Facing the Challenge of Technology Integration. A Portfolio of Processes. Student Guide.

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Title: Facing the Challenge of Technology Integration. A Portfolio of Processes. Student Guide.
Language: English
Authors: Technology & Innovations in Education, Rapid City, SD., Mid-Continent Regional Educational Lab., Aurora, CO.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 234
Publication Date: 1998
Sponsoring Agency: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC.
Intended Audience: Policymakers; Practitioners
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Guides - Classroom - Learner
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Information Literacy, Information Technology, Integrated Learning Systems, Multimedia Materials, Strategic Planning, Technology Integration, World Wide Web
Abstract: This guide contains the following five sections: (1) Building a Sound Knowledge Base -- learning theories, societal implications of technology, multimedia and the World Wide Web (WWW), school restructuring, university teaching in the information age, distributed learning on the WWW, collaborative learning environments on the WWW, organizing and searching instructional material on the Internet, and students programming with multimedia tools; (2) Changing Mental Models -- operationalizing mental modes, and looking at computers as a language; (3) Teaching & Learning -- universal intellectual standards, the National Educational Technology Project (NETS), rubrics for the assessment of information literacy, evaluating web sites, virtual conferences, pedagogical resources on the Internet, reading lists on technology and pedagogy, collaborative projects on the Internet, instructional design tools on the Internet, WWW constructivist project design, WebQuests, using the Web for learning, authentic science investigations on the Web, Hands-On and Far-Out Physics, digital portfolios, and helping students assess their thinking; (4) Classroom and System Connections -- netcourses in virtual high schools, learning for the 21st century, and the information age school; and (5) Resources -- basic information on emerging technologies. (DLS)
Entry Date: 1999
Accession Number: ED425701
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This guide contains the following five sections: (1) Building a Sound Knowledge Base -- learning theories, societal implications of technology, multimedia and the World Wide Web (WWW), school restructuring, university teaching in the information age, distributed learning on the WWW, collaborative learning environments on the WWW, organizing and searching instructional material on the Internet, and students programming with multimedia tools; (2) Changing Mental Models -- operationalizing mental modes, and looking at computers as a language; (3) Teaching & Learning -- universal intellectual standards, the National Educational Technology Project (NETS), rubrics for the assessment of information literacy, evaluating web sites, virtual conferences, pedagogical resources on the Internet, reading lists on technology and pedagogy, collaborative projects on the Internet, instructional design tools on the Internet, WWW constructivist project design, WebQuests, using the Web for learning, authentic science investigations on the Web, Hands-On and Far-Out Physics, digital portfolios, and helping students assess their thinking; (4) Classroom and System Connections -- netcourses in virtual high schools, learning for the 21st century, and the information age school; and (5) Resources -- basic information on emerging technologies. (DLS)