Using+technology+to+support+H.O.T.S

 Here are a few questions i was asked one day about technology in education. I thought they were very interesting and decided to share my responses. The questions are in red and my responses are in blue. The green and orange set is the next set of quesitons.

1. How can technology be used to support higher-order thinking? 2. Give an example of a technology that supports higher-order thinking and be specific in describing HOW it supports higher-order thinking. 1.) Technology can support a higher order of thinking in many different ways such as educational video games and simulations. They help because the kids can get away from the norm of sitting behind a desk getting lectured and they can expand their horizons. With video games though you have to be very careful because the kids could just play them and not get anything out of them. I think as long as the kids are monitored and maybe have to answer some questions as to what the point of playing the game is then it should be fine.

2.) A technology that supports a higher order of thinking is educational video games. Video games support a higher order of learning because the kids will enjoy learning the material because it will be fun for them. Also this gets the brain working in many different formats and it will help out their cognitive learning.

1. How can technology be used to affirm diversity? 2. Give an example of a technology that affirms diversity and be specific in describing HOW it affirms diversity.

1.) Technology can be used to affirm diversity in many different ways. One was is to use pod casting to classrooms in different countries so the kids can get a sense of the different cultures and life styles of the rest of the kids in the world. Other ways are using different languages on the computer and playing games from differnt cultures. 2.) The way i think is the coolest would be to have the kids podcast or video conference with another group of kids in the same grade so that they can talk to them and see how their lifestyles are the same or different and also they can see the differences is culture. This affirms diversity because everyone is different and the kids need to see that.