Consider Vocational-Technical Education for Post-Secondary Education

Becky Breda

July 23, 2011

Journal Article

Davidson, M. M., Livesay, K., (2004). “Consider Vocational – Technical
                 Education for Post-Secondary Education.” Vol. 77,
                 Issue 6, p. 261-263, 3 p. Sign On ebscohost.com.

     Web 13, July, 2011.

This article doesn’t have an attended audience. Technical schools use more technology than average four- year institutions, and this is on the rise. Congressman John Peterson presented the “Tech-21” bill which sought to increase federal funding to technical institutions so they could continue to increase their budgets for new technology and equipment. Industry and government leaders both know that high tech industries are the fasted growing areas with the lowest numbers of qualified workers. Vocational schools are the best equipped with technology to train and educate high tech workers, and require technical equipment.

            According to the National Center for Education Statistics, most vocational schools offer programs in three areas; service which was 6%, health and sciences 61%, and business and marketing 60%. The most common programs offered are administrative assisting, bookkeeping, computer technology, cosmetology, and medical /dental assisting. All of these areas use technology with the course content, to train these professionals of the future, who usually do transfer to 4 year colleges.

Note: Ms. Breda speaking, Master Educator Cosmetology Instructor, using a smart phone to video students doing project based education (facial with parafin) in the field of cosmetology.

Put The Books Away: Preparation and Support For a Middle School One-to-One Laptop Initiative

Maninger, R. M., & Holden M. E. (2009). “Put the Textbooks Away: Preparation and Support

For a Middle School One–To-One Laptop Initiative,” Vol. 38, Issue 1, p. 5-33, 29 p. Sign On ebscohost.com. Web 13, July, 2011.

           This article doesn’t have an intended audience. The article is about a study on the use of laptop computers provided to each student from fifth through eight grades and their teachers, and how the use of laptop computers could allow for long term learning and teaching success. In recent years the size of laptops along with other technologies, have become more compact. Costs have diminished, wireless internet connection widely available, this could help increase schools using technology in combination with all curriculum.

The use of technology is increasing within all phases of a global economy, with the use of technology increasing also in educational environments. Technology is changing at a pace of every 72 hours, which is changing the use of technology by society. Students are using some form of technology that is compact in their daily lives, to communicate, collaborate, and take videos of one another to show in social networks. Education with its various strategies and techniques in the way it is being delivered, must keep up with this change, in order to enhance the power of education, and help students become self efficient, self directed, motivated, life long learners.

Integrating Technology into Secondary Social Studies Curricula

Becky Breda

Journal Article

Helms, R. G., "Integrating Technology into Secondary Social Studies Curricula."

Academic Search Premier: 2011, Volume 13, Issue 2, Sign On Brandman

Library, Web 4, July 2011.

This article was about “Integrating Technology into Secondary Social Studies Curricula,” I like social studies so I found the article of great interest.  It is a social studies teacher preparation program for 5^th year Masters of Education degree and licensure, at The College of Education and Human Services. It offers a wide variety of services to support technology to provide both students and faculty, tools they need to take advantage of technology in their fields of study. The program was aimed at preparing teaching candidates to learn knowledge and skills necessary to plan and teach technology rich lesson plans and resource units. The teaching candidates were required to apply new technological skills to actual classroom presentations, while collaborating with cooperating teachers. The College of Education required all candidates to own a laptop computer, thus candidates learned computer technology and were required to use that technology in the classroom.

Ms. Breda demonstrating a "virgin tint to darken," with the use of technology for studends to access anytime. This procedure is a practical requirement for licensure at the California State Board of Cosmetology:

http://youtu.be/humINz7GNQg