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Integrating Technology into Education INTRODUCTION |
| NCATE’s Task Force on Technology and
Teacher Education was commissioned to help guide the development
and implementation of technology expectations for teacher candidates
and for accredited schools of education, and to guide the organization’s
use of technology in the accreditation process. NCATE issued this report in
1997. It recommended that NCATE emphasize technology as central
to the teacher preparation process. http://www.ncate.org/public/technology21.asp?ch=113 Technology and the New Professional Teacher: Preparing for the 21st Century Classroom (1997) Task Force on Technology and Teacher Education U.S. Secretary, Rod Paige, Technology Plan Transforming Education ppt http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/os/technology/plan/2004/site/docs_and_pdf/NETP2005.ppt#400,4,Economy Updated http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/os/technology/plan/2004/site/theplan/edlite-TearDownThoseWalls.html Federal Support for Technology in K-12 Education - Gary Chapman http://brookings.nap.edu/books/0815773579/html/307.html p. 307-8, 313, 342 by Gary Chapman Copyright 2000, the Brookings Institution Press. The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington DC 20036 Telephone: (202) 797-6000 |
"The first IBM personal computer (PC) was released in August 1981; a year later, Time magazine named the personal computer its "Man of the Year." A year after that, in l983, the U.S. government and its research partners implemented the technical decisions that created the Internet. The world has not been the same since."...
...Nevertheless, despite this immense transformation of modern, industrial societies, and the significance of computational technologies, no agreement exists on how to use this technology in education. ...One reason for this lack of consensus may be that, while the proper role of computers and networks in K-12 education is being determined, what learning means is being rethought....
...Educators face a daunting challenge to find the proper balance between building job-related technological skills and fostering the "whole person" in K-12 education. The debate is not new, but it is under new intense pressure because of the strong push to get computers and the Internet into K-12 schools throughout the nation. The novelty of these technologies, especially the Internet, means that their potential impact on learning in young people is not yet known. The intensity of the current debate, and the stakes attached to its resolution, make most teachers and school administrators desperate for some guidance. This is the challenge for experts and policy makers...
..."While all students should know something about computers and technology issues, the most important challenges facing k-12 schools have little to do with technology. The best of all possible worlds would be for computers and the Internet to become part, and probably only a small part, of a thriving academy of motivated learners whose time in cyberspace is significantly exceeded by time spent reading, visiting interesting places and people, having fascinating conversations, helping their peers, developing their physical and artistic talents, and enjoying life.
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