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See also...
Technology and Databases
1. About technology
- Technology is embedded in tools
- Tools are used to mediate activities
- Activities are meaningful within practices
- Practices involve action, learning and knowledge
- Design/acquire tools that focus on practices!!
2. Using databases
Purpose: contribute success & well-being
Rationale: assists construction of knowledge
Matching technology: customized to practices
Working knowledge: users can access & operate
Cost effectiveness (depends on)
whole school arrangements, application
consistency of use,
integration into everyday activities
3. Database Management Systems (DBMS)
Tools for working with data
Collect & store data
Organize data into information
Use information to construct knowledge
Communicate
Show/ retrieve
Connect
Prompt
Summarise
