A personal timeline of educational technology

Technology and Me

Overview

- My name is Daniel Zane.

- I started school in the 1990s in Hawai’i nei

- I graduated from Saint Louis High School in 2007

- I first went to college at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa in Fall of ’07

- When I finish my degree, I hope to become a Band Director for high school band

… is the use of technology that enhances the quality of education given to the students. The technology

used is not restricted to just computers, it can encompass all forms of technology to supplement

lessons.

My definition of educational technology

Web sites on ed tech history

http://www.wested.org/techpolicy/recapproach.html

http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/te0cont.htm

http://www.eduref.org/Resources/Educational_Technology/History.html

Kindergarten technology

“Dinosaur” Apple desktop computers that took years to boot up

VHS tapesBig, bulky televisions with small screensOverhead projectors

High school technology

Computers were faster and could handle heavier usage

Attendance taken through computerProjectors connected with the computer DVDs took the place of VHST.V.s got bigger screens and smaller than

their “dinosaur” counterparts

College technology

Almost everyone has a laptopComputers hooked to projectors mounted on

the ceilingConstant communication by e-mailHomework turned in online, via turnitin.comSmartboards

A vivid technology learning experience

Using KidPix in Elementary school => coloring made easy

Starting to use the internet for research instead of the library

A technology I want to use in my classroom

Projector & Smartboard to replace dry erase board(s)

iPad or other reader instead of sheet music

My vision of the classroom of the future

Every child with access to a computer/laptop

Teaching via Skype or other form of internet communication

iPad takes the place of textbooks

A challenge for teaching

Budget cuts for arts programs

No funding for expensive equipment

Extensive training for teacher competency on equipment

Words of wisdom

“The mediocre teacher tells.  The good teacher explains.  The superior teacher demonstrates.  The great teacher inspires.”  ~William Arthur Ward