Issues+in+Educational+Technology

=Using Technology to Support Higher Order Thinking:= toc

Through knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation technology can be used to support higher-order thinking. Students use technology to spark their creative imaginations and learn a lot from their interests in technology. By using fun technology students want to learn, and end up benefiting from it!
 * How can technology be used to support higher-order thinking?**

Educational games, such as Math Buster use knowledge reinforcement for the lower level students. This site inspires their students to do well. For the lower level mathematics students use planning and identifying, and with higher level math students they practice how to compare, contrast, and analyzing information. = = =Using Technology to Affirm Diversity=
 * Give an example of a technology that supports higher-order thinking and be specific in describing HOW it supports higher-order thinking.**

Through technology students can be aware of diversity by researching and learning about different cultures that they are unfamiliar with. Websites such as these, help the students learn about cultures in a fun way. With exercises and pictures students become global citizens. These sites give students the opportunity to explore people, culture, and places. Teachers should use this technology in the classroom and respect it and celebrate by modeling it.
 * How can technology be used to affirm diversity?**

Technology such as the website Google Language Tools affirms diversity by letting users be able to translate words into 130 different languages! From English to Zulu students can explore the many beautiful languages of the world! = = =Using Technology to support all learners=
 * Give an example of a technology that affirms diversity and be specific in describing HOW it affirms diversity**.

**How can technology be used to address the needs of learners with special needs?** Technology gives special needs students the opportunity to participate in class at the regular enforced curriculum. Students are able to be themselves through these new technologies and participate just as much as any other student.

In the Angie Video, she has an impairment and is unable to talk. Her machine helps her communicate with a computer voice and lets her participate equally just as much every other student.
 * Give an example and explain how it would support students with special/diverse needs in your future classroom?**