Blog #9

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/1999-02/HFaE-DSTE-010299.php

This article is about designing successful technology-rich elementary schools. It discusses design issues of a technology-rich networked classroom. It touches on how across the country billions of dollars are invested on educational technology, during the 95-96 school year. It discusses the challenges of having technology in the classroom. Although, the articles says that if the environment is well-designed it can impact the teacher and students physiologically, emotionally and psychologically, which can promote more successful learning. Also, the paper discusses how the classroom can be designed to accommodate teaching and learning. Finally, it discussed how all the computers, printers and scanners were connected in a particular classroom.

Since this article was written quite professionally, after reading the article a couple times, I finally understood what it was saying. I think it was an interesting article. I feel as if it could have gone in more detail about specifically designing technology in the classroom, but I thought it was interesting noting particular areas to place desks and such. Overall the article was a bit fascinating because of the design element.