Type one uses technology is the use of technology to further education in the same ways before the technology in the same ways. One example of type one technology is a word processor that would help us write papers and other written work. A presentation can be done on computers that definitely enhances most presentations. Another type one technology would be making movies in the classroom. Students can make projects and teachers can create lessons using a video camera and students.
Type two uses of technology is to further education in new ways. These two uses of technology are important in their own way and both types are needed in the classroom. An example of type two technology is a project I did in my German class where we had to go online and plan a "make believe" trip to anywhere in Germany. This got our class out to the place where we were learning from the comfort of home. This wouldn't happen without the technology. A smart board is another example of a type two technology. A smart board enables a teacher to write on the board and also bring up things from a computer. It gives a lot more options to teachers who like to use as many different ways of learning as possible. There's a program for physics that enable them to create rockets and launch them. They learn the necessity for aerodynamics and propulsion. Students aren't typically allowed to shoot rockets off, so this enables them to do just that.
Information from Internet Applications of Type II Uses of Technology in Education (2005) by Cleborne Maddux and D. Lamont Johnson, editors. NY: Haworth Press.
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