Articles for tag: Educational Technology

Karla News

Can the Impact of Technology on the Classroom Be Measured?

Technology continues to be a hotly contested aspect of today’s educational environments, as the impact of new devices can be felt from early elementary grades to college. Some see technology as an absolute necessity for the development of future learners, while others worry that it is an expensive distraction that will never fulfill the grandiose ...

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Thematic Instruction

Thematic instruction is the organization of a curriculum around “themes” which students can identify with on a daily basis. Thematic instruction is based on the principle that students will learn better when they can connect what they’re learning to the real world. Thematic instruction integrates the core subjects like math, science, and language arts with ...

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Using Technology in Today’s Classroom

When teachers first began to use computers in a classroom setting, schools wished to evaluate whether the use of educational technology had a significant and consistent impact on student achievement. This achievement was to be measured not only in the students ability to use technology, but that by using it, there was a measurable increase ...