How Does New Technology Help education?

Technology has taken the world by storm, particularly in the past decade. It makes sense that this trend would have an impact on K-12 learning because there is nothing in modern American society that technology has not touched. While the names of the mobile applications and computer programs may change, there are some foundational ways that technology has already changed the face of education forever, such as: collaboration, information gathering, remote learning, and teacher prep.

Instead of the teacher being the only source 
of help in the classroom, with technology students can access web sites, online 
tutorials, and more to assist them. Education doesn't stop at the end of the school day because students have access to teachers, resources, and assignments via the web and access these resources at any time. Students can also get help and tutoring, whether from the teacher via email or online collaboration, 
or help from a web site.




Parental involvement is another factor that can increase students achievement. Most parents these days have extremely busy schedules, work different hours, and can’t always help their child with homework or come to school for conferences. Technology can help! Parents can go to a class website and see what their child is working on, they can contact teachers via email and web sites, and they can even check their child’s attendance and grades through online systems. They can also talk to their children from work via email and instant messaging.

Teachers can use technology to find resources and attend virtual professional development seminars and conferences (most are free). They can also create personal learning networks with Twitter, and other resources to find and share ideas and resources, and get support from their colleagues.

Some resources that can help:


http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards-guidelines/best-websites/2013
http://www.evernote.com/ 

http://www.zoho.com/
http://www.techlearning.com/
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/
http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2009/10/scribblar-online-whiteboard.html
http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2009/10/calculus-lifesaver.html
http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2009/08/resources-for-students.html
http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2009/10/21st-century-skills-and-education.html 
http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2009/05/how-to-get-started-with-project-based.html