The Elementary Child As a
Learner
How Technology will Enhance
Their Learning
Pat Boehm - Anne Cutsinger - Daniel Ignagni - Kim Rogers
Consider…
How can technology help students learn?
How can technology help students
become lifelong learners?
How does technology literacy help
students become global citizens?
How Can Technology Help
Students Learn?
 Computers in Mathematics Education
 Technology Supports Reading Research
 Technology in Art Education
Computers in Mathematics Education
• Independence:
Students receive immediate
feedback as they practice
mathematical skills on the
web.
•AAA Math
•Math Whiz
Active Participation is Facilitated
Differentiation:
Student choice
Individual abilities
Self paced
Reflection and Self Evaluation
•Higher Order Thinking:
Computers are ONLY a tool.
Teachers and students are
the ingredients that make
learning happen.
Technology Supports Reading
Research
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Encourage naming abilities of relational
and abstract meanings
Listening comprehension skills and sound
sensitivity
Sense of story, print concepts, space and
directionality
Technology Supports Reading
Research
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Fine motor skills
Motivation
Rich conceptual experiences promoting
vocabulary and reasoning skills
Technology Helps Students
With Disabilities
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Proven effective in 16 research sites
Students use adaptive input to move
cursor
Students With Access to Technology
Perform Better on Tests.
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700 empirical research studies
Students need access to one or all of
these technologies
Computer assisted instruction
Integrated learning systems technology
Simulations and higher level thinking software
Collaborative networking technologies
Design and programming technologies
Technology Allows Kids to Make
Global Connections
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National Social Studies Standard
Themes 4 and 9.
The Internet lets us explore other
cultures.
Students can have pen pals around
the world.
Access to world wide points of view.
Technology in Art Education
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As a Medium
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As a Means
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As a Resource to Foster Global Citizens
Technology as a Medium
Digital Arts
•Computer animation
•Industrial design
•Center for Creative Studies
Technology as a Means
Software that encourage selfdirected, higher-order thinking
•Carmine Chameleon
•Mr. Picassohead
Other Technology in Art
•Digital Video Recorder
•Digital Camera
Technology Fosters Global
Citizens
Multi-cultural art
Web-based Museums
•Metropolitan Museum of Art
•The Louvre
Technology in Art Education
Negative sentiments
Review
Conclusion
How Can Technology Help Students
Become Lifelong Learners?
Technology-based projects can provide:
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Student collaboration
Exposure to real-world issues
Authentic learning
Access to information
Opportunities to evaluate information
and their own information need
How Can Technology Help Students
Become Lifelong Learners?
Technology via the Internet equates to
unprecedented:
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Access to information
Ability to share your knowledge with
others
Real-time voice, video, and text
communication
How Does Technology Literacy Help
Students Become Global Citizens?
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World Wide Web
Global communication
Knowledge of global issues
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Pro technology – Elementary
Classroom
Pat Boehm
Anne Cutsinger
Daniel Ignagni
Kim Rogers