Anallely Vargas                                                                Writing for The Sciences ENGL 21003 K

Annotated Bibliography                                                     April,12,2021

The bibliography Entry 

•   Gonzales, M. (2020). School technology leadership vision and challenges: Perspectives from American school administrators. International Journal of Educational Management, 34(4), 697–708. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEM-02-2019-0075

1. The summary 

This case study examines the major challenges that school administrators experienced while leading a one-to-one laptop school, and what goals they may have for one-to-one laptop use in the classroom. In order for the research to happen they used a case study approach as its technique, and a total of 15 Western United States school administrators were interviewed for the examination. Once this research was done, the study found that budgeting and maintaining the program were major obstacles for school administrators. They also found that One-on-one laptop use was also considered by school leaders as a way to improve student-centered learning and questioning.

2. Connection 

This journal section mostly takes both sides on the advantages and disadvantages of technology being used for school education. I intend to use the results of the study to sort of give an argument of how technology is being used for the benefits of the students. While I also intend to use ideas portrayed in the journal as well, to talk about the few defects of technology in the use for education. 

3. Quotes & Terms 

• “Schools that have implemented one-to-one laptop initiatives have demonstrated an increase in student learning (Penuel, 2006), student engagement (Lei and Zhao, 2008; Dawson et al., 2008) and student motivation Bebell, 2005’’(Gonzales,p 697)
• “Similarly, Flanagan and Jacobsen (2003) observed four obstacles to technology integration in the twenty-first century: instruction; equity; inadequate professional development and lack of informed leadership”(Gonzales, p 698)

The Bibliography Entry

•   Rondon, S., Sassi, F., & Furquim de Andrade, C. (2013). Computer game-based and traditional learning method: a comparison regarding students’ knowledge retention. BMC Medical Education, 13(1), 30–30. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6920-13-30

1. The summary

Educational games are an example of computer-assisted learning objects, and they represent a common educational technique.  Given the advancements in digital environment over the last few decades, today’s students expect technology to support their learning, entailing a shift from traditional passive learning methods to active multi – sensory experiential learning. The goal of this study was to compare learning gains and information retention between a computer game-based learning method and a traditional instructional method. In order for the research to be completed, students were assigned to one of the learning methods at random, and the data analyst was clueless of which method the students had received and they received a multiple choice assessment. 

2. Connection 

In this research, there is a strong argument implied of how the use of technology in the system of education is a better and an advantage to teaching compared to the traditional methods. I intend to use this in a way to prove the point that the students are integrating well with the use of technology for their education. 

3. Quotes & Terms 

“Studies have shown that students demonstrate a positive effect size regarding knowledge retention from computer game playing, when assessed immediately after or up to one month after game exposure”( Rondon, p 5)

The Bibliography Entry

•   Shiang-Kwei Wang, Hui-Yin Hsu, Todd Campbell, Daniel C. Coster, & Max Longhurst. (2014). An investigation of middle school science teachers and students’ use of technology inside and outside of classrooms: considering whether digital natives are more technology savvy than their teachers. Educational Technology Research and Development, 62(6), 637–662. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-014-9355-4

1. The Summary 

The purpose of this study was  to look at the common belief that since they grew up with information and communication technologies, the ‘‘digital natives” generation surpasses the previous ‘‘digital immigrants” generation in terms of technology experiences. For this research to take place, they  used a mixed methods approach to survey and compare the inside–outside school technology perspectives of middle school science teachers and their students. They also   conducted focus group interviews to investigate any limitations that stopped them from using technology in school. Once conducted, the results suggested that the concept “digital native” could be misleading, and that the gap between students’ inside-and-outside-of-school technology encounters may be due to a lack of teacher training in technology integration techniques.

2. Connection

Shinag and the rest of the authors sort of assume that teachers, who are digital foreigners, are less equipped than digital natives, resulting in a gap between students’ technology interactions within and outside of the classroom. I intend to use this side of the argument to talk about another disadvantage of the use of technology to learn compared, adding on that many teachers or school staff are not sufficiently prepared yet. But, they asko based on the research, they do say some advantages that the teachers and or school staff may have which I can say how that benefits the students and their education. 

3. Quotes & Terms

• “ The younger teachers (ages 22–34, born between 1980 and 1990) demonstrated similar traits of digital natives, who were more likely to use social networking sites and use technology to pursue their personal interests”(Shinag, p 642)
• “As a result, the assumed gap that teachers’ lack of technology integration in school should be narrowed because (1) more and more digital natives have joined the teaching careers and (2) teachers in the previous generations do catch up with the technology uses”(Shinag, p 642)

The Bibliography Entry

•   Rueda, L., Benitez, J., & Braojos, J. (2017). From traditional education technologies to student satisfaction in Management education: A theory of the role of social media applications. Information & Management, 54(8), 1059–1071. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.im.2017.06.002

1. The Summary

This Case Study was to examine the effect of IT tools on management education. Traditional education technologies are assumed to conclude that it allows teachers to engage students in order to improve learning success, which contributes to higher student satisfaction, and social media applications can amplify these relationships. The results found were that using traditional education tools in the classroom as an alternative improves student participation and using digital technologies, providing timely teaching materials, updating course content information, and quickly answering questions.

2. Connection

Rueda’s claims and research analysis do prove that technology can be a great advantage for students and depending what level of education they are in, it is a big benefit for them. I intend to use this to go in depth about how technology use for education can be similarly to how students use technology out of school. With this similarity we can start talking about that being an advantage. 

3. Quotes & terms 

•  “Social media applications can be used out of class (before and after class) to engage students and leverage their additional functionalities by taking advantage of their powerful characteristics: user-friendliness, flexibility, closeness, and providing enjoyment. “(Rueda, p 1)
• “Finally, social media applications play an amplifying role in these relationships because social media applications (1) are user-friendly, flexible, newer, and closer to students; (2) are appropriate platforms to exchange ideas; (3) increase quality and quantity of student engagement; (4) provide additional functionalities to instructor/student in the learning process; and (5) provide enjoyment to students.”( Rueda, p 9)