Technology and Me

A personal timeline of educational technology

By Tim Freitas

Aloha! My name is Tim FreitasI started school way back in 1971 and went to

Benjamin Parker Elementary School in KaneoheI graduated from high school in 1983 from

Damien Memorial High School…Go Monarchs!I first went to college at the University of Hawaii

in Manoa in 1983 and have finally decided to come back for my masters in Educational Technology.

When I finish my degree, I hope to become a better instructional technology specialist at the private institution that I currently work at during the day.

Overview

My definition of educational technology

The ability to properly facilitate learning with the integration of technological tools or resources

afforded to you.

The History of Educational Technology http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/106496

The Learning Machines http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/09/19/

magazine/classroom-technology.html The Evolution of Classroom Technology

http://edudemic.com/2011/04/classroom-technology/

Web sites on ed tech history

Kindergarten technology

From finger painting to iPad art, elementary children have come a long way over the years…

Computers…what was that? Lots of experiential learning.

Watching Kikaida on the Television was exciting, but we had to stand up to change the channel.

A tape recorder was our technology for music.

High school technology

A time for building your arm strength with all the textbooks we had to haul around from class to class.

Scantron! Yeah, we loved to hear the sounds it made, but not when it was my card.

That was my first introduction to technology - Apple II Plus and learning keyboarding.

College technology

Wow, how times have changed from the 1980’s to present time.

A presentation in class was by an old projector or VHS tapes, now it is by a Promethean Board or Slideshare.

I learned about the Internet back then, now I rely on the Internet for information.

A vivid technology learning experience

All these tools (iPads, MacBook Air, LadyBug, Promethean Boards) close at hand to enhance student learning and sharing around the world

A technology I want to use in my classroom

I want to explore the use of the iPad with a class of students to explore, create and share.

My vision of the classroom

of the future

I want a mobile device that will allow me to teach without walls anywhere and at anytime.

A challenge for teaching

Slow connectivity

Keeping up with how technology constantly changes

Words of wisdom