Online Debate:Summary: ICT’s Can be a Good Educational Investment

Summary: ICT’s Can be a Good Educational Investment. Edutechdebate.org. Online May 2009. At the beginning of this month, we initiated a discussion around ICTs in education with the open question: Are ICTs the best investment for scarce educational funding, or should investments be made first in the familiar tools and methodologies that are already being used? … a number of key points put forward,  …four key points … can be at least a partial answer to the original question. …

ICT Support for Learning: Top 10 Web 2.0 Tools for Young Learners

Top 10 Web 2.0 Tools for Young Learners.   Chris Riedel, T.H.E. Journal, 2/2/2009. Online May 2009. ... "Web 2.0 is about trust,… It's about sharing and collaborating." And, she (Gail Lovey) insisted, it's about putting the power to learn and create in the hands of the students. …  Technology needs to trickle up …  not down. …  

Informative Reading: Technology's Impact on Learning Outcomes: Can It Be Measured?

Technology's Impact on Learning Outcomes: Can It Be Measured?  Ruth Reynard, Ph.D. THE Journal. Online May 2009. The ongoing debate on the effectiveness of technology use for student learning outcomes still seems to have no clear answers. … Some say it has been highly effective for students, and others say that it has not had any significant impact in how students learn. …there is also no real agreement as to what should be measured or even whether it can be measured in order to quantify success in this regard. …

Online Event: Educational Technology Debate

Educational Technology Debate. Edtechdebate.org. Online May 2009.  The Educational Technology Debate (ETD) seeks to promote a substantive discussion of how low-cost information and communication technology (ICT) device initiatives for educational systems in developing countries are relevant to the very groups they purport to serve – the students, teachers, and their surrounding communities. … It has begun with three topics for discussion
1. Are ICTs the Best Educational Investment?
2. Not Quite the Best Investment, but Pretty Good
3. If & When Schools Invest in ICT, Teachers First
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