1. Elizabeth Cope
W-200
June 23, 2009
Section # 11934

2.  Title Slide  Reflection (appropriation)
 Table of Contents
 Mobile wireless technology use and
implementation (slide 1)
 Literacy instruction with digital and media
technologies (slide 1)
 Mobile wireless technology use and
implementation (slide 2)
 Literacy instruction with digital and media
technologies (slide 2)
 Reflection (mobile wireless)
 Reflection (literacy)
 Appropriation, mastery, and resistance to  Conclusion
technology in early childhood education
(slide 1)
 Works Cited
 Appropriation, mastery, and resistance to
technology in early childhood education
(slide 2)

3.  This article focuses on technology use in the
elementary education classroom
 Approximately 95% of Kindergarten to 12th grade
classrooms had Internet access in 2005
 Knowing the above statement it was interesting to
read that 2/3 of teachers feel underprepared to
use technology
 Challenges teachers face in teaching with
technology: lack of resources, personal knowledge
and skills, lack of school planning, and
assessments
 Even though 95% of classrooms had Internet
access in 2005, most students did not receive
enough time to develop new skills with technology
to make a difference

4.  Another main focus in this article was on a 4th grade classroom who had
laptops
 Mr. Wright, their teacher, issued laptops on the first day of school for the students
to use inside and outside of school
 Mr. Wright’s class set up a website for others to see the work they completed with
their laptops including podcasts, activities for different seasons, and practice
quizzes
 Quote: “What makes today’s kids really sit up and fires their neural fibers?
Technology. Kids don’t see laptops, MP3 Players, cell phones, PDAs, DVD
players, and video games as technology, it’s just their life. Schools need to
connect education to their student’s lives with technology.” Todd Wright (4th
grade teacher)

5.  I found it interesting that while 95% of classrooms use the Internet; most
students do not have enough time to develop new skills and 2/3 of
teachers feel underprepared to use technology
 I was surprised to read that 4th grade students were issued laptops and
were allowed to take them home as well
 The website the class formed was interesting and I love the artwork on
there by the students
 I could not believe how much the students knew about the use of laptops
and how much they learned
 The quote by Todd Wright was very true and showed me that classroom
teachers have to incorporate technology in their classrooms because that is
what kids have grown up with

6.  Quote: “The goal of our study is to explain the use of
technology and stances toward future use of
technology in teaching pre-service teachers (PST) by
examining their access to and professional
development with interactive computer tools.” (James
Laffey)
 Some teachers do not use technology in their
classroom because they feel it harms their students
 Surveys were sent out to PST’s to ask them about
their experiences with technology in the classroom

7.  Surveys showed results for the following categories: descriptive and
comparative statistics about demographic variables, level and subject area
they were preparing to teach, current technology use, and attitudes about
technology and teaching (Laffey 364)
 Not only were surveys sent out, but each PST was involved in a 10
question questionnaire to get more information
 PDAs were used to communicate with the following people: teachers,
peers, prepare for lessons, and to meet school requirements

8.  After reading that many teachers feel
technology can harm their students I
began to wonder where that fear
came from.
 If students grow up with technology
at their fingertips, how can that be
harmful?
 I would like to know how many PSTs
used technology in their classroom
even if they were not comfortable
with it
 I was surprised to see how many
uses there were for PDAs in the
classroom not only for the students,
but also for the teacher to prepare
lessons

9.  Mobile wireless technology
includes two areas: mobility and
computing (Sang 55)
 Mobility: continuous accessibility
to users
 Wireless: communication using
radio waves, infrared waves, and
microwaves instead of wires
 Examples of wireless technology
in K-12 classrooms: wireless
phones, PDAs, handheld
computers, and laptops
 Quote: “As mobile wireless
communication becomes an
integral part of our society, it will
become an accepted and
necessary part of the curriculum
for students in the public
schools.” (Sang 58)

10.  “The National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS-S)
identifies six skills students should master: learning about available
technology and how to use it, using effective communication skills,
researching, learning, processing facts and concepts, and problem solving”
(Sang 58)
 “Teachers can also benefit from PDAs: helps in organizing teaching
materials and courses, communicating with students and parents, giving
individual attention to students, managing research materials, and
schedule meeting appointments” (Sang 61)

11.  I enjoyed reading that PDAs do not only benefit students, but teachers as
well
 This would probably make teachers more likely to use PDAs knowing they will
benefit as well
 I did not realize how many benefits were involved with the use of PDAs
 The quote was very true and would make teachers think twice before
ignoring the role technology plays in students lives

12.  These three articles were very interesting and opened up my eyes to how
technology truly can influence our lives
 As future educators it is our responsibility to keep up on technology and
how it can impact our students lives for the better
 Technology may not be easy to keep up on, but it will be worth it to give
students new ways to learn that keep them interested
 Technology should not be viewed as bad just because it is difficult to learn.
If we use that theory in every area in our life then none of us would finish
college because it is difficult.
 All three of these articles had interesting information including benefits for
students and teachers, laptops in the 4th grade, and PSTs thoughts on
technology in the classroom

13.  Barone, Diane, and Todd Wright. "Literacy Instruction With Digital
and Media Technologies.“ Reading Teacher Volume 62. Issue
4.December 2008. 292-303.17 Jun 2009.
 Laffey, James. "Appropriation, Mastery, and Resistance to
Technology in Early Childhood Pre-service Teacher Education."
Journal of Research on Technology in Education. Volume 36. Issue
4. July 2004. 361-382.17 Jun 2009.
 Sang, Kim, Kerry Holmes, and Clif Mims. "Mobile Wireless
Technology Use and Implementation: Opening a Dialogue on the
New Technologies in Education." Tech Trends: Linking Research &
Practice to Improve Learning Volume 49. Issue3. May 2005. 54-89.
17 Jun 2009.