writing device that allows users to write and draw on regular paper and convert those images to digital text
computer literacy
learning the names functions and procedures of computer hardware and software
mindtools
learning technology that promotes problem solving and critial thinking by students and teachers the term was coined by david jonassen
one to one laptop computers
educational setting where every student in a grade, school or district has a compouter for use in school and/or at home.
one/ two /three/ time
a classroom grouping method where studnets rotate through three diffrent activites or centers often including instuction by teacher, independent work by students and learning using comoputers or other technologies
participation gap
students who lack 24/7 acess to the latest technologies lag behind their peers technologically and educationally
social informatics
social science approach where technology's impacts on society are considered within the context of larger social econmic and political realites
digital inequality
the idea that acess to the latest computer technology varies greatly within society with low-income and non-white Americans less likely to be able to afford and use the newest tools.
entry stage
teachers beging learning new ways to use technology for teaching and learning
adoption stage
teachers use technology without cahnging regular classroom patterns and practices
adaptation stage
teachers fully integrate technology into regular classroom practices
appropriation stage
teachers use technology in all aspects of their proffesion work in and outside of the classroom
invention stage
teachers use technology to create new patterns and practices for classroom learning and student involvement with computers
inclusion
placing students with special needs in the leat restricitve educational environment possible often in the same classroom as their regulare education peers
infusion
integration of computers the internet and other information technologies into the regular patterns of teachnign and learning in the k-12 schools
technology based learning environment
using technology to create anywhere, anytime oppertunities for learning both in and ourside of school
technology based libary
using technology to create and maintain a collection of resources for teaching and learning
infomate
a term coind by alan november to indicate when teachnology is used to create new learning possiblities for students and teachers
automate
technologicsl improvements that do not fundamentally change exisitng practices
technology integration
the proces of making technolgy a central featuer of teaching and learning in schools