Educational Technology 2

EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
It is concerned with "Integrating Technology into Teaching and Learning." Specif
ically this is focused on introducing, reinforcing, supplementing and extending
exemplary users of educational technology.
Educational Technology for teaching in the Asia Pacific Region
New Zealand
Strategy
It foresees schools to be:
Improving learning outcomes for students using ICT to support the curriculum
Using ICT to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of educational administrat
ion
Developing partnerships with communities to enhance access to learning through I
CT
Singapore
Learning resources
Wide range of educational software for instruction
use of relevant internet resources for teaching-and-learning
Convenient and timely procurement of software materials
Malaysia
Classrooms with multimedia, presentation facilities, e-mail, and groupware for c
ollaborative work
IT-based projects conducive to develop higher thinking skills and creativity
Resource-based projects
-to go beyond the textbook and curriculum materials
2. Simple creations
-creating is more consonant with planning, making, assembling, designin
g, or building
3. Guided hypermedia projects
-the learner may follow his path of activities thereby providing an en
vironment of learner autonomy and
thinking skills
4.

Web-based projects
-students can be made to create and post webpages on a given topic.
nternet and Education
Picture
There is now a wider choice from rote arithmetic or grammar lessons to discovery
and innovation projects.