"Organizational Learning refers to the capability of an organization to improve its effectiveness based upon its experience."

5 Key Areas for Technology in Schools: (from CoSN)

1. Technologies that galvanize the instructional process and promote authentic learning activities: active highly portable large storage devices and datacasting.

2. Technologies that improve assessment and evaluation at all levels of the organization: electronic response systems, intelligent essay graders, intelligent pattern analysis and performance projections, and data warehouses.

3. Technologies that address diverse learning styles and student needs. This section includes a review of the principles of Universal Design as well as sound-field amplification, and multisensory, customized learning tools.

4. Technologies that build community in the school environment: ELCs, programmable phone systems, student information systems, learning management systems, and blogs.

5. Technologies that improve the efficiency of school administration: RFID, PDAs, curriculum mapping.

"Technology is an integral part of the evolution of culture, the creative product of our imaginations, our dreams and aspirations... art, story, play, religion, nature, and time are equal partners in the evolution of technology because they nourish the soul and fulfill its yearnings."
~ High Tech, High Touch

"A story is a work of art. Its greatest use to the child is in the everlasting appeal of beauty by which the soul of man is constantly pricked to new hungers, quickened to new perceptions, and so given desire to grow."
~ Sara Cone Bryant
 

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