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What are the Tech-10:
Principles, Strategies, and Real Classroom Anecdotes
for the Effective use of Technology in the Classroom for the 21st
Century Student? |
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The
Premise of the Tech-10: |
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teachers and schools struggle to find the most effective
ways to implement educational technology in the classroom.
Educators seek to move educational technology to the next
level beyond word processing and presentation
applications. Educators must begin to use
educational technology as an effective teaching tool in
accordance with the NETS standards in order to enhance
student performance. The Tech-10 have been developed
to assist educators in that goal. |
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Reasons for using Educational Technology and the Tech-10: |
- American students
must develop the cognitive & technical skills needed to
compete in today’s highly technical 21st century
workforce.
- Today's students
have grown up with and are more comfortable using
technology than traditional methods such as books.
- Schools and
teachers are expected to meet the
NETS - Educational
Technology and Performance Standards.
- Technology has
the power to meet the needs of all students and provide
active learning experiences in all subject areas.
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How should Educational Technology be utilized in
the classroom? |
- Most schools
today are not utilizing educational technology to
its fullest potential.
- Technology
should be implemented as an instructional tool & not
simply a medium.
- Technology by
itself does not guarantee learning; rather it is how
teachers & students use available technology that
determines whether learning occurs (Driscoll, 2002).
- The Tech-10
implements technology as a true teaching tool with
the power to change minds!
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Educating with Technology
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