Technology in Environmental Education

major points of this article:

• Integrating technology into our educational programs provides students with additional tools to enhance their learning
• Technology supports our efforts to appeal to different learning styles
• Technology supports our multidisciplinary approach to learning
• Technology gives us a way to connect with each other and extend the learning experience
• Technology aids our efforts in supporting teachers
• role of technology in education is that technology is an "amplifier"

examples of technology integration at IslandWood

• time-lapse movie of a caterpillar metamorphosizing into a butterfly
• spreadsheets to display data graphically
• showing how things work through simulations
• handheld computers to collect and analyze data

http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/environmental/wolf.htm

My reaction:
I agree that technology is an "amplifier" for education. Using technology can be very advantageous and there are many ways to reinforce the content that is being learned through using technology.