Type I and Type II Technology

The article Type II Applications of Technology in Education: New and Better Ways of Teaching and Learning by Cleborne D. Maddux, and D. LaMont Johnson talk about the different types of technology that was used when computers first became prominent in our schools. The first type they referred to as Type I. This type was basically the applications of technology in computers that used traditional ways of teaching. For example, a calculator, a television, and a book reading. All of these methods of teaching teach to the students in the same way.
The second application of technology this article talked about was the Type II applications. Type II applications are methods of technology that teach things new and improved ways. For example, the internet is an application of technology that allows students to explore and learn different ways. A spreadsheet is another type II application of technology. And lastly, word processor is a type II application.

Maddux, Cleborne D., and LaMont Johnson. "Type II Applications of Technology in Education: New and Better Ways of Teaching and Learning." 2005. The Haworth Press Inc. 8 Sept. 2008.