Type I and II Technology

Type I Technology: The use of up-to-date technology in classrooms to complete the 'tried-and-true' activities with more efficiency.
-Online fill-in-the-blank worksheets.
-In fourth grade, we did these activities with our computer specialist, Ms. Asselin, using the home row' keys. The middle set of keys on the keyboard were the 'home base' and all we did was type the letter we were working with that day to form the same letter on the entire page. Example: if the day was letter 'w' day, we would use the 'w' key until we formed a giant 'w' on the page.
-Flashcards with multiple choice answers.

Type II Technology: Using new technology to improve on classroom activities to make it interesting and new for different types of learners.
-My friend Sarah had this game at home, called 'Math Rocks!' In the game, you had to create a band name and a character for yourself, and the characters and their bands would tour the country spreading the word that math did, indeed, rock. Along the way, in order to play at a gig, you had to solve different math problems, ranging from how much a band member could spend on a new guitar with their budget allowance to how much gas it would take if the tour bus traveled at so many miles per hour.
-'Where in the World is Carmen Sandiago': you wouldn't think so, but this game improved on several different skill sets; reading, logic, problem-solving, and geography.
-Use of the Internet for research purposes.

Article: "Type II Applications of Technology in Education: New and Better Ways of Teaching and Learning," by Cleborne D. Maddux and D. LaMont Johnson. c. 2005, The Haworth Press, Inc.
Available Online: http://www.haworthpress.com/web/CITS