This is a Power Point presentation I created using Power Point to describe the ISTE NETS for the high school level applied to science class.
422 Power Point Presentation VN (r)
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Wiki Organization Tool - Lovely Charts
This is a page I created on our class wiki to describe an organizational tool of my choice that I found interesting and useful for teachers in the classroom.
iMovie - NETS III
This is a movie I created using iMovie that designed to be a PSA for CSUSM. I learned movie editing, including transitions, visual and audio effects, audio adjustment, still frames, and clip arrangement.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Journal 4
Calendars
I chose this option because at first it seemed a little too simple to be on a list of classroom technology options. A calendar is a visual tool for time management. It can be displayed by day, week, or month and people can add reminders about certain dates, appointments, times, or schedules on it for themselves or others to see. In the past, calendars have been physical objects that people had to actually write on, but now with technology, calendars are much more interactive, easier to edit and visualize. I was curious to see what others had to say about it or whether there was some new meaning for a calendar that I evidently hadn't caught on to. Needless to say, there's no new meaning or any tricks, this tool is still the same as it ever was only now it's not hanging on a wall in your kitchen. However, I did read some very interesting uses for it that I hadn't thought of in the context of education. I remember that when I was in gradeschool we were required to fill out a weekly planner and have our parents sign it. However, that was only material that flowed through OUR pencils that the parents got to see. I can imagine how much more helpful it would be for a parent to see exactly what the teacher needs/wants to convey. Also as a student, I like to look ahead and be as prepared for a lesson as possible. In college, we receive syllabi that map out the semester for you. In high school or grade school, it wasn't quite that thorough. I can imagine how helpful it would be for a student to know in advance what they are going to be working on each day in class. The third use for calendars that I saw was for principals or substitute teachers. The calendar simply becomes an online lesson plan book for the principal to review or for a substitute to use as a reference should they need to.
I chose this option because at first it seemed a little too simple to be on a list of classroom technology options. A calendar is a visual tool for time management. It can be displayed by day, week, or month and people can add reminders about certain dates, appointments, times, or schedules on it for themselves or others to see. In the past, calendars have been physical objects that people had to actually write on, but now with technology, calendars are much more interactive, easier to edit and visualize. I was curious to see what others had to say about it or whether there was some new meaning for a calendar that I evidently hadn't caught on to. Needless to say, there's no new meaning or any tricks, this tool is still the same as it ever was only now it's not hanging on a wall in your kitchen. However, I did read some very interesting uses for it that I hadn't thought of in the context of education. I remember that when I was in gradeschool we were required to fill out a weekly planner and have our parents sign it. However, that was only material that flowed through OUR pencils that the parents got to see. I can imagine how much more helpful it would be for a parent to see exactly what the teacher needs/wants to convey. Also as a student, I like to look ahead and be as prepared for a lesson as possible. In college, we receive syllabi that map out the semester for you. In high school or grade school, it wasn't quite that thorough. I can imagine how helpful it would be for a student to know in advance what they are going to be working on each day in class. The third use for calendars that I saw was for principals or substitute teachers. The calendar simply becomes an online lesson plan book for the principal to review or for a substitute to use as a reference should they need to.
Journal 3
Zucker, Andrew A. (2009). Assessment made easy. Learning & Leading with Technology, June/July, Retrieved 07/26/2009, from http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=June_July_No_8_1&Template=/MembersOnly.cfm&NavMenuID=4333&ContentID=23577&DirectListComboInd=D
Assessment Made Easy
Let me begin by saying that I absolutely loved this article. Before even entering any of the technology aspects I really like the way that the school was set up regarding it’s ethnic make-up, the lottery style acceptances and the requirement to have low income students as well. I thoroughly believe that having mixed SES schools is such a good idea and can benefit both those in the higher levels and lower levels. I was actually in a physics class here at CSUSM when they introduced personal tablets for each student. The program was new so it was rather bumpy and Dr. DeLeone was very patient with us but I think that overall it was an interesting and creative idea. I really like that teachers can pull up students work anonymously and correct it as a group, I think that that particular teaching technique would be very successful in grabbing students attention and ensuring that they are absorbing the material. I have to agree also that instant feedback on tests is awesome and extremely helpful to the student.
Why wouldn’t having laptops alone bring a school from weak to strong?
Simply giving students laptops would not be enough to turn a weak school into a strong school because the students need instruction and creative and thoughtful application for the technology. Programs, lesson plans, and usage of the laptops needs to be meshed together in ways that would yield successful results and this requires the proper staffing at the school.
Why might shy kids benefit from online discussion?
Some kids have very valuable input or thoughts but would rather not say them out loud or have everyone looking at them at one time. Online, they can make their statement or their opinion and receive immediate feedback without all the extra attention of verbally socializing.
