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INSITE Inventing New Strategies for Integrating Technology into Teacher Education

Explore the evolution of educational technology, from old tools like slide rules to modern devices like PDA technology. Learn about successes and failures in implementing technology in education and discover opportunities in using PDA devices for administrative, academic, and collaborative purposes. Join the Palm Workshop to delve into Palm-related technology and have fun experimenting with different tools. Get ready to discover new ways to enhance teacher education through technology integration!

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INSITE Inventing New Strategies for Integrating Technology into Teacher Education

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  1. INSITEInventing New Strategies for Integrating Technology into Teacher Education INSITE Project Director Melissa Tothero

  2. Welcome PT3 FellowsSession x Particpant name Particpant name Particpant name Particpant name Particpant name Particpant name Particpant name Particpant name Particpant name Particpant name

  3. Palm Workshop II Staff Ms. Melissa Tothero Robby Slaughter Jennifer Chang Dr. Susan Williams Dr. Tony Petrosino

  4. INSITE PT3GrantDOE P342A000111 • Dr. Paul Resta- Co-PI • Dr. Jere Confrey- Co-PI • Dr. Anthony Petrosino- Co-PI • Project Director- Melissa Tothero

  5. Austin Independent School District • Laptop Computers • Projection Systems • Palm Pilots

  6. Exciting Intersection

  7. Technology and Education • A little history • Successes and failures • PDA technology • Opportunities?

  8. The Story so Far • Where do we start? • Mimeograph machines? • Slide rules? • Oil lamps?

  9. The Story so Far • Instructional Television • Introduced in the late 1960s • Praised for distance ed / specialization • Now ubiquitous

  10. The Story so Far • Handheld Calculators • Introduced in the early 1960s • Simplified mundane computations • Grew into more complex devices • Graphing calculators, formula solvers • Now ubiquitous

  11. The Story so Far • Desktop Computers • Introduced in the late 1970s • Transitioned through several phases: • Administrative • Roving labs • Single labs per building • Multiple, specialized labs • Teacher computers • Multiple computers in classroom

  12. Successes and Failures • What worked? What didn’t? • What should we have done? • Is it too late to fix some things?

  13. Successes and Failures Instructional Television + Distance education + Specialized instruction + Emergency substitute + Familiar experience

  14. Successes and Failures Instructional Television - Usually passive, not active - Longer sessions are less effective - Easy to abuse

  15. Successes and Failures Instructional Television Could we have avoided these problems?

  16. Successes and Failures Handheld Calculators + Simplify mundane calculation + Enable mathematical exploration + Support more complex exercises + Reduce random error

  17. Successes and Failures Handheld Calculators - Often become a crutch for students - Some understanding lost (ex. sqrt, log)

  18. Successes and Failures Handheld Calculators Could we have avoided these problems?

  19. Successes and Failures • What is a good model for building and deploying new educational technologies?

  20. PDA Technology Personal Digital Assistant • Handheld • Organizer • Computer • Connected

  21. PDA Technology Questions: • How many are there? • About 20 major models, and about 10 million in use in the United States • How much do they cost? • From $100 to $700, depending on the model and the features

  22. PDA Technology • What can they do? • Calendars, to-do lists, memos, email, games, web browsing, play music, movies, connect to the Internet, etc, etc. • Why Palm™? • 88% market share

  23. PDA Technology • What are the opportunities for education? • Administrative • Scheduling, assignment tracking, attendance, etc. • Academic • Investigations, educational materials, homework, assessment • Collaborative • Share information with other teachers, educators, or between students

  24. Opportunities? • Next steps • Learn more about the affordances • Discover the pitfalls and avoid them • Give PDA’s to teachers and students • Find out what tools exist, and what need to be built • Establish pilot programs at local schools

  25. Palm Workshop What are we gonna do? • Yes, we will play with the Palms • Investigate different Palm related technology • Demonstrate connection between Palms and personal computers • Have fun!

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