Learning+Technologies+Evaluation

Introduction
As a technology leader, you need to evaluate technologies for their usefulness to educating learners. It does not matter if the learners are young children or adults. You need to think of how people learn. Then, you have to determine the technology best for the situation. In other words, you need to determine the cost-benefit ratio. Then, you can make an informed decision about the need for the technology. toc

Understand two ways that technologies can be evaluated, and apply them to analyzing PowerPoint®.
 * Task**

**Process**
Understand the types of knowing through Bloom's Taxomony and the types of technology integration through SAMR. Then, get with your group, and analyze PowerPoint using Bloom's Taxonomy and SAMR to make a final recommendation for learning. You will continue on the same pages and with the same groups that you used for the COPYRIGHT work. You will put your work BELOW the work that you had done.
 * Higher Education
 * K-12 Education
 * K-12 Education - 2
 * Edu-Business
 * Corporate Training

Resources

 * Model of Technology Integration: What is SAMR
 * Levels of Knowledge - Bloom's Taxonomy:
 * PowerPoint
 * **Challenges to PowerPoin®t**: New York Times Article, Death by PowerPoint, YOUR experience
 * Support of PowerPoint®:jFaculty Focus, there are many more sites, YOUR experience
 * What PPT can do beyond presentations: Self Paced PowerPoint (Kiosk Mode), PowerPoint - Make into a Movie, PowerPoint-Infographic - you are doing, Make Kinetic Typography,

Conclusion
You want to influence the technology purchased. By finding common ways to analyze technology, you help articulate technology needs, and thereby the needs of learners. Then, you can negotiate and advocate for learners -- more thoroughly!