Technology Integration What Happens Now?
By Linda Merillat, Jennifer Holvoet, and Doug Adams
The article states that there were many funds given to the integration of technology into the classrooms that are no longer available. However many of the fund created resources that can be taped into still. Some of these resources can be found on http://www.rtec.org. The article continues to explain the evolution of R*TEC and the resources that have derived from it.
The conclusion suggests that the R*TEC downfall was their success. They created template for integration and now there has been a shift in responsibility with funding going to the states.
Question 1: What will I do to ensure that technology is continually integrated into my classroom? First I will continually stay abreast of the changes in technology. Secondly using the resources given with RTEC there are many ways to learn how to incorporate technology into the classroom. I also believe that using some of the resources discussed and listed in Journal 6 and 3 will give me a start to providing the students with the appropriate equipment needed to keep them advancing in technology.
Question 2:
Will the resources out there last due to the speed of technological advancements?
I tend to think that there will be the need again for the type of work that R*TEC has done due to the advancement of technology. I think that technology will be so different in a few years that the resources that R*TEC has created will become out dated. I think this should be concidered.
Friday, May 4, 2007
Journal 6
Social Justice Choice or Necessity?
By: Colleen Swain and David Edyburn
The authors are bringing up the issue that when we look at technology in the classroom it is important to consider social justice as an issue. They state that the jobs for the students will require them to have a strong technological skill base. To keep technology "equally implemented" the authors suggest that it is important to be sure of a few points. Those are that it is "available, used routinely, used in ways that reflect real world applications of interest, complexity and power, used to enhance learning opportunities for all students, used to monitor teacher/students progress over time."
When looking at the accessibility of computer equipment and software with in our schools there are still schools that are under supplied. The authors strongly suggest a resourced called the Digital Equality Portal and Tookit. This tool kit gives many resources for the teacher with an inadequate classroom. They also encourage educator s to take the responsibly to search and be aware of the other resources available. They give a list of resources to be knowledgeable about that I will include here for access: Access
CoSN K–12 Open Technologies: http://www.
k12opentech.org
Digital Equity Portal and Toolkit: http://
digitalequity.edreform.net
K12 Computers: http://www.k12computers.com
OpenCD: http://www.theopencd.org
Our Store: http://www.digitalequity.org
School Technology and Readiness (STaR)
chart: http://www.iste.org/starchart.html
Assistive Technology
Kurzweil 3000: http://www.kurzweiledu.com
ReadPlease: http://www.readplease.com
WebMath: http://www.webmath.com
Instructional
Connecting Curriculum and Technology:
http://www.iste.org/nets
MarcoPolo: http://www.marcopolo-education.org
Read, Write, Think: http://www.readwritethink.org
TeachersFirst.com: http://www.teachersfirst.com
Web Inquiry Projects: http://edweb.sdsu.edu/
wip/examples.htm
Webquest Portal: http://webquest.org
The authors argue that the decision of using technology is no longer one of choice. It is necessary to fairly and equally give students the accessibility and exposure to technology for their success.
Question # 1
Will I look at technology as a choice to incorporate into my classroom? Technology is a means with in our world now. I don't see it as a choice to incorporate. I do believe that it is a must to provide everyone with a fair and equal education that includes technology.
Question #2
Is Technology a priority? It seems as if we are looking so much at technology that we may at times for get the basics. I just want to be sure that even though technology is important there is nothing more important than basic critical thinking skills. I hope to use technology in my classroom but ensure that there are critical thinking skills that are incorporated.
By: Colleen Swain and David Edyburn
The authors are bringing up the issue that when we look at technology in the classroom it is important to consider social justice as an issue. They state that the jobs for the students will require them to have a strong technological skill base. To keep technology "equally implemented" the authors suggest that it is important to be sure of a few points. Those are that it is "available, used routinely, used in ways that reflect real world applications of interest, complexity and power, used to enhance learning opportunities for all students, used to monitor teacher/students progress over time."
When looking at the accessibility of computer equipment and software with in our schools there are still schools that are under supplied. The authors strongly suggest a resourced called the Digital Equality Portal and Tookit. This tool kit gives many resources for the teacher with an inadequate classroom. They also encourage educator s to take the responsibly to search and be aware of the other resources available. They give a list of resources to be knowledgeable about that I will include here for access: Access
CoSN K–12 Open Technologies: http://www.
k12opentech.org
Digital Equity Portal and Toolkit: http://
digitalequity.edreform.net
K12 Computers: http://www.k12computers.com
OpenCD: http://www.theopencd.org
Our Store: http://www.digitalequity.org
School Technology and Readiness (STaR)
chart: http://www.iste.org/starchart.html
Assistive Technology
Kurzweil 3000: http://www.kurzweiledu.com
ReadPlease: http://www.readplease.com
WebMath: http://www.webmath.com
Instructional
Connecting Curriculum and Technology:
http://www.iste.org/nets
MarcoPolo: http://www.marcopolo-education.org
Read, Write, Think: http://www.readwritethink.org
TeachersFirst.com: http://www.teachersfirst.com
Web Inquiry Projects: http://edweb.sdsu.edu/
wip/examples.htm
Webquest Portal: http://webquest.org
The authors argue that the decision of using technology is no longer one of choice. It is necessary to fairly and equally give students the accessibility and exposure to technology for their success.
