Technology and Me

A personal timeline of educational technology

Overview

My name is Carmencita E. LaribaI started school in 1980 in a militaryAir Force Base in the Philippines.I graduated from high school in 1986 in the Philippines.I finished my Bachelor’s degree in Biology in 1986in Manila, Philippines.Currently, I am in the PBCSE program at UH Manoa. When I finish my degree, I hope to become a certifiedpublic school teacher in high school and get a permanentteaching job.

My definition of educational technology

Educational technology is an effective tool of connecting with people in a faster and much easier way with the use of technological operations and related techniques, enabling students to send, receive, exchange messages, knowledge, and explore ideas through research, practice, and creative design that would enhance academic performance and advancement of student learning with the use of computer and new trend of technological equipments.

Web sites on ed tech historyHistory of Educational Technology

http://www.columbia.edu/~dwc14/history.

htm

A History of the Computer

http://www.pbs.org/nerds/timeline/index.

html

Computers in Education: A Brief History

http://www.thejournal.com/articles/13739

Web site on ed tech history• Internet History

http://www.computerhisto

ry.org/internet_history/

. Penn Library/exhibitions

http://www/library.upenn.

edu/exhibits/rbm/mauchly/jwmintro.html

Kindergarten technology• The use of computer was not yet

popular during my time. I use colored TV, and black& white television at home for entertainment or I go to the movie theatre with my family.

• At present, kindergarteners have computers in the classroom for educational games and programs to test their academic skills and performances.

High school technology• The use of computer was not yet

popular during that time although it was being used in other places. I used the colored TV and black & white TV at home. At school, I used textbooks, other reading materials, and typewriter for my term papers.

• I was a theatre stage actress at school. I witnessed the use of filmmaking equipments, lights and sound effects, and cameras.

College technology• More on reading, learning, mastering

concepts, library research, dissection of animals and learning the parts, and completing the laboratory manuals.

• No available computers in my course but available in other courses like computer science classes.

• At present: use of computer is encouraged and strictly implemented in most classes.

A vivid technology learning experience

• Taught 8th grade Middle School Science. I used school computer, my own laptop, projector & screen, overhead projectors plus transparencies, & TV plus DVDs or videotapes.

• ITE 401 class: group collaboration; EDEP 631: use of digital cameras

A technology I want to use in my classroom

• Projector and screen: for PowerPoint • Classroom computer; my own laptop• Overhead projectors & transparencies• Television & available educational DVDs• Digital video camera for classroom use

My vision of the classroom of the future

Due to unavoidable increasing number of students in a public school: increase availability of computers in the classroom to maximize skills and class performance.

A challenge for teaching

* An increasing population of students and not enough funding for technological equipments and maintenance.

• Teacher’s expense:

new trends of tools

Words of wisdom

• “To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.” - Anatole France