Technology and Me

A personal timeline of educational technology

Overview

My name is Ignacio ArcasI started school in 1980 in Nerja, SpainI graduated from high school in 1993 in

OregonI first went to college at the University of

Portland in 1993When I finish my degree, I hope to

become a District Educational Technology Specialist

My definition of educational technology

… is the dissemination of information in various modes, the ability to use technological resources, and the utilization of strong leadership skills to improve the quality of education.

Web sites on ed tech history The Association for Educational Communications and

Technology (AECT) History http://www.aect.org/About/History.asp

A Brief History of Computers in Education http://www.thejournal.com/articles/13739

Educational Technology History http://cgi.duke.edu/~frankbo/edtech02/main.pl?userChoice=history

Brief Educational Technology History (Funny and very short) http://www.slideshare.net/randommind/a-brief-history-of-educational-t

echnology/

Kindergarten technology

• IBM Computers hit the market for the first time. Not in Spain until 85-86.

• We had a choice between VHS and Betamax (rarely available at school)

• Music was now portable

High school technology

•The first laptops come out during my high school days.

•Macintosh computers started to populate our schools

•I learned BASIC that allowed me to create a computer program. A ball would cross my screen from corner to corner.

College technology

• The Internet and email became part of our lives.

• Mosaic and Pine were the early browser and email programs.

• HTML was the new language to learn.

• From black & white to full color computers.

• Doom was “it”.

A vivid technology learning experience The Internet became public and widely used. The cell phone became manageable in size and

price. 1.44mb disk was the beginning of everything small

and powerful.

A technology I want to use in my classroom I would like to have a fully

interactive classroom, that would allow my students to communicate and create authentic learning experiences.

My vision of the classroom of the future

School buildings and classrooms will no longer be the norm.

Students will have access to any course, anywhere, in any language or setting. (Spanish taught in Spain by a Spanish Professor)

A challenge for teaching The lack of funding

and training in the educational system will always act as a barrier to obtain the kind of technology and experiences our students are accustomed to.

Words of wisdom

"If you find a path with no obstacles, it

probably doesn't lead anywhere" - anonymous