Choosing Educational Technology That Facilitates Learning
Want to learn more about educational technology that facilitates student learning? Check out these resources:
If you are looking for strategies to integrate technology to facilitate student learning, you may want to consider the following:
Citations:
Common sense. Common Sense Education. (2022). Retrieved October 16, 2022, from https://www.commonsense.org/about-us/our-mission
Education Technology News and resources. EdSurge. (2022). Retrieved October 16, 2022, from https://www.edsurge.com/about
Johnson, K. (2016, March 15). Resources to help you choose the digital tools your classroom needs. Retrieved from https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-03-15-resources-to-help-you-choose-the-digital-tools-your-classroom-needs
Kolb, L. (2018, September 28). Research-based tech integration strategies. Retrieved from https://www.edutopia.org/article/research-based-tech-integration-strategies
Learnplatform. LearnPlatform. (2022). Retrieved October 16, 2022, from https://learnplatform.com/districts
Osmosis. (2017, January 9). Blended learning & flipped classroom [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paQCE58334M
SpeakUp Research Initiative (2016). Flipped, blended, virtual: Classroom models, technology and personalized learning. Retrieved from https://tomorrow.org/speakup/speakup-2016-flipped-blended-virtual-classroom-models-tchnology-september-2017.html
Want to learn more about educational technology that facilitates student learning? Check out these resources:
- Edsurge (https://www.edsurge.com/ ) is an independent information resource and community that focuses on technology in education. This site can be used by teachers to research educational technology to facilitate student learning through:
- News, commentary and analysis about how technology is shaping the future of education.
- An index of technology tools to to improve teaching and learning.
- Common Sense Education (https://www.commonsense.org/ ) is a nonprofit organization that provides teachers with free research-based classroom tools to help students with technology. This site can be used to research educational technology to facilitate student learning through:
- Data-driven insights into families' and educators' experiences with media and technology including the impact of media and tech use on kids' physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development
- A K-12 Digital Literacy and Citizenship Curriculum to teach students to make smart choices online and in life.
- Learn Platform (https://learnplatform.com/) helps teachers and administrators analyze their educational technology in order to save time, save money, and improve outcomes. This site can be used to research educational technology to facilitate student learning through:
- Research that evaluates the impact of educational technology for effectiveness, safety and how it improves student outcomes.
- Information on relevant technology laws such as data privacy compliance.
If you are looking for strategies to integrate technology to facilitate student learning, you may want to consider the following:
- Blended Learning - Combines in-person instruction with online/technological resources to create a personalized learning experience for your students. This blended model can increase a student's autonomy over their learning which, in turn, can increase learning comprehension.
- Flipped Classroom - Students consume all the traditional lecture material at home, at their own pace. This leaves class time for activities and assignments that would traditionally be considered “homework”. Teachers, in this model, would be available to help students when they need it the most, while they are applying the knowledge in the lecture to an assignment.
Citations:
Common sense. Common Sense Education. (2022). Retrieved October 16, 2022, from https://www.commonsense.org/about-us/our-mission
Education Technology News and resources. EdSurge. (2022). Retrieved October 16, 2022, from https://www.edsurge.com/about
Johnson, K. (2016, March 15). Resources to help you choose the digital tools your classroom needs. Retrieved from https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-03-15-resources-to-help-you-choose-the-digital-tools-your-classroom-needs
Kolb, L. (2018, September 28). Research-based tech integration strategies. Retrieved from https://www.edutopia.org/article/research-based-tech-integration-strategies
Learnplatform. LearnPlatform. (2022). Retrieved October 16, 2022, from https://learnplatform.com/districts
Osmosis. (2017, January 9). Blended learning & flipped classroom [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paQCE58334M
SpeakUp Research Initiative (2016). Flipped, blended, virtual: Classroom models, technology and personalized learning. Retrieved from https://tomorrow.org/speakup/speakup-2016-flipped-blended-virtual-classroom-models-tchnology-september-2017.html