Technology and Me

A personal timeline of educational technology

Overview

My name is Lourdes AcidoI started school in 1991 at Kalihi Kai

Elementary School.I graduated from high school in 2005

from Farrington High School.I first went to college at UH Manoa in

2005.When I finish my degree, I hope to

become a middle school or high school English teacher.

My definition of educational technology

Utilizing technology to enhance students’ creativity, adaptability and growth in and out of the classroom.

Web sites on ed tech history History, the History of Computers, and the

History of Computers in Education http://www.csulb.edu/~murdock/histofcs.html

Technology Education: AKA Industrial Arts http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JTE/jte-v5n2/foster.jte-v5n2.html

Trends in Education Reform http://www.edwebproject.org/edref.html

Kindergarten technology

Not so much, simple and easy to use computers Television (Sesame Street, Mr.. Roger’s

Neighborhood)

Macintosh Computers

Floppy Disks

High school technologyMore computers, better software, great

technology More Computers, Faster Internet, Email

Microsoft Office (very useful!), Photoshop

Smart Boards instead of chalk boards

College technology

Upgraded technology Iclicker

High end projectors

My very own laptop!!

A vivid technology learning experience Myspace/Facebook

Social networking sites allowed for interaction on a global and local level.

Experiencing other people’s worlds through other people’s words.

A technology I want to use in my classroom Digital Readers allow for students to carry

thousands of books in the palm of their hand anywhere and everywhere.

My vision of the classroom of the future

I want classrooms to be able to virtually change their settings to enhance the learning experience. The class could be in India in one minute and then on Saturn the next minute.

A challenge for teaching Availability/

Accessibility Some students will

not be able to gain access to a computer as often as others could.

There might not be enough computers provided for students in certain schools.

Words of wisdom "Good teaching is

one-forth preparation and three-fourths theater."- Gail Godwin