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How Can Schools Ensure That Students Really Benefit From Technology

How Can Schools Ensure That Students Really Benefit From Technology. UWI Education Evaluation Centre Dr. Benita Thompson Mrs. Andrea Burnett. WHAT IS TECHNOLOGY?. Computers and other electronic technologies Enhancement of the teaching-learning environment

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How Can Schools Ensure That Students Really Benefit From Technology

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  1. How Can Schools Ensure That Students Really Benefit From Technology UWI Education Evaluation Centre Dr. Benita Thompson Mrs. Andrea Burnett

  2. WHAT IS TECHNOLOGY? • Computers and other electronic technologies • Enhancement of the teaching-learning environment • Facilitating such skills as creativity, problem solving, critical thinking, and cooperative learning

  3. Benefits of Technology • Increases student motivation • Promotes cooperation and collaboration • Encourages persistence in solving problems • Encourages varied methods of assessment. • Enables opportunities for more in-depth understanding • Encourages teacher-as-facilitator approaches

  4. WAYS AND MEANS • Integration of technology • Teacher Professional Development • Assessment • Principal as Technology Leader • Technology in Administration

  5. TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION “Educators must understand how to create and deliver high quality, technology-infused lessons that engage students and improve learning” (Mitchem et al. (2003). • Use of technology to support the teaching-process • Barriers to the use of technology • Unit Planning • Project Based learning

  6. TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT • The Traditional Approach • The Situational Development Approach • Technology Coaches • Principles of teacher professional development • Teacher input into design • Teacher choice • Participant collaboration • Constructivist environment

  7. ASSESSMENT Benefits of Using Technology for Assessment Formative Assessment • Online Learning Banks – Thelwall (2000) • PsyCal - Buchanan (2000) • Integrated Learning Systems (ILS)

  8. ASSESSMENT (cont’d) The Benefits of Assessing Student’s use of Technology to Present Tasks Formative assessment Learning opportunities Develop soft and presentation skills Practice using technology

  9. THE PRINCIPAL AS A TECHNOLOGY LEADER Ways in which Principals can Ensure Technology Benefits Students Situational Leadership Distributed Leadership Technology Planning

  10. THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN ADMINISTRATION Data Tools that can be Beneficial to the School Environment Student Information Systems (SIS) Data Warehouses Instructional Management Systems

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