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Tomeka Smith

EDT300

July 27, 2009

What is EDT 300? Educational Technology 300 is the knowledge and skills of variety of microcomputer applications used in teaching; use of latest information technologies to access available resources on campus, Internet, and e-mail. The classroom of the 20th century is now using items such as Interactive boards such as Promethean boards in the classroom. They can also be as large computerized screens to access the Internet. This also may be used to go over digital assignments or pre-recorded lessons. The University of Alabama in Birmingham library offers a vary of information on education techonlogy. The below link is by Liu Ru-De. The PDF illustrates how "information and communication technology has increased and the model for the effectiveness and conditions of Computer-Assisted Instruction. Please copy and paste the link to access the full article.

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Educational Technology in the 20th Century Positive and Negative effects

In the article “Who They Are and How They Learn by Gen Y, “Marc Prensky created the term “digital native” to refer to Gen Y. He observed that, despite the arrival and rapid dissemination of digital technology in the latter part of the twentieth century, schools are stuck in the twentieth century. Students have rushed into the twenty-first century. How can schools catch up and provide students a relevant education?” (p. 8). There seems to be a fear of what using technology in the classroom can have on some students that are behind in the classroom. The article also illustrates how technology should only be used as and extension of the students learning, and not as a basis.

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Is the cost of Educational Technology to high? Are tight budgets forcing many school systems to extend their replacement cycles for computers? Educational Technology is spread world-wide, but at what cost? The Omaha district consists of 2,600 laptops and to purchase new machines, the district opted for a lease-to-own program that cost an estimated $1.3 million per year over three years. For, instance, "in the 57,000 student Boston scchool system where there are about 20,000 instuctional computers and little money to upgrade to upgrade outdated hardware, a program was created to aide and continue resources. The program is called "Project Refresh," which allows them to swap computers with companies such as Blue Cross Blue Shield and receive their two to three year old computers.

(source citation - Repair or replace by Michelle R. Davis)

Cost Saving Solutions There has been a new approach being research called "Tapping into Cloud Power." "Cloud computing is an effective way to cut down on the cost of acquiring and maintaing information technology." The process refers to "outsourcint of computing power to external servers, or data cents, that are then accesed over the Internet on an as-needed basis for a host of applications, from e-mail to instrtional tools. The following lind to the article has great information for readers who like to think outside of the box. http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com.fetch.mhsl.uab.edu/hww/results/external_link_maincontentframe.jhtml?_DARGS=/hww/results/results_common.jhtml.42