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Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

1. Debate the overall      merits of the selected emerging technology over the three (3) others that you had previously identified from Assignment 1.
2. Compare and contrast the emerging technology that you chose with the three (3) other emerging      technologies that you did not choose. Your comparison should address the following:

1. Three (3) methods in which the attributes and features of each address the needs and or challenges inherent in the educational setting or related to the scenario you selected in Assignment 1.
2. Significant ways in which each technology supports meaningful learning. 
3. Three (3) attributes and / or features inherent in each emerging technology that instructors may use to address select characteristics of the 21st Century student population that you had previously identified.
4. Three (3) aspects of your selected technology that best address two (2) of the NETS-S standards for using technology to guide learning. 
5. Provide at least five (5) sources that document detailed information about this emerging technology. The sources must be written within the last five (5) years.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format.      Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length. 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

· Review current research related to emerging technologies for instruction and learning.

· Analyze the effects of technology in different instructional settings.

• Analyze the characteristics of 21st Century learners to aid in determining effective ways of using technologies for teaching and learning.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in designing, developing, and evaluating educational technologies.
• Write clearly and concisely about issues in designing, developing, and evaluating educational technologies.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.
  

Points: 175

Assignment 2: Comparative Study of Emerging   Technologies

 

Criteria

Unacceptable

Below 70% F

Fair

70-79% C

Proficient

80-89% B

Exemplary

90-100% A

 

1. Debate the overall merits of the selected emerging technology   over the three (3) others that you had previously identified from Assignment   1.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or   incompletely debated the overall merits of the selected emerging technology   over the three (3) others that you had previously identified from Assignment   1.

Partially debated the   overall merits of the selected emerging technology over the three (3) others   that you had previously identified from Assignment 1.

Satisfactorily debated   the overall merits of the selected emerging technology over the three (3)   others that you had previously identified from Assignment 1.

Thoroughly debated the   overall merits of the selected emerging technology over the three (3) others   that you had previously identified from Assignment 1.

 

2a. Compare and   contrast the emerging technology that you chose with the three (3) other   emerging technologies that you did not choose addressing three (3) methods in   which the attributes and features of each address the needs and or challenges   inherent in the educational setting or related to the scenario you selected   in Assignment 1

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or   incompletely compared and contrasted the emerging technology that you chose   with the three (3) other emerging technologies that you did not choose   addressing three (3) methods in which the attributes and features of each   address the needs and or challenges inherent in the educational setting or   related to the scenario you selected in Assignment 1.

Partially compared and   contrasted the emerging technology that you chose with the three (3) other   emerging technologies that you did not choose addressing three (3) methods in   which the attributes and features of each address the needs and or challenges   inherent in the educational setting or related to the scenario you selected   in Assignment 1.

Satisfactorily   compared and contrasted the emerging technology that you chose with the three   (3) other emerging technologies that you did not choose addressing three (3)   methods in which the attributes and features of each address the needs and or   challenges inherent in the educational setting or related to the scenario you   selected in Assignment 1.

Thoroughly compared   and contrasted the emerging technology that you chose with the three (3)   other emerging technologies that you did not choose addressing three (3)   methods in which the attributes and features of each address the needs and or   challenges inherent in the educational setting or related to the scenario you   selected in Assignment 1.

 

2b. Compare and contrast the emerging   technology that you chose with the three (3) other emerging technologies that   you did not choose addressing significant ways in which each technology   supports meaningful learning.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely compared and   contrasted the emerging technology that you chose with the three (3) other   emerging technologies that you did not choose addressing significant ways in   which each technology supports meaningful learning.

Partially compared and contrasted the emerging   technology that you chose with the three (3) other emerging technologies that   you did not choose addressing significant ways in which each technology   supports meaningful learning.

Satisfactorily compared and contrasted the   emerging technology that you chose with the three (3) other emerging   technologies that you did not choose addressing significant ways in which   each technology supports meaningful learning.

Thoroughly compared and contrasted the   emerging technology that you chose with the three (3) other emerging technologies   that you did not choose addressing significant ways in which each technology   supports meaningful learning.

 

2c. Compare and contrast the emerging   technology that you chose with the three (3) other emerging technologies that   you did not choose addressing three (3) attributes and / or features inherent   in each emerging technology that instructors may use to address select   characteristics of the 21st Century student population that you had previous   identified.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely compared and   contrasted the emerging technology that you chose with the three (3   attributes and / or features inherent in each emerging technology that   instructors may use to address select characteristics of the 21st Century   student population that you had previous identified.

Partially compared and contrasted the emerging   technology that you chose with the three (3) attributes and / or features   inherent in each emerging technology that instructors may use to address   select characteristics of the 21st Century student population that you had   previous identified.

Satisfactorily compared and contrasted the   emerging technology that you chose with the three (3) attributes and / or   features inherent in each emerging technology that instructors may use to   address select characteristics of the 21st Century student   population that you had previous identified.

Thoroughly compared and contrasted the   emerging technology that you chose with the three (3) attributes and / or   features inherent in each emerging technology that instructors may use to   address select characteristics of the 21st Century student population that   you had previous identified.

 

2d. Compare and contrast the emerging   technology that you chose with the three (3) other emerging technologies that   you did not choose addressing three (3) aspects of your selected technology   that best address two (2) of the NETS-S standards for using technology to   guide learning.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely compared and   contrasted the emerging technology that you chose with the three (3) other   emerging technologies that you did not choose addressing three (3) aspects of   your selected technology that best address two (2) of the NETS-S standards   for using technology to guide learning.

