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Computers in Education
LEIT429x – Builta
Class Session 1
Is Technology Being Used In
Schools and to What Degree?
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Based on your memories of school and
your pre-service experiences…
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What is being used
How is it being used
How effectively is is being used
Discussion of Group Findings
What are the barriers?
Discussion of Group Findings
Where are we at now?
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While statistics vary, classroom access is
about 1 computer for 6 students
Computers are often not “current
models”
Internet Availability in Schools
100
80
60
Schools
Inst. Rooms
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20
0
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NCES 2000-002
Classroom Internet Availability
based on Poverty
70
60
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>71%Lunch
Program
<11% Lunch
Program
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Classroom Internet
Availability-High Minority
60
50
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<6% Minority
>50% Minority
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NCES 2000-002
Technology Expenditure k-12
Public Schools
6
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$ Billions
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91- 92- 93- 94- 95- 96- 9792 93 94 95 96 97 98
QED, 1997a
Teacher Perspectives
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79% teachers report “innovative
technologies” as one of the areas they
most need information
20% teachers reported feeling well
prepared to integrate technology
NCES 1999-045
Other issues
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Lack of curricular flexibility
Inadequate pre-service preparation
Lack of on-going in-service training
And MANY others including Standards
What must teachers know
how to do?
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What skills must teachers have to teach
in today’s changing schools?
What skills must teachers have to teach
student’s that must function in a
changing society?
Discussion of Group Findings
Relevant Technology
Standards
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NCATE 2000 (National Council for
Accreditation of Teacher Education)
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Technology as a part of the Teacher Ed.
“culture”
NCATE participation is NOT manditory
NIU is NCATE accredited
Relevant Standards Cont.
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ISTE (International Society for
Technology in Education)
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NETS Project
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Standards for Teachers (NETS-T)
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Standards for Students (NETS-S)
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Multiple standards based on level of teacher
Multiple standards based on grade level of student
Is THE standard from which many technology
plans/standards documents are begun
Standards for Students (NETS-S)
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Basic Operations and
Concepts
Social, ethical and
human issues
Technology
productivity tools
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Technology
communication tools
Technology research
tools
Technology problemsolving and decisionmaking tools
Standards for Teachers (NETS-T)
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Technology
operations and
concepts
Planning and
designing learn
environments
Teaching, learning
and the curriculum
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Assessment and
evaluation
Productivity and
professional practice
Social,ethical,legal
and human issues
State of Illinois
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Illinois Content-Area Standards Technology Standards for All Teachers
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Looks identical to NETS-S, but has “teacher
skills” incorporated
Other Major Players
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Milken Exchange on Educational
Technology
CEO Forum (STAR Chart)
North Central Regional Education
Laboratory (aka NCREL)
Apple and Microsoft