Technology and Me

A personal timeline of educational

technology

-Sara Romfo

OverviewMy name is Sara RomfoI started school in 1983 in Yakima, WashingtonI graduated from Davis High School in 1995 in

Yakima, WashingtonI first went to college at Western Washington

University in 1996I finished my undergraduate art degree

at WWU in 2000 When I finish my certificate program

at UH, I hope to become a highschool art teacher

My definition of educational

technologyEducational Technology is a vital

means to connect with students of today. Today, technology is second nature for students,

therefore teachers must integrate and facilitate

current technology in their classrooms.

Web sites on ed tech history International Society for Technology

Education http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=NETS

PBS Teachers http://www.pbs.org/teachers/

10 Tips for Teaching Technology to Teachers http://edtechpower.blogspot.com/2009/09/10-tips-for-teaching-technology-to.html

Kindergarten technology

When I was in kindergarten, we had a wooden kitchen play set.

To my knowledge our school did not have ANY computers in classrooms.

The librarian checked out books to us with a paper based system. (Not computerized.)

Image from johnwsheetz.com

High school technologyIn my high school photo class we had 1 computer and our teacher was excited about a new program called “Photoshop”.

With a flatbed scanner images could be scanned into the computer then edited in Photoshop.

We learned how to use Word to write papers, and our library was moving to

a computer based check out system.

College technologyIn my undergraduate years, email and the internet was gaining popu-larity. Our school got an email system, but no one used it. I never had to send an email or access the internet for any class.

Currently at UH, email and the internet are integral parts of every class.

The COE requires students in my program to have laptops.

Every UH class that I’ve taken requires us to utilize online resources.

A vivid technology learning experienceStudents receiving feed-

back via online methods.Students viewing their

artwork online and having their work online so they can share it with others globally.

Ability to research and review famous artworks with the click of a mouse.

Screen capture from drawger.com

A technology I want to use in my classroom

As a graphic designer, I hope that I can teach a graphic design course. To do so, I’d need Mac computers equipped with the “Adobe Creative Suite” softwareprograms.

My vision of the classroom

of the futureI like the idea of students

cooperating and collaborating via online opportunities.

I would like to have class websites where students art projects can be posted for other students to review and comment on.

Image from veer.com

A challenge for teaching Resources will definitely

be a challenge. I have heard from other graphic design teachers who don’t have the computers and software that they would like to have for their students.

Also I think it will be challenging for teachers to keep up with current technology. The students may easily adapt and assimilate to new technology quicker and easier than teachers.

Words of wisdom

When elementaryschools include artprograms in thecurriculum, children do better with math.

– Kelly Borsheim

If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.

– Derek C. Bok