Cindy Sadler
COMM 5350
Lesson 11

What do I think about evaluating technology in instruction? I believe we are on the tip of the iceberg when it comes to technology in education. This period of evaluating and transition will open many more doors for the future of all students. We must look into the future and forge ahead with information and evaluation assessments that will encourage growth and excellence.

http://education.indiana.edu/keyfrick.html

This site is basically a presentation by Theodore W. Frick regarding overall instructional technology. I believe it is all encompassing and informative and speaks in lay terms so that all educators can understand. Much is transpiring concerning technology and education and many feel overwhelmed and confused. This presentation speaks in clear, concise terms and makes reference to many criteria that educators can use as a standard. Most vital is the reference to National Study of School Evaluation and the official criteria established by this organization.

http://www.ed.gov/Technology/TechConf/1999/confsum.html

"We are far enough along in the technological revolution and its application to learning that it is time for systematic review and analysis of what works best." I believe this states it all. Educators have been utilizing new, advanced technology for decades and only through research and evaluation can we progress. http://www.electronic-school.com/2000/01/0100f3.html This article is great for those interested in global instruction and the multi-lingual learner. Many teachers in my own little district here in the tip of Texas are utilizing emailing and chats to converse in other areas and this site has much information that is useful and informative.

http://www.ed.gov/Technology/TechConf/1999/whitepapers/paper7.html

This is an excellent design of a project that strives to narrow the "digital divide".

http://www.ed.gov/Technology/TechConf/1999/whitepapers/paper1.html

This article addresses directly the issues in a step-by-step method of the past technology in the classroom. Examples and given along with information that we can use as a cornerstone for new innovations in classroom technological instruction.

http://www.ed.gov/Technology/TechConf/1999/whitepapers/paper5.html

This paper is excellent in that it does indeed state the technology does improve learning and overall performance. The article speaks of who benefits and how technology can and is being used.