2. What is the Perfect
Classroom?
Clean white wall in front of the
room
Show video clips
Project an computer screen
image
Write with special pens
Touch sensitive
Printing abilities
Networked to each Student’s PDA
3. Young Children
Education needs to be
visually stimulating
actively involved
Education starts at a very early age
- 1 year
Programs to teach colors, ABC,
even foreign languages stressing
participatory learning
4. Young Children
Learn at their own pace
Turn abstract into concrete
money and stocks
Slightly older children
benefit from edutainment
Benefit - learning is FUN
5. Literacy Requirements for
Education
SOL of public education has
a literacy requirement for
technology that is different
for each grade level
Is there a computer
literacy requirement at
ODU?
6. High School and Beyond
Intelligent tutoring
programs
adapts based upon
student responses
Computer based tutorial
Computer Simulation
Simulation games
7. High School and College
Research
Web searching
Distance Learning
Two way - IRI at ODU
Teletechnet
Virtual University
10. Administrative Uses
Research studies
track students to determine
graduation rates, job offers
Student performance and
attitudes to improve the
education process
Provide information for
accountability reporting
13. Uses by Parents
Monitor students courses,
professors, activities, etc.
Email
Research tool to pick a
university
14. Education Outside of the
Classroom
Educational tools disguised as
games
SimCity
Oceans Below
Reference material presented
in video
pictorial atlas
body works
15. Advantages of Computers
in Education
Accelerated learning due to
tools and improved interest
High quality documents
Research facilitated
Improved monitoring of
students
Remote education
16. Disadvantages
Inability of schools to keep
pace with technology
Instructor/student
involvement diminished
Haves and Have nots
Maintenance of machines
Promotes laziness