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Khe Foon Hew and Thomas Brush

“Integrating technology into K-12 teaching and learning: current knowledge gaps and recommendations for future research”. Khe Foon Hew and Thomas Brush. Article's Target.

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Khe Foon Hew and Thomas Brush

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  1. “Integrating technology into K-12 teaching and learning: current knowledge gaps and recommendations for future research” KheFoonHew and Thomas Brush

  2. Article's Target • Research studies in education show that the use of technology can help student learning. However, its use can be affected by certain barriers • In this research study, general barriers typically faced by K-12 schools and the solutions are identified

  3. Technology Barriers • When integrating technology into education, a few general barriers are present: • Resources • Institution • Attitudes and beliefs • Knowledge and skills • Assessment

  4. Resources • Without adequate hardware and software, there is little opportunity for teachers to integrate technology into curriculum • Examples: lack of access to available computers, time, insufficient devices and software

  5. Institution • This barrier includes leadership, school time-tabling, and school planning problems • Examples: administration may not understand technology, classes aren’t long enough, and no executive planning on what to with technology once the schools acquire it

  6. Attitudes and Beliefs • Whether, or how, to use technology for instruction ultimately depends on the teachers themselves and their attitudes and beliefs on technology • A teacher with a positive attitude and belief will use technology more effectively • A teacher with a negative attitude might not utilize or accept technology

  7. Knowledge and Skills • Some teachers do not have adequate knowledge on how to use technology in their classrooms • Thus, their skills will not be effective enough for the use of technology

  8. Assessment • Teachers are so pressed for their students to produce better tests grades, that they have little time to attempt new instructional methods involving technology

  9. Strategies to overcome technology barriers The article states a few strategies and solutions for overcoming these barriers • having a shared vision and technology integration plan • overcoming the scarcity of resources • changing attitudes and beliefs • conducting professional development • reconsidering assessments

  10. Conclusion • Research has shown that successful technology integration requires a holistic approach to the situation • As we all know, the success of technology is dependent on the teachers ability to integrate the technology correctly • However, technology will never replace the importance of a teacher in the classroom

  11. Resources Hew, K., & Brush, T. (2007). Integrating technology into K-12 teaching and learning: current knowledge gaps and recommendations for future research. Educational Technology Research & Development, 55(3), 223-252. doi:10.1007/s11423-006-9022-5

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