- Technology is not a replacement or substitute for effective teaching practices.
- Technology should be used to engage students with the content through inquiry, modeling, visualizations, data collecting and processing, differentiation and multiple representations.
- Technology should be used to do things that might otherwise not be done if the technology were not available.
- Technology should be used to do new things in new ways.
6/17/11
Guiding Principles for the Use of Technology in the Science Classroom
When considering the use of technology in the classroom, it is important to evaluate the motivation and expected outcomes. The following principles should serve as guidelines in this process:
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"Technology is not a replacement or substitute for effective teaching practices"
ABSOLUTELY! I love this phrase. Technology in the hands of an effective teacher is great for students. Technology in the hands of an ineffective teacher will still be ineffective.
Unfortunately, some see technology as the cure-all - it needs to be used well with many of the strategies that are effective without technology.
I agree with you. Technology should supplement teaching and not do away with teaching practices. Technology should make learning easier (especially when I look at three dimensionsl diagrams and stuff). The teacher is important and there should be a two way communication between teachers and their students. We could use technology to communicate though.
I agree with the idea that technology should enhance teaching practices rather than replace them. There are teachers in my school that focus so much on technology that they lose face to face time with students. I feel bad for those teachers. They are missing out on one of the best perks of teaching. ~Dana
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