Question # 1
Will I look at technology as a choice to incorporate into my classroom? Technology is a means with in our world now. I don't see it as a choice to incorporate. I do believe that it is a must to provide everyone with a fair and equal education that includes technology.
Question #2
Is Technology a priority? It seems as if we are looking so much at technology that we may at times for get the basics. I just want to be sure that even though technology is important there is nothing more important than basic critical thinking skills. I hope to use technology in my classroom but ensure that there are critical thinking skills that are incorporated.
Friday, March 9, 2007
Journal 4
Form Toy to Tool
by Liz Kolb
Here the author outlines the way to audio blog and how to incorporate the daily use of the cell phone into a creative useful tool for the classroom. She states that there can be many resources for using the cell phone as a bloging tool. You can record interviews and post them directly onto a blog. There is no risk of loosing the information because it is automatically downloaded online. Afterwards the students can go directly to the blog and edit the information as they need. This it turning the distraction of a cellphone in the classroom into a tool for learning and presentation. As a great resource she listed some free sites that I would like to copy here for reference.
Blogger: http://www.blogger.com
Blogzy: http://www.blogzy.com
Cyberbee Copyright: http://www.cyberbee.
com/copyrt.html
Gabcast: http://www.gabcast.com
Gcast: http://www.gcast.com
Skype: http://www.skype.com
Question1: What are the risks involved? The article is great in that it not only sells the idea of using phones as a learning tool it also takes into consideration the risks. The risks of privacy and copy right are important to think about with these types of projects but can also be a building block for the future in writing and research ethics.
Question 2: How to deal with cost issues? I know that many if not most kids now a days have cell phones. However what about the kid who's family can not afford it. How do you be sure that they don't fell less than? I like the idea that the author has about getting some classroom phones. I also like the skype idea. I think I would rather use the classroom cell phone idea in order to eliminate the chance of making someone feel badly that they don't have the finances to do the project on their own.
by Liz Kolb
Here the author outlines the way to audio blog and how to incorporate the daily use of the cell phone into a creative useful tool for the classroom. She states that there can be many resources for using the cell phone as a bloging tool. You can record interviews and post them directly onto a blog. There is no risk of loosing the information because it is automatically downloaded online. Afterwards the students can go directly to the blog and edit the information as they need. This it turning the distraction of a cellphone in the classroom into a tool for learning and presentation. As a great resource she listed some free sites that I would like to copy here for reference.
Blogger: http://www.blogger.com
Blogzy: http://www.blogzy.com
Cyberbee Copyright: http://www.cyberbee.
com/copyrt.html
Gabcast: http://www.gabcast.com
Gcast: http://www.gcast.com
Skype: http://www.skype.com
Question1: What are the risks involved? The article is great in that it not only sells the idea of using phones as a learning tool it also takes into consideration the risks. The risks of privacy and copy right are important to think about with these types of projects but can also be a building block for the future in writing and research ethics.
Question 2: How to deal with cost issues? I know that many if not most kids now a days have cell phones. However what about the kid who's family can not afford it. How do you be sure that they don't fell less than? I like the idea that the author has about getting some classroom phones. I also like the skype idea. I think I would rather use the classroom cell phone idea in order to eliminate the chance of making someone feel badly that they don't have the finances to do the project on their own.
Journal 3
Video in the Age of Participation
by Glen Bull
Glen Bull gives examples of National Geographic, PBS and Discovery's use of technology with video. The new technology allows for us to watch a water hole in Africa 24 hours a day with great detail. Also there are resources available to teachers and students alike through places such as PBS and Discovery. Discovery Education offers small bits of video that the teachers can use according to their lesson plans. There is also a insurgence of video being made everyday. Discovery Education created a Network where teachers and students can take a video and edit it to fit their lesson. These videos are available to the people belonging to the network. There is an emergence of Web based resources that offer many high quality educational videos that are geared more directly to objectives of a lesson than old movies and VHS videos.
Question 1: How will I incorporate video into my classroom? I would love to design a lesson where the students have to create a video that teaches the lesson. This would be a reinforcement to the lesson itself and they would be able to use their creative skills as well as their technical skills.
