Breakthrough Teaching and Learning: How Educational and Assistive Technologies are Driving Innovation

164 Pages·2011·3.222 MB·English

by  Chris Dede (auth.), Tracy Gray, Heidi Silver-Pacuilla (eds.)

Breakthrough Teaching and Learning

Tracy Gray Heidi Silver-Pacuilla
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Editors
Breakthrough Teaching
and Learning
How Educational and Assistive
Technologies are Driving Innovation
Editors
Tracy Gray, Ph.D. Heidi Silver-Pacuilla, Ph.D.
American Institutes for Research American Institutes for Research
Washington, DC Washington, DC
USA USA
[email protected] [email protected]
ISBN 978-1-4419-7767-0 e-ISBN 978-1-4419-7768-7
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-7768-7
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To our own insightful digital natives
Jessica, Rachel, Gabriel, and Rosemary
who have taught us so much about the
wonders of technology.

Acknowledgments
We would like to recognize the authors who worked under very tight deadlines,
with humor and a sense of mission to complete their chapters on time. In addition,
we gratefully acknowledge the support from the American Institutes for Research
(AIR, www.air.org) to work on this book. Specifically, we would like to thank our
senior leadership, David Myers and Mark Kutner, for their encouragement to blend
our lessons learned with the latest thinking about technology integration for teach-
ing and learning. In addition, we would like to recognize Lara Bogle who was
meticulous in her edits and suggestions. And finally, we give special thanks to our
husbands, John Iwaniec and Nicholas Pacuilla for their understanding and support
to complete this book, despite the hurdles that arose along the way.
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Contents
Reshaping the Role of Technology in Education .......................................... 1
Chris Dede
Converging Trends in Educational and Assistive Technology .................... 5
Tracy Gray, Heidi Silver-Pacuilla, Alise Brann, Cynthia Overton,
and Rebecca Reynolds
The Power of Social Networking for Professional Development ................ 25
Elizabeth Bonsignore, Derek Hansen, April Galyardt,
Turadg Aleahmad, and Steve Hargadon
What Can Technology Learn from the Brain? ............................................. 53
David H. Rose and Scott Lapinski
The Potential of Social Media for Students with Disabilities ...................... 71
Yong Zhao and Wei Qiu
Exergames Get Kids Moving ......................................................................... 87
Stephen Yang and John Foley
Personalizing Assessment ............................................................................... 111
Michael Russell
Exploring the Minds of Innovators ............................................................... 127
Heidi Silver-Pacuilla, Tracy Gray, and Eric Morrison
Index ................................................................................................................. 145
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