A personal timeline of educational technology

Created by: Tami Saito

Overview• My name is Tami Saito. • At the age of 5 years old, I entered

Wailuku Elementary School in 1994.• Eight years later, I graduated from H.P

Baldwin High School in 2007.• To continue my education, I attended

the University of Hawaii Maui College in 2010.

• Recently, I graduated from the University of Hawaii at Manoa with my bachelors degree in elementary education.

• Currently, I am enrolled in the OTEC masters program. • When I receive my master’s degree, I hope to find a

teaching position in the elementary grade levels on Maui.

My definition of educational technology

Technology is transforming education today, and it will continue to do so

tomorrow. Educational technology uses digital mediums to enhance teaching and

learning in the classroom and in online environments.

Web sites on ed tech historyHistory of Educational Technology Timeline

http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/153737

History of Educational Technology PPT

http://www.slideshare.net/PabloRuggiero/history-of-educational-technology-ppt

The history of technology in education (YouTube clip)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFwWWsz_X9s

Kindergarten technology

• Kid Pix• Hands-on Learning Manipulative • Art Activities/Projects• Play-Doh

Technology now-a-days are so different compared to the past.

High School Technology

ElmoProjectors

Mac DesktopComputers

iPod

College technology

• Laptop Computers• Email• Blackboard Collaborate• Social Networking (Skype/Facebook/Ning)• PowerPoint/VoiceThread/Slide Share• Google+• Dropbox• Elmo Projectors/Smart Boards• iPads & iphones

A vivid technology

learning experience

Smart Board

Learned how to use the smart board to provide the students with a fun,

hands-on learning experience.

A technology I want to use in my classroom

With the iPad’s ever-growing list of apps and capabilities, I want to explore and discover ways to utilized this handy

device to provide a tool to aid learning, as this will empower learners to be engage in the transformation of learning.

My vision of the classroom of the future

As I close my eyes, I can see all the students

having a iPad to use both in and outside of the

classroom. No longer will students have to be hunched over with

overstuffed backpacks.

A challenge for teaching

To meet the challenges of an always-evolving high-tech

society, educators need to develop multiple forms of computer and information literacy to help improve

education.

Computers cannot replace a teacher. Computers are amazing tools for teaching, but technology alone does not facilitate learning.

If computers could replace teachers, all the schools, colleges

and universities would have computers for teachers.

Words of wisdom

Believe you can- And you can

When life gives you limes, rearrange the letters until they

say smile.

Surround yourself with things and people that inspire you.