| So much money,
so much time, and so much effort have been expended to equip the
nation’s schools with technology, yet so many questions remain.
Never has a tool of change come to education with higher expectations.
Charged with the responsibility of providing a high-tech and information-rich
environment for schools, technology specialists and library media
specialists must address a wide variety of expectations for technology.
Consider those of two major national documents created by the North
Central Regional Education Lab (NCREL):
Expectations for Students
·NCREL’s Phases of Technology Use for Students
· Phase 1: Print Automation - Technology automates
print-based practices with some increase in active hands-on
learning.
· Phase II: Expansion of Learning Opportunities -
Students use technology to organize and produce reports, often
using multimedia formats.
· Phase III: Data-Driven Virtual Learning - Students
use technology to explore diverse information resources inside
and outside school and produce information for real-world
tasks.
Source: NCREL: Phases of Computer-Based Learning at: http://www.ncrel.org/tplan/cbtl/phases.htm
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Expectations for Organizations
·The enGauge Essential Conditions for Use of Technology to
Prepare Students to Learn, Work, and Live Successfully…
·Forward-Thinking, Shared Vision
·Effective Teaching and Learning Practices
·Educator Proficiency With Effective Teaching and Learning
·Practices
·Digital-Age Equity
·Robust Access Anywhere, Anytime
·Systems and Leadership
Source: NCREL’s enGauge web site at: http://www.ncrel.org/engauge/framewk/sitemap.htm
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Resources:
NCREL:
Phases of Computer-Based Learning at: http://www.ncrel.org/tplan/cbtl/phases.htm
NCREL’s enGauge web site at: http://www.ncrel.org/engauge/framewk/sitemap.htm |