Partially compared and contrasted the emerging   technology that you chose with the three (3) other emerging technologies that   you did not choose addressing three (3) aspects of your selected technology   that best address two (2) of the NETS-S standards for using technology to   guide learning.

Satisfactorily compared and contrasted the   emerging technology that you chose with the three (3) other emerging   technologies that you did not choose addressing three (3) aspects of your   selected technology that best address two (2) of the NETS-S standards for   using technology to guide learning.

Thoroughly compared and contrasted the   emerging technology that you chose with the three (3) other emerging   technologies that you did not choose addressing three (3) aspects of your   selected technology that best address two (2) of the NETS-S standards for   using technology to guide learning.

 

3. 5 references

Weight: 5%

No references provided

Does not meet the required number of   references; some or all references poor quality choices.

Meets number of required references; most   references high quality choices.

Meets number of required references; all   references high quality choices.

 

4. Writing Mechanics, Grammar, and Formatting

Weight: 5%

Serious and persistent errors in grammar,   spelling, punctuation, or formatting.

Partially free of errors in grammar, spelling,   punctuation, or formatting.

Mostly free of errors in grammar, spelling,   punctuation, or formatting.

Error free or almost error free grammar,   spelling, punctuation, or formatting.

 

5. Appropriate use of APA in-text citations and reference   section

Weight: 5%

Lack of in-text citations and / or lack of   reference section.

In-text citations and references are provided,   but they are only partially formatted correctly in APA style.

Most in-text citations and references are   provided, and they are generally formatted correctly in APA style.

In-text citations and references are error   free or almost error free and consistently formatted correctly in APA style.

 

6. Information Literacy/Integration of Sources

Weight: 5%

Serious errors in the integration of sources,   such as intentional or accidental plagiarism, or failure to use in-text   citations.

Sources are partially integrated using   effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.

Sources are mostly integrated using effective   techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.

Sources are consistently integrated using   effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.

 

7. Clarity and Coherence of Writing

Weight: 5%

Information is confusing to the reader and   fails to include reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

Information is partially clear with minimal reasons   and evidence that logically support ideas.

Information is mostly clear and generally   supported with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

Information is provided in a clear, coherent,   and consistent manner with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

Running head: TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION 1

TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION 4

Technology and education

Student’s Name

University Affiliation

Technology and education

The advent of technology has been accompanied by a number of revolutions which cover all sectors of life such as health, manufacturing, and service industry. One of the affected areas in these categories is the education sector. There are a number of technologies that have been introduced in the education sector which include flipped classrooms, celly, Chromebooks, and paper tab among many others. The young generation which is the newest generation also known as the k-12 has shown tremendous and active uptake when it comes to technology use in education and various aspects of life.

According to Green and Hannon (2007), the youthful generation has made technology a normal part of their lives. For instance, many students all over the world are utilizing new media technologies to come up with new things, new ways of communicating with people and this have led to the development of weird kind thinking and operation among the students. However, the use of technology especially in education comes with a number of shortcomings.

The shortcomings greatly violate the characteristics that make a meaningful learning. For instance, the use of technology such as flipped classroom comes with one of the greatest disadvantages of using technology in education which is lack of interaction among the students (Koehler et al, 2009). For good education, the teachers should create an environment that incorporates collaborative learning within the classroom which then prepares the students to work and interaction which is the reality in the job market. The use of technology, therefore , denies the students the ability to work and interact with a group in order to share ideas and help each other in solving problems they face during their learning process.

Suppose in a class of fifty students, I would like to introduce the topic on HIV&AIDS and i.e. what is it and how does one contact. The students need to get a clear understanding of the issue at hand and even do some discussions on the topic. The fifty students are quite a big number hence the use of technology to reach the students will be a more effective way. The technology to be chosen has to be the one that allows my students to easily get and understand the topic that I will introduce. The main goal of the scenario is to get the students get an understanding of the topic of HIV and aids which is one of the most dangerous diseases in the world today.

The three technologies that are most appropriate for the educational setting and the scenario that had been previously introduced are the Chromebooks, video conferencing and the snag it. Chromebooks are almost the same as Ipads where students can download, read and store their class notes. When compared with the Ipads the Chromebooks are preferable as they are cheaper, have One-button-push easy setup and have easy to control settings which make it more attractive. On the other hand, SnagIt is a screen that captures video software programs which makes it easy for online instructors to conduct online tutorials. The app can also be used by a teacher to correct a paper or demonstrate a math problem.

Lastly, video conferencing is a technology that creates a visual connection between people located in different places using high video and audio quality (Groff et al, 2008). In this case, this will apply if my students are located at different places. The main reason why these technologies can apply is their ease of use which will not cost students time and more effort due to complications.

References

Green, H, and Hannon, C, (2007), Their Space: Education for a digital generation. Retrieved from:

http://www.demos.co.uk/files/Their%20space%20-%20web

Groff, J., & Haas, J. (2008). Groff, J., & Haas, J. (2008). Web 2.0: Today’s technology, tomorrow’s learning. Learning & Leading with Technology, September/October 2008

Koehler, M. J., & Mishra, P. (2009). What is technological pedagogical content knowledge? Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 9(1). Retrieved from

www.citejournal.org/vol9/iss1/general/article1.cfm