Technology and MeA personal timeline

of educational technology

Overview

My name is Hong NgoI started school in 1983 in VietnamI graduated from high school in 1995 in

VietnamI first went to college at Hochiminh City

University of Education in 1995 and graduated in 1999.

When I finish my degree, I hope to become an educational technologist and continue my work at the Department of External Relations of Hochiminh City.

My definition of educational technology

Educational technology is the integration or implementation of technological tools into educational settings with a view to facilitating learning.

Web sites on ed tech history

http://www-jime.open.ac.uk/2002/6/issroff-scanlon-02-6-paper.html

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

http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Educational_technology

Kindergarten technology

There were no technological tools used in schools. What we had were pencils, erasers and notebooks.

High school technology

Only one technological tool that we used was simple calculators.

College technology

There were cassette players, microphones, televisions, DVD players, computers, LCD projectors and Internet.

A vivid technology learning experience

Internet has bridged Vietnamese people to the world. More and more people use it to seek an opportunity of going abroad for further study.

A technology I want to use in my classroom

An Internet-connected computer A SMART board

My vision of the classroom of the future

In a future classroom :- Students can sit in a more

comfortable way- Each student will have a

computer with an internet connection

- Teachers can make the best use of different kinds of technological tools to facilitate students’ learningNo traditional classroomsNo traditional classrooms

A challenge for teaching

School budget Lower student to

computer ratio Extensive teacher

training School curriculum Technological support National teaching

standards

Words of wisdom

If we teach today's students as we taught yesterday's, we rob them of tomorrow. - John Dewey

Education is the ability to meet life's situations. Dr. John G. Hibben

References

www.images.google.com/ http://www.great-quotes.com/