Type I and Type II Technology

Type I:
This kind of technology aids the traditional teacher by making every day teaching tasks easy. Students are not really able to get involved and be stimulated by the technology. I think that this kind of technology could best be described as the kind that would be used for PowerPoint presentations and slide shows.
Examples:
1. PowerPoint presentations done in any high school, or college lecture.
2. The use of computers as an electronic grade book.
3. Use of technology for online syllabus or agendas for classes.

Type II:
This technology could be described as the kind of computer use that encourages becoming engaged and interacting with the computers. It may be a hands on method for students to better their knowledge. They often involve computer games, interactive programs, and using them as a learning tool in the classroom.
Examples:
1. In younger grades, there were computers in our classrooms which we could use to learn math skills, history facts, and typing skills. We used to play math blaster frequently to learn about factors.
2. In Botany and Chemistry, we used palm pilots and data loggers which were attached to computers allowed us to perform tasks and simultaneously show us the data from the running experiment.
3. In middle and high school during our computer classes, teachers would offer us interesting projects to do when using the computer. We designed web pages and were able to use interactive programs to improve typing speed.


References:
Maddux, Cleborne D. , and D. LaMont Johnson. Type II Applications of Technology in Education: New and Better Ways of Teaching and Learning. The Haworth Press, Inc. , 2005.