Environment
Soil
Plants
Animals
 
Learning Environment
People
Walls, desks, chairs
Books, software, resources
Chalkboards, computers, VCRs
 
Traditional Resources
Books
Overhead Projectors
Chalkboards
Visual/Audio Resources
Slide/Tape
Film
Video
Laserdiscs
DVD - digital video disk
 
Emerging Resources
Desktop Presentations
Desktop Conferencing
Multimedia
Internet
Virtual Reality
 
Today's Students
Wide Variety
backgrounds
skills
interests
abilities
 
Before We Start
Technology WILL NOT help
Poor teaching
Boring materials
Lack of planning
Ineffective teaching strategies
 
Before We Start
Technology WILL provide
organization & interest
visuals, motion, audio
a flexible learning environment