Technology and MeA personal timeline
of educational technology
Overview
My name is Hong NgoI started school in 1983 in VietnamI graduated from high school in 1995 in
VietnamI first went to college at Hochiminh City
University of Education in 1995 and graduated in 1999.
When I finish my degree, I hope to become an educational technologist and continue my work at the Department of External Relations of Hochiminh City.
My definition of educational technology
Educational technology is the integration or implementation of technological tools into educational settings with a view to facilitating learning.
Web sites on ed tech history
http://www-jime.open.ac.uk/2002/6/issroff-scanlon-02-6-paper.html
http://cgi.duke.edu/~frankbo/edtech02/main.pl?userChoice=history
http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Educational_technology
Kindergarten technology
There were no technological tools used in schools. What we had were pencils, erasers and notebooks.
High school technology
Only one technological tool that we used was simple calculators.
College technology
There were cassette players, microphones, televisions, DVD players, computers, LCD projectors and Internet.
A vivid technology learning experience
Internet has bridged Vietnamese people to the world. More and more people use it to seek an opportunity of going abroad for further study.
A technology I want to use in my classroom
An Internet-connected computer A SMART board
My vision of the classroom of the future
In a future classroom :- Students can sit in a more
comfortable way- Each student will have a
computer with an internet connection
- Teachers can make the best use of different kinds of technological tools to facilitate students’ learningNo traditional classroomsNo traditional classrooms
A challenge for teaching
School budget Lower student to
computer ratio Extensive teacher
training School curriculum Technological support National teaching
standards
Words of wisdom
If we teach today's students as we taught yesterday's, we rob them of tomorrow. - John Dewey
Education is the ability to meet life's situations. Dr. John G. Hibben
References
www.images.google.com/ http://www.great-quotes.com/