<div class="xblock xblock-public_view xblock-public_view-vertical" data-course-id="course-v1:MITx+11.132x_3+1T2017" data-init="VerticalStudentView" data-request-token="10a0bee6303b11f1952d0ea3b3d414b7" data-has-score="False" data-usage-id="block-v1:MITx+11.132x_3+1T2017+type@vertical+block@66921547e3e14b3a886e39b5951ebeec" data-block-type="vertical" data-runtime-version="1" data-runtime-class="LmsRuntime" data-graded="False"> <h2 class="hd hd-2 unit-title">Assignment 0.1: Ed Tech Master List</h2> <div class="vert-mod"> <div class="vert vert-0" data-id="block-v1:MITx+11.132x_3+1T2017+type@html+block@02289e2db3bb4a6d9c4a89dfa9cea3e3"> <div class="xblock xblock-public_view xblock-public_view-html xmodule_display xmodule_HtmlBlock" data-course-id="course-v1:MITx+11.132x_3+1T2017" data-init="XBlockToXModuleShim" data-request-token="10a0bee6303b11f1952d0ea3b3d414b7" data-has-score="False" data-usage-id="block-v1:MITx+11.132x_3+1T2017+type@html+block@02289e2db3bb4a6d9c4a89dfa9cea3e3" data-block-type="html" data-runtime-version="1" data-runtime-class="LmsRuntime" data-graded="False"> <script type="json/xblock-args" class="xblock-json-init-args"> {"xmodule-type": "HTMLModule"} </script> <p>The goal of this assignment is to take a very short survey of the educational technology landscape. </p> <p><strong>Think of, or search the internet for, three things you consider to be educational technologies and record some information about them. </strong>The technologies you choose can be software, hardware, current or historic, effective or not. Anything from the slide rule to Oculus Rift. Record information about the three technologies you've chosen in a digital course journal or blog that you can easily share with others. Make sure you include the information outlined below for each technology. The "Educational Value" part is especially important. </p> <p><span style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong>NAME OF THE TECHNOLOGY</strong>: What is it called?</span><br /><span style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong>TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY</strong>: Is it a game, a tool, hardware? What kind of technology is it?</span><br /><span style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong>TIME PERIOD</strong>: When was it invented and/or when was it relevant? This could be a date or a time period.</span><br /><span style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong>LINK</strong>: Where can people go to find more info? This could be an official web site or a wikipedia page, whatever makes sense.</span><br /><span style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong>EDUCATIONAL VALUE</strong>: Why do you consider this an educational technology? How does it help people learn? This section doesn’t have to be long, but it should be at least a few sentences. <br /></span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.6em;">Reflect on the three technologies you've investigated and record your thoughts in your digital course journal or blog. </span></strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: #000000; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.6em;">How did this short activity influence your thinking about the nature of educational technology? </span></li> <li><span style="color: #000000; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.6em;">Do you have any ideas or suggestions regarding a way that each of the technologies you've investigated could be used to foster learning?</span></li> <li><span style="color: #000000; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.6em;">Share your survey with a colleague or peer if you can. Do your colleagues/peers have thoughts differing from your own about the educational value of each technology? How did their thoughts and feedback influence your view of each technology? </span></li> </ul> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> </div>