Typology of Educational Technology
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This is a list of the different types of Educational Technology that are currently available. Please add to and annotate (add links, more pages) as appropriate.
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Tools for Teachers
- Grade programs
- GradeMachine, Grade Pro etc
- Excel or other spreadsheet
- Lesson plans online
- TeacherNet
- Teacher chat sites
- TAPPED-IN
- Activity generators
- Puzzlemaker.com
- Worksheet Magic Plus & Make-A-Flash
Tools for communication with & between students
- School and Teacher Webpages
- Email & listservs
- Bulletin Boards (asynchronous)
- Chat & Instant Messaging (synchronous)
- Networks for collaboration (GLOBE, Globe Lab, Blue Skies)
- Multi-User Virtual Worlds (Whyville)
- Video Communication
Tools for expressing ideas (presentation)
- Powerpoint
- Word Processing
- Concept Mapping (Inspiration)
- Graphics (Photoshop)
- Digital movies
Technology that scaffold learning
- Tutors (math blaster, geometry tutor)
- Integrated tools (Belvedere, WISE, Web Quests, CoVis)
- Project based learning (PBL)
- Jasper Woodbury
- Voyage of the Mimi
- Communication tools (Knowledge Forum)
- Handheld computers (“enhanced reality”)
Technology for exploration
- Graphing tools (Green Globs, Geometers Sketchpad)
- Microworlds (Thinker Tools, Molecular Modelling Toolbox)
- Simulations (Sim City, Civilization)
- Role playing games ( Revolution)
- Connecting to real world (Digital microscopes, Videopoint)