Question 2: What kind of lessons are appropriate for video? The appropriateness would have to be considered. Any lesson could be done as a video presentation however the students would have to be mature enough to handle the issues respectably. There should be careful not to stereo type or inappropriately depict a person or their culture.
by Glen Bull
Glen Bull gives examples of National Geographic, PBS and Discovery's use of technology with video. The new technology allows for us to watch a water hole in Africa 24 hours a day with great detail. Also there are resources available to teachers and students alike through places such as PBS and Discovery. Discovery Education offers small bits of video that the teachers can use according to their lesson plans. There is also a insurgence of video being made everyday. Discovery Education created a Network where teachers and students can take a video and edit it to fit their lesson. These videos are available to the people belonging to the network. There is an emergence of Web based resources that offer many high quality educational videos that are geared more directly to objectives of a lesson than old movies and VHS videos.
Question 1: How will I incorporate video into my classroom? I would love to design a lesson where the students have to create a video that teaches the lesson. This would be a reinforcement to the lesson itself and they would be able to use their creative skills as well as their technical skills.
Question 2: What kind of lessons are appropriate for video? The appropriateness would have to be considered. Any lesson could be done as a video presentation however the students would have to be mature enough to handle the issues respectably. There should be careful not to stereo type or inappropriately depict a person or their culture.
Journal 2
Breathing Fire Into Web 2.0
By Justin Hardman and David Carpenter
The software developed for myDragonNet is one that is based off of the aspect that kids are using social networking devices and incorporating it into the classrooms and school system. The program does this from every aspect of schooling. The teachers have home pages that give information about their classes, calenders, email, documents, forums. There is a multimedia ability to have photos and videos. The system is dynamic and able to grow and be shared. There is also a curriculum aspect gives teachers and their coworkers the ability to track, analyze and adjust curriculum. It is based of the idea of Web 2.0 systems that kids are familiar and already using yet is used for more than social interaction. It incorporates the social interaction skills into a curriculum based program that can be used for education.
Question 1: How would I integrate this in my classroom so that the students would utilize it? I would implement it by using the calender to place homework assignments on it. The students would be responsible for looking up their homework assignment and completing it by the time due. I would also have the submit the assignments via this platform. I would use it for extracurricular networking and socializing. I think it would be a great tool if used properly.
Question 2: How would I ensure that this was not classroom activities and discussions? I would implement a time period with in the class to review and discus what ever is on any discussion boards. I would also have students be participants in creating some of the aspects of the system in a group setting. This would give them responsibility and ownership of the site.
By Justin Hardman and David Carpenter
The software developed for myDragonNet is one that is based off of the aspect that kids are using social networking devices and incorporating it into the classrooms and school system. The program does this from every aspect of schooling. The teachers have home pages that give information about their classes, calenders, email, documents, forums. There is a multimedia ability to have photos and videos. The system is dynamic and able to grow and be shared. There is also a curriculum aspect gives teachers and their coworkers the ability to track, analyze and adjust curriculum. It is based of the idea of Web 2.0 systems that kids are familiar and already using yet is used for more than social interaction. It incorporates the social interaction skills into a curriculum based program that can be used for education.
Question 1: How would I integrate this in my classroom so that the students would utilize it? I would implement it by using the calender to place homework assignments on it. The students would be responsible for looking up their homework assignment and completing it by the time due. I would also have the submit the assignments via this platform. I would use it for extracurricular networking and socializing. I think it would be a great tool if used properly.
Question 2: How would I ensure that this was not classroom activities and discussions? I would implement a time period with in the class to review and discus what ever is on any discussion boards. I would also have students be participants in creating some of the aspects of the system in a group setting. This would give them responsibility and ownership of the site.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Journal 1
Finding New Ways to Connect; Professors adjust their methods to reach technology-savvy generation
By Eleanor Yang Su
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
The article addresses the issues of technology in the classroom. There are the issues of students multitasking while in class. The "generation Y or Echo Boomers" have been growing up with the influence of fast pace of technology. Yang Su states "They are quick to integrate the latest technologies into the way they work, relax and socialize." This means that this generation is on that has some sort of technical devise with them at all times. Professors are looking at different ways to integrate technology into their classes. Some are using software and hand helds to quiz during class. Other are using programs that incorporate technology into the dynamic of the class such as discussion boards The integration of the technologies are in a transition
Question 1: As a student how do I feel about all of this technology in the class room? I am kind in the middle of this issue. I am a student yet I am a little older than the average college student. I am constantly feeling like it is difficult to focus with so many devices outputting into my head and demanding input from me. With all of the multitasking going on there is a question in my mind of how much is being processed. I worry that the bells and whistles may distract from the depth of the lesson. The way that discussion boards have been incorporated in most of my classes have been useless. The students do their required posting yet never get involved with any discussions and probably never read their piers postings. There is little exchange of or debate on ideas. I should just send my professor an email of my response to the stimuli. This is where I feel technology in the classroom is failing. Just because every student is stating something doesn't mean that they are growing or thinking beyond their current views. The bell is prettier than its ring.
