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Teaching and Learning with Technology
Chapter 12
Issues in Implementing Technology in Schools
ETEC 562
Spring 2004
Sherri Fetter
Chapter Objectives
The following issues of implementing technology are discussed in this chapter.
Strategic Planning
Legal Issues
Societal Issues
Ethical Issues
Emerging Technologies
Strategic Planning
Strategic Planning
•Definition
•Who is involved
•Why do it
Strategic planning is the “big picture” planning that occurs.
Stakeholders are the representatives from all groups that will be affected by the plan.
Planning is necessary to make wise, cost effective technology decisions.
Strategic Planning
Strategic Planning StepsFigure 12.1
Step 1: Describe the setting
Step 2: SWOT Analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats)
Step 3: Determine Mission and Goals
Step 4: State Objectives
Step 5: Develop Strategies
Step 6: Determine Evaluation
Step 7: Disseminate Plan
Strategic Planning
What’s next? An action plan is developed that describes how the strategies will be accomplished.
Includes:• acquisitions• installations• training
Legal Issues
Legal Issues
•Copyright
•Fair Use Figure 12.5
Copyright refers to the laws that protects the rights of the owner of intellectual property, ex. text, music, art, software.
Fair use guidelines detail when a teacher can incorporate copyrighted materials.
Legal Issues
•Privacy
•Acceptable Use Figure 12.5
Every child has a right to privacy. Any information, including pictures cannot be shared without parent permission.
Teachers must take steps to ensure acceptable use of technology.
Code of ethics District policy Filtering software
Legal Issues
•Software Piracy Copying or installing software on multiple machines when only one copy was purchased.
Software piracy is a violation of copyright laws.
Societal Issues
Societal Issues
The Digital Divide
Inequities in access to technology. Occurs in relations to socioeconomic status, ethnic, gender and education lines.
Ethical Issues
Ethical Issues
•Freedom of Speech
•Privacy
•Academic Dishonesty
Material may be objectionable, offensive or inappropriate for children.
Privacy vs. control and monitoring
Manipulating and sharing information*cheating and plagiarizing
Emerging Technologiesand Issues
Emerging Technologies
•Virtual Environments
•Artificial Intelligence
Environments which the users are fully immersed in the system.
Software that adjusts its responses on the basis of previous interactions (customized learning).
Emerging Technologies
•Communications
•Wireless Connectivity
Offers the potential for limitless connections in every classroom.
Increased bandwidth will allow instantaneous communications and possible peer-to-peer networks.
Emerging Issues
•Computers as Appliances
•Computer Literacy
Computer literacy will become as important as being able to read.
Computers will be a common household appliance.
Emerging Issues
•Decentralized Instruction
•Changing Role of the Teacher
Teachers will become facilitators of learning. They will be the designers of instruction.
Distance delivery and alternative delivery such as virtual learning communities may be forms of instruction.