The Three E’s

Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Enhancement

Week 4Week 4

So far in the class…

1. Technology is changing the world (shift), kids (digital natives), and has the potential to change education.

2. Learning and professional development (keeping up with new shift) is an essential part of your profession.

Today…

3. How and when should we use all this new shift? How do we make the best use of technology as teachers?

Overview• From the readings…

– Issues and problems

• Three e’s (Overview & examples)– Efficiency– Effectiveness– Enhancement

• Technology’s sake• From the readings

– Technology integration strategies

• Practice: identify the e

Lecture Worksheet

• Individual (#1)– From your chapter, identify

and describe the issue or problem in your field that concerns you most

• Group (#2)– From your chapter, what

was the issue or problem that concerned your group most and why?

Efficiency• Overview

– Using technology to speed up the learning process

– Using technology to quickly make educational materials

– Enables more learning by eliminating laborious processes

– Example:• Students’ writing drafts• Quickly edit• Re-writing after feedback

Efficiency Examples

• Laborious– Calculators, graphing

calculators (math) – Co-Writer (elementary,

special education)

• Organize– Inspiration/Kidspiration (all)– Google Notebook (all)– Del.icio.us (all)

Effectiveness• Overview

– Using technology improves student comprehension

– Using technology improves student transfer

– Using technology improves student achievement

– Enables better comprehension due to visualization, increased authenticity or additional practice

• Example– Reinforcement of learned concepts

Effectiveness Examples

• Simulations– Stock market simulation

(social studies)– Virtual manipulations

(math)

• Virtual teacher– LeapPad (early education)– Podcasts (foreign language)

Enhancement

• Overview– Using technology increases

student motivation and engagement

– Using technology makes the impossible (or difficult) possible

– Creates exceptional learning experiences

• Example– Connecting with others

around the world

Enhancement Examples

• Experiences– Schizophrenia– Virtual field trip (Louvre)

• Feedback from experts– English composition– Music composition

• Impacting the world– Save Darfur

• Video• Website

For Technology’s Sake!

• When is technology in education not beneficial?– Cool factor– Takes more time– Technical problems– Example

• Suitcase PPT

Lecture Worksheet

• Group (#3)– From your chapter, what

technology integration strategy seems most useful?

• Group (#4)– From question #3, does this

strategy increase the efficiency, effectiveness, or enhance learning?

• Share with the lecture

Wrap up – put it all together

• 1st lecture – What’s all the fuss about technology? What’s the big deal?

• 2nd lecture – How will you keep up and why should you bother?

• 3rd lecture – What can technology help you do in the classroom? When should you use it?

IDENTIFY THE E

Lecture Worksheet #5

• Foreign/ESL– Listen to the teacher speak– Listen to pre-recorded

tapes, CDs (Rosetta Stone)– Podcasts

Lecture Worksheet #6

• Science– How does a caterpillar turn

into a butterfly?– Life cycle drawings– Butterfly journals

(observations)

• Caterpillar– Time lapse photography

Lecture Worksheet #7

• Using games to review– Jeopardy– Other games

• Who wants to be a millionaire?• Are you smarter than a 5th

grader?

Lecture Worksheet #8

• Writing a story– Raise awareness about and

mobilize involvement in specific social issues

– Tell your own story• Kevin’s story• Court system

Your Lab Assignment• Writing your own story

– Write a short story (less than one page) about why you want to be a teacher.

– Bring six-ten of pictures that represent why you want to be a teacher.

– You will be using these pictures and story to create your own digital story.

– Examples• Apple Distinguished Educator