Question 2: How as a teacher will I incorporate technology into my classroom? I do think that technology is important to integrating due to its inevitable presents and continuing evolution. It is possible that new generations will define a new style of learning – that of one that is focused on technology. The use of technologies in the classrooms has to be one that is focused. It needs to be relative and not distracting from the main focus of the lesson. There needs to be a use for the technologies rather that just giving the students a fix to their obsession with technology. I like the idea of the “remote answering device" used in chemistry class at UCSD. It give the students and professor the ability to assess their understanding of the lesson. Also I think that with each incorporation of technology it may be advantageous to have a discussion of the pro and cons of the use of technology in everyday life, workplace or with the specific lesson. The technology used needs to be a reinforcement of the lesson rather than an addition and distraction to the lesson.
By Eleanor Yang Su
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
The article addresses the issues of technology in the classroom. There are the issues of students multitasking while in class. The "generation Y or Echo Boomers" have been growing up with the influence of fast pace of technology. Yang Su states "They are quick to integrate the latest technologies into the way they work, relax and socialize." This means that this generation is on that has some sort of technical devise with them at all times. Professors are looking at different ways to integrate technology into their classes. Some are using software and hand helds to quiz during class. Other are using programs that incorporate technology into the dynamic of the class such as discussion boards The integration of the technologies are in a transition
Question 1: As a student how do I feel about all of this technology in the class room? I am kind in the middle of this issue. I am a student yet I am a little older than the average college student. I am constantly feeling like it is difficult to focus with so many devices outputting into my head and demanding input from me. With all of the multitasking going on there is a question in my mind of how much is being processed. I worry that the bells and whistles may distract from the depth of the lesson. The way that discussion boards have been incorporated in most of my classes have been useless. The students do their required posting yet never get involved with any discussions and probably never read their piers postings. There is little exchange of or debate on ideas. I should just send my professor an email of my response to the stimuli. This is where I feel technology in the classroom is failing. Just because every student is stating something doesn't mean that they are growing or thinking beyond their current views. The bell is prettier than its ring.
Question 2: How as a teacher will I incorporate technology into my classroom? I do think that technology is important to integrating due to its inevitable presents and continuing evolution. It is possible that new generations will define a new style of learning – that of one that is focused on technology. The use of technologies in the classrooms has to be one that is focused. It needs to be relative and not distracting from the main focus of the lesson. There needs to be a use for the technologies rather that just giving the students a fix to their obsession with technology. I like the idea of the “remote answering device" used in chemistry class at UCSD. It give the students and professor the ability to assess their understanding of the lesson. Also I think that with each incorporation of technology it may be advantageous to have a discussion of the pro and cons of the use of technology in everyday life, workplace or with the specific lesson. The technology used needs to be a reinforcement of the lesson rather than an addition and distraction to the lesson.
Friday, February 9, 2007
Introduction
I am Trudi Andres. I grew up as a third generation Phoenician in Arizona (that is rare). I went to school at Papago Elementary. I attended High school at Camelback High school as well as Metro Tech Vocational school where I took commercial photography classes. I then went on to Scottsdale Community College where I was more involved with being an 18 year old then school. I eventually broke the family trend and moved out of state to Nashville, Tennessee for a few years then here to North County San Diego about 8 years ago. I started back on my education at Mira Costa College and now am a full time student at CSUSM where I am more involved with being a student than being in my 30's.
My experience with technology is rather extensive yet there are some holes. I made a living off of an image retouching and desktop publishing niche called prepress for 10 years. So my knowledge of Mac is extensive especially with Photoshop and the desktop publishing programs. I feel at home on a Mac but have had to be ambidextrous with the pc at work and home. I also used to be married to a Informations Tech. This was good and bad for me (over all). As far as technology, I learned a lot from him however I also let him do a lot for me. So there are some basic gaps in my knowledge. I know more about Photoshop than any class will ever teach you but there are some operating issues I draw a blank on.
As far as the mission statement I had never read it before this class but I had learned it though the experiences of many people with in the college of education. The contact I have had with these people persuaded me to join the college due to their commitment to education with the diversity and a multiculturalist attitude toward eduction. I believe that everyone deserves and education and that it is important as an educator to be able to provide and education that is accessible to everyone despite their background.
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