Technology

=What is the role of technology in education?= When education is taken out of the context of the culture in which students will be operating upon graduation, technology can be considered little more than a tool that adds bells and whistles to the craft educators already employ; but if we include preparation for technology-assisted living in our curricula, then technology can be viewed as the very medium of education, the new primary language all education stakeholders must speak. Play with Google's Translate and Transliteration tools or discover Augmented Reality on an iPhone for inspiration on how technology-assisted living changes the playing field in education. media type="youtube" key="U2uH-jrsSxs" height="385" width="480" =Describe a classroom where technology is maximized. (back to top)= Technology has the potential to enable risk-taking behavior among students in virtual environments; bridge cross-curricular learning through project-based portfolio creation ; bring experts to every situation on-demand; address students in a variety of media facilitating many learning styles; and much more... an ideal technology-integrated classroom setting provides flexibility in learning foremost. Knowledge-level content can be recorded and presented to students in a buffet of media allowing students to engage in the manner in which they find the most success. When it's the student's turn to contribute, they are required to generate the same variety of media for others' benefit ensuring that their progress is useful and meaningful to themselves and for future learners. media type="youtube" key="6gmP4nk0EOE" height="344" width="425" =What does CCISD need to do to make that classroom/copy that classroom //X// times? (back to top)= We need to start being specific with what we request with regard to technology resources in our district. Technologies like network virtualization allow even older computers to work faster, have longer lifespans, and provide access to educational resources from any internet connected location. We need to set policy that encourages students to bring in and use the tools they need to document and create until such a time (if there ever will be one) when we can provide those resources on demand. We need to increase our usage of technology in order to increase our technology comfort level in the chaos of a classroom, and not just under ideal conditions. We need to form professional online relationships with experts in all fields, whichincludes educatiors, and especially within the walls of our own district, so that we may then bring those experts into our classroom digitally and with confidence. =How will we know when we're successful? (back to top)=

=Make a proposal. (back to top)=