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Category:Educational technology. Educational technology is the use of technology in education to improve learning and teaching.

Category:Educational technology

Educational technology is also known as instructional technology or learning technology. The words educational and technology in the term educational technology have the general meaning. Educational technology is not restricted to the education of children, nor to the use of high technology. The particular case of the meaningful use of high-technology to enhance learning in K-12 classrooms and higher education is known as technology integration. The main article for this category is Educational technology. Subcategories This category has the following 20 subcategories, out of 20 total.

Pages in category "Educational technology" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of 319 total. (previous 200) (next 200)(previous 200) (next 200) Gorzycki MS Tech Ed Wiki / FrontPage. Educational technology. This article or chapter is incomplete and its contents need further attention.

Educational technology

Some information may be missing or may be wrong, spelling and grammar may have to be improved, use your judgment! 1 Introduction Educational technology, sometimes shortened to EduTech or EdTech, is a wide field. Therefore, one can find many definitions, some of which are conflicting. Educational technology as an academic field can be considered either as a design science or as a collection of different research interests addressing fundamental issues of learning, teaching and social organization.

Use of technology is principled: Technology means the systematic application of scientific knowledge to practical tasks. In this short introduction we will try to give a preliminary definition of the field. See also: 1.1 Other definitions Educational technology is a very wide field. Technology means the systematic application of scientific or other organized knowledge to practical task. 1.2 Incomplete definitions 10 Links. Teachers Guide on The Use of Wikis in Education.

Here are some platforms where you can start your wiki for free.

Teachers Guide on The Use of Wikis in Education

They are among the best available for teachers : 1- Wikispaces : This is a free wiki host providing community wiki spaces, visual page editing, and discussion areas. It is my favourite platform and it is the first one I would recommend you try for your class. 2- PBworks This is another great wiki hosting platform that lets anyone sign up and create a new wiki but the free version is ad-supported. Examples of Educational Wikis 1- Classroom Wikis 2- Student Created Wikis 3- Higher-Ed Wikis 4- Group Project Wikis 5- Global Connections Wikis 6- PTO Wikis 7- Teacher Peer Wikis Wiki video tutorials: 1- How to Build an Educational Wiki 2- Using Wikis in The Classroom. Teaching-with-Technology - Wikis in Education. This page provides an extensive list of sites that examine the use of Wikis in Education.What is a wiki?

Teaching-with-Technology - Wikis in Education

Simply put, wikis enable anyone and everyone to create content online using easily understandable tools. The most famous wiki is Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia created by users from around the globe. Not surprisingly, K-12 schools are also taking advantage of the opportunities for "collaborative construction" that wikis provide.wikihosts | classroom examples| articles about wikis in the classroom | wiki resources for teachers.

Wiki Hosts: the following links are examples of online spaces where you can join and set up wikis for your class.Wikispaces: If you are a teacher or student and you wish to create an advertisement free space that will be used for educational purposes then go to this link and join up for free. If you would like to see more examples of classroom wikis created with wikispaces go here. Wikis @ Wedderburn.