Type I and Type II Technology

Type I technology is: the application of technology in the classroom, however it is applied through the same way it always was, in traditional means.
3 examples of Type I technology could be: 1. The old school "Type to Learn" program. I used this program when I was in middle school. It was quite possibly one of the worst programs that we were forced to do everyday in computer class. It would let you work on your typing skills, while giving you vocabulary words. 2. A teacher sitting at the front of a classroom telling the kids their vocabulary and having them just type it five times over on a word document. 3. The computer game "Oregon Trail", this was a cool interactive game that kids played to learn about the Oregon Trail, however it was very Type I, by being a very traditional computer game.

Type II technology is: the application of technology in the classroom, but, unlike Type I, it shows new and better ways to integrate technology in the classroom.
3 examples of Type II technology could be: 1. Using an interactive powerpoint in the classroom to show a lesson. 2. Having the students themselves create either a powerpoint, a movie, or song on the computer to present a project. 3. Having the students use the word document application to make a newspaper article about something that concerns them.