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Technology and Student Technology and Student Achievement Achievement
West Fargo School Board PresentationPresented by: Jen Kava
February 21, 2011
WestFargoPublicSchools
Technology impacts Technology impacts student achievementstudent achievement
Technology increases student’s high-order thinking and problem solving skills.
Technology increases the opportunity for student-centered instruction.
Technology increases the cognitive growth for both staff a... increases the cognitive growth for both staff and parents
Technology increases workforce preparation.
Technology gives students multiple chances to learn “from” media and “with” media.
Increase in Student’s high-Increase in Student’s high-order thinking and problem order thinking and problem
solving skills.solving skills.
“Some technology applications are designed for use in specific content
areas. Educators have also found valuable thinking
tools among the technology applications available for education
purposes” (Cradler, 2002).
Increase the opportunity Increase the opportunity for student-centered for student-centered
instruction.instruction.
Utilizing Technology in the Utilizing Technology in the ClassroomClassroom
Technology increases the Technology increases the cognitive growth for both staff cognitive growth for both staff
and students.and students.
Application Purpose
Word ProcessingSummarizing, analogies, peer
editing, dialogue and organizational strategies
Web ResourcesWorking cooperatively, create
rubrics, testing hypotheses
Brainstorming SoftwareCreate graphic organizers,
similarities and differences, and summarizing
Technology increases Technology increases
workforce preparationworkforce preparation..Word Processors:developing a variety of documents
Spreadsheets:organize and arrange data precisely
Computer-Aided Drawing:provides opportunities to be creative in design
Web Site development Programs: Provides the foundation for individuals to build websites
Internet: Ability to search for any piece of information
Students get Multiple chance to Students get Multiple chance to Learn “from” Media and “with” Learn “from” Media and “with”
MediaMedia
“Overall, fifty years of educational research indicates that media and technology are effective in schools as phenomena to learn both from
and with” (Reeves, 1998)
ConclusionConclusion
Review of 5 Emphasis Areas
Questions?
Educational Technology Agenda
West Fargo Public Schools207 Main Ave. West ~ West Fargo, ND 58103
Phone: 701.356.2000 Fax: 701.356.2009
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