8 Ways Technology Is Improving Education Sarah Kessler

Role of Technology in School • Technology is helping teachers to expand beyond linear,

4. Probes and Sensors • Collecting real-time data through probes and sensors has a

“Creative professionals learn innovative thinking through training that is very different from traditional academic

Reference: Kessler, Sarah. 2010. 8 ways technology can improve education. http: //mashable. com/2010/11/22/technology-in-education (accessed

Slides: 14

Download presentation

8 Ways Technology Is Improving Education Sarah Kessler November 22, 2010

Contents • Role of Technology in School

Role of Technology in School • Technology is helping teachers to expand beyond linear, text-based learning and to engage students who learn best in other ways. • A versatile learning tool that could change how we demonstrate concepts, assign projects and assess progress.

8 Ways Technology Improves Education

1. Better Simulations and Models

2. Global Learning

3. Virtual Manipulatives

4. Probes and Sensors • Collecting real-time data through probes and sensors has a wide range of educational applications.

5. More Efficient Assessment

6. Storytelling and Multimedia

7. E-books

8. Epistemic Games

“Creative professionals learn innovative thinking through training that is very different from traditional academic classrooms because innovative thinking means more than just knowing the right answers on a test. ” - The Epistemic Games Group

Reference: Kessler, Sarah. 2010. 8 ways technology can improve education. http: //mashable. com/2010/11/22/technology-in-education (accessed Oct. 20 2012)