Howard Gardner formulated a list of seven (now eight) intelligences. Those consisiting of Linguistic, logical-mathematical, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, spatical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and now most recently naturalistic.Gardner believes that people have a unique blend of intelligences. He believes that the intelligencies rarely operate independently, that in fact they are used at the same time and tend to complement each other as peole develop skills or solve problems. According to Gardner, these intelligences are amoral, they can be put to constructive or destructive use .I feel that Gardner's Multiple Intelligencies supports technology intergration for learning in an early elementary classroom. Gardner's theory can relate to all three types of technology since people each have their own blend of intelligencies. Type I helps the teacher be a better teacher. The teacher can use specific software that will support objectives being learned. If a teacher has a student that learns better by musical activites then the teacher could find software to support the students way of learning. Type II relates to Gardner's theory because the computer can be used as a tool to enhance the skills within Gardner's Intelligences. Type III is supported by this theory due to the fact that people that are good in a certain intelligence like Logical-mathmatical can use the computer to solve problems.A man named Edgar Dole, who is often called the father of modern media in education, developed the "cone of experience" based on his observations involving teaching and learning. Dale's cone of experience is a tool that teachers can use to make decisions about which activities to use in their classrooms that would help their students get the most from each lesson.I feel that Dale's cone of Experience supports technology intergration for learning in an early elementary classroom. The reason I feel this way has to do with how Dale's cone of experience can relate to the three types of technology. Computer technogloy can be used to activily engage the learner. Type I technology is supported by Dale's cone because the teacher can become a better teacher by using Dale's cone to choose the best technology choices to enhance student learning. Type II is supported because students can use the computer as a tool to enhance their experiences which will result in the student recalling more of the lesson. Type III is supported because at the bottom of Dale's cone in order to achieve 90% memory of an experience a person must design and/or perform a presentation. Type III technology can help a person do this.
In 1956, Bengjamin Bloom developed levels of intellectual behavior involved in learning, this is called Bloom's Taxonomy. He developed three overlapping domains which include cognitive, psychomotor, and affective. Within the cognitive domain he developed six levels. These domains and levels are helpfull in developiong critical thinking skills in our students.
I feel that Bloom's Taxonomy supports technology integration for learing in an early elementary classroom.Bloom's Taxonomy can relate to all three types of technology. Type I can be used to help a student master Bloom's lst level of cognitive domain which is knowledge. Type II can be used as a tool to help a student master the next level which is comprehension. Type III is supported because the computer can be used in the last 4 levels (application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation).
