Educational Educational TechnologyTechnology

Technological devices in the classroom

Contents:Contents:Defining educational technologyAbacusBlackboardsRadioTelevisionComputersThe Theories behindLatest tools!

What is educational What is educational technology?technology?

The term refers to the use of technology in different educational settings.

Visual education or visual instruction were used originally.

When sound was added, the term changed to audiovisual.

Our piece of advice...Our piece of advice...Education technology can be used in

education effectively: to support explanations, give conctrete

examples to abstract meanings, to gain students interest, but never to

replace the teacher.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_technology

First discovered in 3000 b.c.Used in schools during the 19th

centuryMade of wood frame with parallel

wire rods, each with wooden disksIt was an early calculatorThere was only one

per classroom

Source: www.pbs.org

AbacusAbacus

Blackboards Blackboards

1816: Samuel Hall wrote on a piece of black paper to teach mathematics.Then, he had a wall in his classroom painted black.

Rapidly included in all classrooms.Blackboards are being replaced by

whiteboards or interactive whiteboards.

Sources: www.pbs.org ; “Using the board in the language classroom” (Dobbs, Jeannine)

RadioBenjamin Darrow : founder of the

Ohio School of the Air.1920: the Radio Division of the U.S.

Departmenent of Commerce began to license educational stations.

Later replaced by

television.

Sources: www.pbs.org

Television

1950s -1960s: Initial interest in the use of television

1952: the Federal Communcations Commission (FCC) set asied 242 television channels for educational purpouses.

George Klein published a catalogue of educational motin pictures. Films could be rented by schools.

Computers1980: Computers started being

used for educational purpouses.

Access to computers was limited.

Little by little, they are replacing the other media, even coursebooks.

Ideal use of computers: complement the other tools in teaching.

The Theories behindBehaviourism: Based on

Skinner’s theories.Computer- assisted programs :

developed for students to work ar their own pace. The computer would keep track of their work.

Goal : to individualize instruction Focus : behaviour of individual learners.

The Theories behindConstructivism: criticism on the

use of computers. Learners’ own construction of knowledge.Teachers’ task: help learners in

constructing knowledgeLater use of computers,

promoting higher level thinkingSources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_technology;

The future has arrived...The future has arrived...

Class websiteBlogsWikisMobile devicesOnline mediaOther tools

Sourceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Educational_technologywww.pbs.orgwww.academics.rmu.eduhttp://www.answers.com/topic/school-

technology-in-educationhttp://www.csulb.edu/~murdock/

histofcs.html