The medical industry has experienced overwhelming advances over the last 50 years, and now even further steps are being taken to help optimize patient care. By turning to computer software, the use of health information technology is changing the landscape of patient and doctor relationships. The overwhelming benefits of this enhanced technology stand to drastically improve several different crucial aspects of how a physician is able to acquire any necessary information about a patient, and as a result, will increase the improvement of patient treatment.
One of the key goals of using this technology is the reduction of medical errors. Information about a patient’s on going health history would get stored in readable form, which would prevent medical mistakes due to a former physician’s poor hand writing. Quick and timely access to a patient’s health history documents would allow a doctor to pursue the necessary treatments or medications needed for a patient. These documents are maintained as part of a patient’s personal health record. The record would also contain any information about family health which could prove pertinent for future medical situations.
If anyone ever wants to know whether education technology, specifically video, works in the classroom, all one has to utter in response is: “Conjunction junction, what’s your function?” or “I’m just a bill on Capitol Hill.” It’s unlikely you’ll find anyone born after 1955 that doesn’t remember at least a concept or two from the Schoolhouse Rock series that was originally produced between 1973 and 1986.
We’ve all had the experience when we hear a familiar song and immediately recall a moment from our past connected to the song. It was proven long ago, and Schoolhouse Rock is an additional testament to the fact, that when both audio and visual elements are added to educational concepts, students are engaged at a deeper level and more likely to retain that information.
Why is it common knowledge that every single snowflake is unique? Who had the time to figure this out?
The fact lies in the historical story of “Snowflake Bentley.” Wilson A. Bentley (1865-1931) was a man who loved snow and went on to extensively study and photograph snowflakes.
The story of his life is documented in “Snowflake Bentley” by Jacqueline Briggs Martin. This book combines biographical data with scientific information. The illustrations are spectacular and the book is a Caldecott winner.
Tie the enthusiasm kids have for the holidays with a technology lesson!
Read “Mrs. Claus Takes a Vacation” by Linas Alsenas to your students. To begin this story, Mrs. Claus has become quite upset with her lack of vacations and travel. Daily jobs like feeding the reindeer seem boring. So she jumps in the sleigh and travels the world for the days before Christmas. Santa is worried about her. She returns and they head out on the one night, world tour.
After reading this story, ask students to think about where Santa and Mrs. Claus might want to travel. Santa doesn’t ever stay anywhere but the North Pole for very long, so imagine they are going on a vacation.