PowerPoint or PowerPointless

May 11, 2011 Posted by Dr. Daniel Barth In Educators, Gurus, Parents, Technology in the Classroom Tagged learning, technology in the classroom Comments 0

There seems to be some controversy raging over the use of so-called ‘presentation software’ such as Microsoft’s PowerPoint and others. In 2003, National Public Radio estimated that there were approximately 10 million computers in primary and secondary schools equipped with Microsoft’s PowerPoint software. With the advent of competing software and open source products such as Open Office project from Sun Microsystems, that offer presentation software for free to anyone who wants to use it, the number of students with access to such tools has exploded. Such tools are available to almost anyone who wants them, but are they good for our kids?

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Science and Technology in the Classroom

Apr 26, 2011 Posted by Kelly McLendon In Science is fun, Technology in the Classroom Tagged education on science, technology in the classroom Comments 2

In the time of the iPhone, tablet computers and shrinking portable music players, science and technology in the classroom have gone into overdrive. Schools are now requiring students, as young as elementary-age, to have laptops in the classroom. What will these newer, high-tech changes mean for your classroom and how can you make them better?

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The access to computers in the classroom has been increasing for the past decade. But, have they really helped?

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The iPad2 for Schools: Effects on Education and the Digital Divide

Apr 26, 2011 Posted by Lori Day In Gurus, Technology in the Classroom Tagged education news, technology in the classroom Comments 0

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Sigh. Is it just me, or does the current hyper-focus on technology in the classroom leave anyone else just a little bit cold? Tech-hungry teachers and students are licking their chops. Design fanatics are genuflecting at the feet of Steve Jobs. Do I risk professional suicide if I propose that there is an underbelly to the iPad2, and similar technology, that we should be thinking and talking about?

When Steve Jobs recently catapulted his latest Apple creation into the marketplace, even the buzz from former tech rival Bill Gates’ ill-informed pontification about the “benefits” of increasing class size was reduced to a dull roar. It seems that everyone who’s anyone has something to say about education these days, and that’s not a bad thing. Technology and the Internet allow all of us to have something to say about education, which broadens the stage for this very important and timeless discussion.

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Science in the Classroom:In Defense of Low-Tech Education

Apr 15, 2011 Posted by Dr. Daniel Barth In Educators, Gurus, Parents, Technology in the Classroom Tagged education on science, high tech, low tech, technology in the classroom Comments 0

For most of us, the idea of an effective education in a modern classroom immediately evokes the use of computers and electronics in the classroom. In my own classes, I use both high and low-tech methods to teach astronomy and physics. My physics classes are known for low-tech, hands-on lab projects; exciting and sometimes decidedly odd-looking contests where student teams compete to build the strongest crane, the fastest rocket car, or the most complex marble roller coaster. These activities serve to make the physics class more exciting and popular, but there is a lot more to it than just filling the seats in a formidable program. Let’s investigate further!

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