WHY TECHNOLOGY?

Beth Rajan Sockman brs139@psu.edu

www.esu.edu/~bsockman

Assistant Professor, ESUInstructionologist, Inspired Instruction

Why do you think teachers should learn teach with technology?

I have 3 reasons! So, during this presentation, you’ll find out why I think

TEACHERS need to TEACHWith TECHNOLOGY.

Maybe they’ll think I’mcrazy!!!

What can a teacher do with technology ?

• Excited about learning

Help motivate students, because students can be:

• Actively learning

• Produce “nice looking” products

Passively

listening

What can a teacher do with technology?

Provide customization Aid in cooperative learning

Learn from other cultures

More easily use good teaching strategies by:

Use up-to-date resources

Conduct more precise assessment

Communicate more with ALL stakeholders

So with technology teachers can engage in good pedagogy more easily than before!

SO WHAT! Why does it matter?

1

How is education doing?

Schools are doing their job WHY? S

AT

TESTS

Both scores are on the increase - even across minorities.

According to 1985

Standards!

Awareness: Culture Change

If you look around our offices, they're not 1950's offices. They're not 1970's offices, or 80's.

Let's face it, our culture today is a problem solving culture

Economically…THINK SHOES!

Thailand - Man works at a factory stitching for Nike for $3.70 a day. NewYork Times, March 6, 2003

Teachers in America have a very difficult job - but a GOOD job.

2

We have to motivate our students with LEARNING!

America has a Choice!

3 Choices (Covey)

• LOSE - WIN

• WIN - LOSE

• WIN - WIN

Historical Examples

• Switch roles with the developing world

• WW II

• WE all IMPROVE (European Union)

Education’s JOB!

1850 - All read & write

1900 - All Civics education (6% go to college)

1940 - Differentiation Vocational Ed

1970 - College entrance sky-rockets - more skilled job

Education Sorts students

2000 All Students need to succeed!

3

WHY - Do we need Technology? 3 reasons

Morally & Ethically

Economically

Make a WIN-WIN society!!!

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Now we just have to agree on…. WHAT IS SUCCESS!

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