Technology can decrease the time it takes for traditional teaching tasks such as grading, providing feedback, whole class instruction, thus increasing time available for one-on-one support and working side-by-side with students. (McKnight et al.., 2016)
SAMR stands for the The Substitution Augmentation Modification Redefinition Model. SAMR can help teachers increase their awareness of how they are using technology as well as how they can use technology in a way that transforms learning.
The Partnership for 21st Century Learning is a collaboration between educators, business leaders and policy makers developed to help students acquire the knowledge needed to thrive in a changing world.
Student learning standards such as Common Core drive the push for technology.
The standards are built around the ideas of empowering students, making sure learning is student-driven, using technology to transform teaching and learning, and preparing students for an ever-changing technological world.
Future ready schools: Preparing students for success helps K-12 schools plan and implement digital learning strategies to help students get “future ready”.
National Education Technology Plan sets a national vision and plan for learning enabled by technology through building on the work of leading education researchers; district, school, and higher education leaders; classroom teachers; developers; entrepreneurs; and nonprofit organizations.
The International Society for Technology Education (ISTE) offers educator standards that provide more direction for teachers.
To make technology integration worth the time and money, we simply must move past using technology as a substitute for existing processes in hopes that the mere presence of technology leads to greater engagement.
Digital use divide, there is great variation in the degree to which technology is used and in the WAY it is used... Also know as the gap between students who are able to use technology in ways that ACTUALLY transforms their learning, and those who do the same work but now do it using a device.
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