Assessment Made Easy
Let me begin by saying that I absolutely loved this article. Before even entering any of the technology aspects I really like the way that the school was set up regarding it’s ethnic make-up, the lottery style acceptances and the requirement to have low income students as well. I thoroughly believe that having mixed SES schools is such a good idea and can benefit both those in the higher levels and lower levels. I was actually in a physics class here at CSUSM when they introduced personal tablets for each student. The program was new so it was rather bumpy and Dr. DeLeone was very patient with us but I think that overall it was an interesting and creative idea. I really like that teachers can pull up students work anonymously and correct it as a group, I think that that particular teaching technique would be very successful in grabbing students attention and ensuring that they are absorbing the material. I have to agree also that instant feedback on tests is awesome and extremely helpful to the student.
Why wouldn’t having laptops alone bring a school from weak to strong?
Simply giving students laptops would not be enough to turn a weak school into a strong school because the students need instruction and creative and thoughtful application for the technology. Programs, lesson plans, and usage of the laptops needs to be meshed together in ways that would yield successful results and this requires the proper staffing at the school.
Why might shy kids benefit from online discussion?
Some kids have very valuable input or thoughts but would rather not say them out loud or have everyone looking at them at one time. Online, they can make their statement or their opinion and receive immediate feedback without all the extra attention of verbally socializing.
Journal 2
Robson, Matthew (2009, 07, 13). How teenagers consume media: the report that shook the city. Retrieved July 26, 2009, from guardian.co.uk Web site: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jul/13/teenage-media-habits-morgan-stanley
How Teenagers Consume Media
I found this article to be very entertaining and did a lot of reflection while reading it. I’d never taken into account my own habits when I was a teenager. I did wonder whether this article was just about teenagers today or the recent past because I noticed that some parts of it were different for me. For example, the author states that they didn’t know a single teenager who read the newspaper. I’m not exactly a teenager anymore, but I do read the newspaper. I also was surprised at the cell phone section talking about how most teenagers have pay as you go plans. I am not familiar with that fact at all because as a teenager, I didn’t know any of my friends to be on that kind of a plan, we were just on our parent’s plans.
What is one downside to using the television for educational programs in the classroom?
I think that a downside to using educational shows in class is that kids have learned to tune out many types of technology, such as pop-ups or advertising as mentioned in the article. I think that with technology such as cell phones, many kids can easily tune out an educational show and ultimately not learn anything.
How can teachers control the usage of cell phones by students?
According to the article, 99% of students have cell phones. I think there are two different ways to approach this problem, the first being acceptance and even the implementation of cell phones into the curriculum the way that our professor, Jeff Heil, did the first night of this class. The second would be to have students place their cell phones on the desk in plain sight so that there is no temptation to text under the desk or become distracted by their phones.
How Teenagers Consume Media
I found this article to be very entertaining and did a lot of reflection while reading it. I’d never taken into account my own habits when I was a teenager. I did wonder whether this article was just about teenagers today or the recent past because I noticed that some parts of it were different for me. For example, the author states that they didn’t know a single teenager who read the newspaper. I’m not exactly a teenager anymore, but I do read the newspaper. I also was surprised at the cell phone section talking about how most teenagers have pay as you go plans. I am not familiar with that fact at all because as a teenager, I didn’t know any of my friends to be on that kind of a plan, we were just on our parent’s plans.
What is one downside to using the television for educational programs in the classroom?
I think that a downside to using educational shows in class is that kids have learned to tune out many types of technology, such as pop-ups or advertising as mentioned in the article. I think that with technology such as cell phones, many kids can easily tune out an educational show and ultimately not learn anything.
How can teachers control the usage of cell phones by students?
According to the article, 99% of students have cell phones. I think there are two different ways to approach this problem, the first being acceptance and even the implementation of cell phones into the curriculum the way that our professor, Jeff Heil, did the first night of this class. The second would be to have students place their cell phones on the desk in plain sight so that there is no temptation to text under the desk or become distracted by their phones.
Journal 1
Owens, Eileen M. (2009). Do your teachers need a personal trainer?. Learning & Leading with Technology, June/July, Retrieved 07/20/2009, from http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Publications/LL/LLIssues/Volume3620082009/JuneJulyNo8/36814o.pdf
Do Your Teachers Need a Personal Trainer?
Do Your Teachers Need a Personal Trainer?
This article discusses technology in the classroom and teachers who might need help getting up to date on using them as educational resources. As technology progresses, educators who are not actively taking technology classes or making a habit of technology are less likely to be utilize technology in their classrooms. The author describes a program in which college students visited a public school and worked with the teachers there over a period of time to teach them and help them implement technology into their lesson plans.
Why would students be interested in this type of program?
Working in a classroom, with students, or with teachers can be valuable experience for any students, regardless of whether they want to go into teaching or not. Even for the tech students who were not necessarily in a credential program, they were networking and working on their social skills.
Why would schools be interested in this type of program?
Technology is constantly evolving and there is so much of it that it is unlikely that schools would be able to keep their educators up to date with every in class resource available. For this reason, bringing in a student who is still learning about these different resources and is more than likely going to be familiar with different resources than the educator helps both the students at the school and the educator learn new techniques and skills that they can continue to implement long after the "personal trainer" has left.
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