This Week in Education: Technology in Schools
by Ashley Best
Education & Social Media Fellow
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Week of November 9th – November 13th 2009
TECHNOLOGY IN SCHOOLS: There is a growing movement to integrate technology into schools as a new way to reach students. The following blog posts are great examples of how technology is employed to keep students active, alert, and engaged in both their classrooms and their communities!
Updates to classrooms across America include installation of computers to expose students to technology-based learning.
1. Youth Empowerment and Technology – The YMCA Youth Institute in Long Beach, California combines service-learning and technology to promote youth activism and positive development
2. Reinvisioning Education by Embracing a Digital-Age Learning Culture – Based on the International Society for Technology in Education’s 2009 recommendations for education administrators, the need to transform, not simply reform, the education system is brought to light.
3. What Is Old Is New Again – Free Web 2.0 tools can help educators easily update lesson plans in fun and interesting ways!
4. Basic Technology Integration Strategies – This guide provides twelve web-based applications to streamline activities in the classroom including document presentation, group projects, and educational streaming media for lesson plans.
5. Social Media Changes Student Culture – The shift that social media has caused within culture dynamics is discussed in terms of addressing this shift within schools.
Check back for next week’s hot topic! Education is empowering. Enjoy the week!
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