homework in Education

1. Discuss at least three (3) of the things we have learned from the history of educational technology that can help us shape today’s technology uses.

Answers vary and include: technology is not a panacea; skills required to be computer literate or technology literate are changing constantly; computer or technology literacy are not an adequate integration rationale; teachers do not develop software and media; technically feasible does not mean desirable or inevitable; teachers will always be important( the answer from the bottom page)

2. Since teachers’ rationale for using technology in the classroom should be based on solving educational problems, discuss how technology can help address the problem of how to motivate and engage students.

Answers vary and include: gaining students’ attention, supporting manual operations during high-level learning, illustrating real-world relevance through highly visual presentations, engaging students through production work, connecting students with audiences for their writing, engaging learners through real-world situations and collaborations, and providing support for working cooperatively( The answer from the bottom two pages)

Q3-Take a position for or against (based either on your own position or one assigned to you) on the following controversial statement. Discuss it here in this forum by creating a new thread. In his essay “The End of Human specialness,” Lanier (2010), author of You Are Not a Gadget, said, “A post-Facebook generation is appearing, and its members are questioning the legacy of their predecessors. Recently, when I asked students not to tweet or blog during a lecture, they stood and cheered” (p. 7). These authors are among those who view social networking as a distraction to learning, rather than a resource to support learning. What examples and research results (not opinions) could you use to either support or refute this position?

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Newsletter Activity

Create a classroom newsletter.(Business class) Your newsletter should have at least two columns, a piece of text in horizontal position, a photo, a piece of clipart, no more than three types of fonts. (Bold and italics aren't included in the 3 types of fonts.) Include at least two line dividers.( come up with any content)