Nanotechnology is science, engineering, and technology conducted at the nanoscale, which is about 1 to 100 nanometers. There is simply no excuse for an educator (ie teachers AND administrators) to reject the necessity and learning potential of technology in today’s school and classroom. The neutrality thesis holds that technology is a neutral instrument that can be put to good or bad use by its users.
The TPACK (Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge) framework lays out the knowledge that educators need in order to successfully integrate technology into their teaching. To understand where technology ‘comes from’, what drives the innovation process, is of importance not only to those who are curious to understand the phenomenon of technology itself but also to those who are concerned about its role in society.
And students are often more actively engaged in projects when technology tools are a seamless part of the learning process. Of these …
