Talk about Ed Tech with the U.S. Department of Education

The U.S. Department of Education is asking for input on technology integration as it develops its perspective for the reauthorization of NCLB. Their goal in asking is "to explore specific actions to improve education outcomes through targeted applications of technology and to find a renewed perspective on the role of technology in education reform."

They say, "Our nation is at a turning point. We know that the world in which our education system was created - the industrial world of the 19th and early 20th centuries - no longer exists. Today we live in a technology-driven global marketplace where ideas and innovation outperform muscle and machine. In an age of digital content and global communications, we must build an education system that meets the new demands of our time. Technology can help us create schools where every child has the opportunity to succeed, while we work to close the achievement gap and address the economic and workforce needs of the future."

The questions for discussion are below. Please visit the Dept's web site (http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/os/technology/roundtable.html) to share your experiences, ideas, and successes or send e-mail to edtech@ed.gov.

1. In what ways has technology improved the effectiveness of your classroom, school or district?

2. Based on your role (administrator, parent, teacher, student, entrepreneur, business leader), how have you used educational data to make better decisions or be more successful?

3. In what ways can technology help us prepare our children for global competition and reach our goals of eliminating achievement gaps and having all students read and do math on grade level by 2014?

4. What should be the federal government's role in supporting the use of technology in our educational system?

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