Landscapes Menu The "A's" Seeking Help from Technology Adapting to Change Changing the Landscape Return to Eduscapes Changing the Landscape   The landscape of learning with technology is changing. In the 1980s the focus was on computer literacy. In the 1990s, technology integration was the emphasis. In the 2000s we're focusing on the learning environment. Technology is finally becoming woven into the classroom landscape.   We're finding that text, visuals, audio, video, and all the forms of technology can live happily in the classroom. Internet promotes an atmosophere of sharing. Agencies, professionals, schools, museums, and many others are contributing to this new world of learning. The 2001 Caldecott award winning book called So You Want to Be President? by St. George and Smith serves as a great example of the possibilities of linking all these resources together. Many publishers are now posting lesson ideas. For example, Penguin Books has a great overview of lesson ideas for the book. The cover of the book contains Mount Rushmore. Check out the website sponsored by the National Park Service. For information on presidents, check out the 42eXplore Presidents project. You can even explore each president individually. Online encyclopedias contain information about presidents including text, audio, video, and photos of presidents such as Franklin D. Roosevelt. The book contains wonderful presidental cartoons. To find out more about political cartoons, check out the Political Cartoons site. It contains visuals along with great lessons. Finally, students, teachers, and the Truman Presidental Library all worked together for the project called Whistlestop which has a wonderful section on political cartoons. The key to the changing landscape of technology and education is working together toward the shared goal of learning. So You Want to Be President? St. George & Small Home Thomas Locker Education Landscapes Change Slowly "A child of today faces a new world, and should not be tied to the course of study of the world of '85". This quote was published by the NEA in 1922. Although educational landscapes change slowly, the technology landscapes change quickly. Teachers are often caught in the middle. Some teachers feel like they're isolated in their classroom like the Arctic in winter with cool attitudes, little support, and few sunny days. Technology can help teachers reach outside their classrooms beyond traditional resources and approaches.   Our final book example is about landscapes. Thomas Locker's book Home: A Journey Through America, provides beautiful landscape paintings along with poetry. Just because we have technology doesn't mean we need to abandon older resources such as books. Instead, use the Internet to learn more about painting landscapes and more about the landscapes represented. For example although people may see the Arctic landscape as a cold, isolated place, the Nunavut website shows that it's a wonderful place to live.   Regardless of your situation, climb the mountain of success with your technology projects! Apply good practice Adapt current skills Form new relationships Landscapes Menu The "A's" Seeking Help from Technology Adapting to Change Changing the Landscape Return to Eduscapes  Created by Annette Lamb, 02/01.