Got a minute? Literally just a minute or so? Take a look at this infographic with some surprising stats courtesy of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation via Socrato. In the below image (you’ll wanna click it to enlarge it) you can see that the vast majority of teachers agree that technology helps in the learning process. Heck, the teachers they polled even agree that ANY multimedia can help in the process of learning. That includes magazines and newspapers.
According to this study, teachers agree digital learning tools help improve the ability to learn. The next step is figuring out 1) financing and 2) the proper way to implement this technology so it’s as effective as possible.
So, file this infographic / study under ‘no duh’ but let it start getting your mind working on the best ways to incorporate the technology that most teachers demand.
Whether or not teachers want it, the digital shift is imminent and indispensible. So it’s important for teachers to exhibit a certain level of technical prowess to be relevant, leave alone competent, in this digitally immersive world of education. I think teachers need to be supported through this transition through learning programs. They also need to be made aware of the benefits of digital delivery of content, like how it helps in enabling a truly differentiated learning environment. They should get hold of digital content like CK12 FlexBooks, which are brilliantly rich in content and are very simple to customize. I think a platform like CK12 can be a great support as well as learning tool for teachers.
I think the issue here is not whether or not teachers believe the technology is beneficial. The issue is whether or not they really empowered or intimidated by it. SmartBoard, promethean boards and laptops can be utiilized in many different ways and often are not used in the most profitable way.
It is important that technology has its place in the classroom but how it is used (not its mere presence) will determine its worth.
could you please inform me where to get the study that concluded this infographic? thank you in advance!
As an elementary mathematics teacher in Indonesia, I found it useful to apply technology to deliver the materials. One of the most valuable advantage is I can reduce the use of papers. For example, if the pupils need to make orders of numbers, instead of using papers to make the numbers and put them in order, with a program at the iPad/computer, they can organize it easily and use it over and over again.
The technology nowadays is already in the highest position but it needs to be supported by many applications/programs so the users can optimized the beneficial of technology