1) Look the images and discuss the questions with a classmate.
1. Are any of these devices available at your school? If so, how often do you use them?
Yes, there are computer. We never use them
2. What educational benefits you think they can offer?
Learn more things in less time
3. In your opinion, which device(s) can impact the most on the learning process? Why?
Virtual reality headsets, because we could learn in a interactive way
4. Do you think the lack of technology in schools can affect student's development? If so, how?
Yes, it slow down the learning of the students
2) Research the availability and usage of education technology in the city, state and country where you live. Use these questions as a guide and take notes on your findings.
1. What is the percentage of schools that have a computer lab or computers in the classroom?
In Brazil, 81% of the schools have computers
2. What is the percentage of schools that have internet access?
Only 28% of brazilians schools have internet acess
3. Are there public incentives for educational technology? If so, what percentage of schools receive them?
Yes there are. 20% of schools receive them
4. Are there public programs to implement educational technology and train school staff? If so, what percentage of schools participate in them?
Yes, but only a few schools participate
3) Compare your findings from activity 2 with a classmate and discuss these questions.
1. What are the positive and negative aspects of using the technology you live in?
The positive aspects are the easy acess to information. The negative aspects are related to addiction
2. Is there anything that can be improved? If so, what and how?
1. Are any of these devices available at your school? If so, how often do you use them?
Yes, there are computer. We never use them
2. What educational benefits you think they can offer?
Learn more things in less time
3. In your opinion, which device(s) can impact the most on the learning process? Why?
Virtual reality headsets, because we could learn in a interactive way
4. Do you think the lack of technology in schools can affect student's development? If so, how?
Yes, it slow down the learning of the students
2) Research the availability and usage of education technology in the city, state and country where you live. Use these questions as a guide and take notes on your findings.
1. What is the percentage of schools that have a computer lab or computers in the classroom?
In Brazil, 81% of the schools have computers
2. What is the percentage of schools that have internet access?
Only 28% of brazilians schools have internet acess
3. Are there public incentives for educational technology? If so, what percentage of schools receive them?
Yes there are. 20% of schools receive them
4. Are there public programs to implement educational technology and train school staff? If so, what percentage of schools participate in them?
Yes, but only a few schools participate
3) Compare your findings from activity 2 with a classmate and discuss these questions.
1. What are the positive and negative aspects of using the technology you live in?
The positive aspects are the easy acess to information. The negative aspects are related to addiction
2. Is there anything that can be improved? If so, what and how?
Yes, it could improve by getting more accessible