Research

What the Research Tells Us
> CEO Forum. (2001). //Key building blocks for student achievement in the 21st century: Assessment, alignment, accountability, access, analysis.// Year 4 STAR Report. Retrieved July 14, 2003, from @http://www.ceoforum.org/downloads/report4.pdf
 * **The CEO Forum 2001 report found that educational technology can improve student achievement; however, for technology to successfully support learning and student achievement, it must be effectively integrated in classrooms.**
 * ** Just adding technology to a classroom will not make a difference if the teachers does not understand how to use it effectively. What are examples of effective integration? **
 * //Effective self development for teachers so that teachers help students how to use different technological tools effectively in class.//

> The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership. (2010). //Teachers, Technology, and 21st Century Skills: Dispelling Five Myths.// Retrieved July 7, 2010, from http://www.waldenu.edu/Documents/Degree-Programs/Full_Report_-_Dispelling_Five_Myths.pdf
 * **Teachers and administrators believe that technology helps them engage many different types of students, including high-achieving students, students with academic needs and English language learners.**
 * ** How can technology engage and support different types of learners? Give examples from your classroom. **
 * //Teachers can use different or varieties of applications to help students with different learning styles be engaged in class. Examples are iPod, iTouces, White Board, and Kindle//

> The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership. (2010). //Teachers, Technology, and 21st Century Skills: Dispelling Five Myths.// Retrieved July 7, 2010, from http://www.waldenu.edu/Documents/Degree-Programs/Full_Report_-_Dispelling_Five_Myths.pdf
 * **Teachers place more value on advanced training programs. The findings suggest that on-the-job technology training for teachers may focus on how to operate new equipment, but not on how to incorporate it effectively into instruction. Education, training, professional development and leadership support make a difference in teachers’ use of technology and in their emphasis on 21st century skills.**
 * ** Again this reinforces the point that teachers must use the technology effectively. This requires training. Does your school division offer “how-to” sessions or content-related sessions which include the use of technology? **
 * //Yes, we do have SMART Board training session and most or some of the instructional coaches helped in this area. Most of the training are at the beginning of the year or during the County professional development days or during professional learning community (PLC) session. //

> Boster, F., Meyer, G., Roberto, A., & Inge, C. (2002). //A report on the effect of the united streaming ™ application on educational performance.// Farmville, VA: Longwood University. > ** Have you experienced this in your classroom? Why is video so engaging for students? **
 * **A study involving 1400 students in three Virginia school districts reports that student achievement increased by 12.6% when video was used for instruction**
 * //Yes, in history classes it is possible to use this effectively to improve content mastery. Videos can enhance student learning expereince by presenting real life experience in a classroom setting. It can also be used to take a virtual trip to historical sites, the white house or learn about what had happened in the past. It is an effective instructional tools in the classroom to differentiate instruction. //

> Means, B., Blando, J., Olson, K., Middleton, T., Morocco, C., Remz, A., & Zorfass, J. (1993). //Using technology to support education reform.// Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement. Retrieved August 7, 2002, from @http://www.ed.gov/pubs/EdReformStudies/TechReforms/title.html > > **What is the value of providing authentic tasks for students?** > > McCombs, Barbara. (2000) //Assessing the Role of Educational Technology in the Teaching and Learning Process: A Learner-Centered Perspective// By Barbara L. McCombs, University of Denver Research Institute. Retrieved June 1, 2008 from @http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/eval/tech/techconf00/mccombs_paper.html > > **How have you used project-based learning in your classroom? How did the students react to this type of learning?**
 * **When technology is effectively integrated, it can support higher order thinking by engaging students in authentic tasks in a collaborative environment.**
 * //It allow students to work independently and make their work student directed. It empowers them take responsibility of their learning explore, collaborate, and presents original products.//
 * **Technology can be used to support learning when it is used…”to bring exciting curricula into the classroom that is based on real-world problems and that involves students in finding their own problems, testing ideas, receiving feedback, and working collaboratively with other students or practitioners beyond the school classroom.”**

> Jonassen, D., Peck, K., and Wilson, B. (1999). //Learning with technology, A constructivist perspective.// Columbus, OH: Merrill. > > **Great quote! What are some of the ways that technology supports learning in a constructivist learning environment?**
 * **Students don’t learn //from// the computer, rather they learn //from// thinking.** **Technology enhances the learning process by supporting learning by exploring, visualizing, constructing, doing, conversing, and reflecting. These are key practices in a constructivist learning environment**.