Keep these questions in mind while you explore the Ecology of Educational Technology…
Please use the Vista Discussion Forum for all your reflections and deliberations.
Question 1:
Within the ecosystem of your classroom – what biotic or abiotic features are impacting your use of technology?
Question 2:
Technologies have increased the access to information and the pace at which it changes or advances. What is the impact of this on the classroom ecosystem?
Question 3:
Cognitive scientists argue that the influence between humans and technologies is co-evolutionary. How does this impact Zhao and Frank’s characterization of school, computer, teacher, and educational innovations?
Question 4:
A carbon footprint is a measure of the impact our activities have on the environment, particularly to climate change. It relates to the amount of greenhouse gases produced in our day-to-day lives through burning fossil fuels for electricity, heating, transportation, etc. (from carbonfootprint.com).
Does the use of technology in our education system enable us to reduce carbon footprint? Provide examples from your classroom to support your opinion.
