognize that the world IS at their fingertips.

A challenge for teaching

Challenges to Technology Use

40%

25%

25%10%

Financial support Parental Support

Time Management Classroom Space

In order for technology to succeed in my classroom I will need financial support from the school, parental support for the students at home, adequate classroom space, and I will need to manage my time wisely.

Words of wisdom

“No one can do everything. Still, everyone can do something. Together, we can do anything.”

~Author Unknown~