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Duncan, Arne – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2011
Today, U.S. educators are teaching in the midst of a technological revolution. Technology promises to provide innovative solutions in the nation's classrooms, just as it has transformed the way people communicate, socialize, and conduct business. In this article, the author argues that now is the time to harness technology to revolutionize the way…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Federal Government, Computer Uses in Education, Technology Integration
Hall, Don – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2006
In this article, the author discusses on the emphasis of how 1:1 computing program transforms classroom and education experience for students. Moreover, the author stresses that with this type of program, they have created vision where the culture, curriculum, and chores were designed to meet the needs of the digital age students in terms of rigor…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Program Effectiveness, Educational Trends
Roland, Jennifer – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2006
This is a common response from educators confronted with the notion of advocating for educational technology funding. But, in a time when U.S. funding for Ed Tech is in danger of being cut from the budget, ISTE believes that all of its members, and in fact, all U.S. educators, must become advocates for our common cause. "Effective advocacy from…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Educational Finance, Advocacy, Educational Media
Owen, Alice; Krupp, Renee – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2005
Digital texts are not new. In 1991, a videodisc-based program called Windows on Science became the first state-adopted electronic textbook in the United States. It was an interactive, multimedia-based program that enhanced the classroom learning experience with video and audio. Unfortunately, technology changed rapidly and videodisc players went…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Computer Uses in Education, Multimedia Instruction
Bull, Glen; Ferster, Bill – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2006
In the third wave of computing, people will interact with multiple computers in multiple ways in every setting. The value of ubiquitous computing is enhanced and reinforced by another trend: the transition to a Web 2.0 world. In a Web 2.0 world, applications and data reside on the Web itself. Schools are not yet approaching a ratio of one…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Internet, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Livingston, Pamela – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2006
Visitors to the Peck School this year would see a very different scene than two years ago. The school has expanded its laptop program to include younger students, begun construction on two new buildings, and revamped the daily schedule. Laptops are moving into the lower grades, with younger students at a ratio of two students per computer and…
Descriptors: Computers, Computer Uses in Education, Program Effectiveness, Teaching Methods
Ribble, Mike S.; Bailey, Gerald D.; Ross, Tweed W. – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2004
Recently, the popular press has pointed to increasing evidence of misuse and abuse of emerging technologies in U.S. schools. Some examples include using Web sites to intimidate or threaten students, downloading music illegally from the Internet, plagiarizing information using the Internet, using cellular phones during class time, and playing games…
Descriptors: Internet, Games, Appropriate Technology, Technological Advancement
Texley, Sharon; DeGennaro, Donna – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2005
This article is a brief debate on the pros and cons of allowing students to use instant messaging (IM) in school. On one hand, teenagers' desire to socialize can overcome other priorities and schools may set policies to ban instant messaging. The contrary view is that schools should embrace the IM technology being popularized by youth and find…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Students, High School Students
Kadel, Robert – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2005
Personal digital assistants (PDAs, also known as handheld or palmtop computers) are, in this author's opinion, the next great step in educational technology. The educational community has spent countless hours and dollars on providing desktop or laptop computer access to PK-16 students. Most students now have some experience with the Internet,…
Descriptors: Computers, Computer Uses in Education, Access to Computers, Educational Technology
McAnear, Anita – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2006
When we planned the editorial calendar with the topic ubiquitous computing, we were thinking of ubiquitous computing as the one-to-one ratio of computers to students and teachers and 24/7 access to electronic resources. At the time, we were aware that ubiquitous computing in the computer science field had more to do with wearable computers. Our…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Telecommunications, Computer Uses in Education, Internet
Dick, Donna M. – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2005
Technology is the key to improving student achievement, but without high-quality professional development, technology will never be successful in fulfilling that role. To create successful professional development, it is necessary to carefully plan programs and activities that model constructivism and take into consideration characteristics of…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Constructivism (Learning), Adult Learning, Educational Technology
Sherman,Thomas M.; Kurshan, Barbara L. – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2005
A frequent criticism of technology applications in classrooms is that they are little more than extraneous bells and whistles pointlessly tacked onto routine instruction. The flash and splash of a PowerPoint presentation may look good, but many question the value added to student learning. This leads to the question, how can technologies genuinely…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Teaching Methods
Zbiek, Rose Mary; Foletta, Gina M. – Learning & Leading with Technology, 1995
In response to standards set by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, K-12 teachers were interviewed to investigate issues related to implementing standards in K-12 fiber optic mathematics classes. Issues include: achieving student-centered classrooms; incorporating technology into distance education; and structuring assessment so more…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education, Electronic Classrooms