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Part III Forces Shaping Educational Policies and Practices - Ch 11 How is Technology Changing Education? After completing this chapter, the student should be able to achieve the following objectives: Ch 11: [|Lecture Recording] Ch 11: [|Note Outline] Ch 11: [|PP] Ch 11: Google Assignment Technology Search Ch 11:[|VideoViewPointCheating] [|School of the Future.....] [|Microsoft School of the Future....] [|Is Larry Cuban Right?]
 * Recognize that effective use of technology requires (1) an understanding of the basic characteristics of available alternatives and (2) a willingness to fit and adapt them to meet the special needs of learners and circumstances
 * Describe competencies included in technology standards that have been recommended for learners and teachers
 * Point out how changes associated with modifications in technologies depend on both the nature of the new technologies and the force of tradition
 * Cite examples of ways that today’s digital-communication technologies are being used to help learners
 * Point out examples of challenges that have accompanied the introduction of new technologies into schools
 * Explain provisions of important federal laws that seek to shield learners from dangers that might result from introductions of new technologies in the schools