What did you see that interested, intrigued, or provoked you?
What implications do you see for teaching and learning?
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Tools To Check Out!
- ustream -- stream, embed and record live video from your classroom!
- Picasa -- Google's photo storage application
- Digg
- Twitter - Microblogging
- Academic web sites provided by Webster Schools
- Atomic Learning
- Blogger
- Delicious
- Firefox Add-ons
- Google Docs
- GCast Podcasts
- Plurk - Microblogging
- Slide Share
- Teacher Tube
- Webshots
- Wikispaces
Groton Education Sites
- Mr. D.'s Classroom Blog
- Mr. Goodwin's wiki
- Mrs. Dovi's Blog
- Mr. Filzen's Moodle site
- Mr. Filzen's Blog
- Mr. DeVoe's Classroom Blog
- Mr. DeVoe's Science Club Blog
- O'Brien's Site
- Spallone's Global Moodle
- Syracuse's Sites
- Giroux's Blog
- Giroux's Wiki
- Mrs. Nettleton's Class
- High School Library
- The Book Buddha
- Elementary Art
- Wiech's Earth Science Blog
- Wiech's Earth Science Wiki
- Wiech's Earth Science Moodle
- Mrs. Morey's Blog
- Mr. Toyama's Blog
- Middle School Newspaper
- Mrs. Hume's Blog
- Ms. Bassette's Blog
- Spallone's Global Moodle
12 comments:
We continue to grtow and change in the technology arena at a rate faster then we can keep up with. In the video "Did you Know," internet activity and the wrok being done with technology has grown by leaps and bounds. I have continued to be amazed at how quickly the internet has exploded and how rapidly technology has changed to try and keep up. I can't help and wonder what the next 20 years will bring. What will my kids be doing in ten years when they are 19?
I noticed that many people don't really know how to use technology. From the videos, as well as my own experience, many -- too many, I'd say -- people think that PowerPoint is like some sort of spiffy digital chalkboard. It's not, because it can do so much more. It, and tools like it (the interweb, for example), can connect data through links, and make something simple like looking up a word in the encyclopedia much more interactive.
first video-gave me ideas for ways to interest students with real life objects. He used the camera to take pictures that he could use to engage his students and tech math.
The "Did you know?" video was interesting and made me think of many of my friends that are recent college graduates. Most are working at their 3rd job already. It also reminded me of my recent customer service call to HughesNet ISP. The woman from India spoke almost-perfect English.
Watching the videos can be overwhelming. I sometimes feel as though technology is evolving so fast that I do not have the time to keep up.
I found the blog by Dan Meyers interesting. Many of the troubles that he experienced early in his career were similar to my experience. I found his comments on his first attempts to integrate technology right on the mark. It is difficult at first to not get caught up with the bells and whistles to get attention vs. creating valuable content that with incite discussion and learning.
I viewed the video :Next Generation Lecturer." I liked the fact that this young,"hip" teacher critically evaluated the effectiveness of his teaching strategies. I also value his statements concerning the importance of a projector and a camera to teaching today's students (...lessons are everywhere...). My favorite section of this video, however, was the following statement made at the conclusion - "My name is Dan. ...and I like to teach."
Working with teenagers and owning a few of them at home has given me an appreciation for just how differently they manage their time and lives in general. The video we watched with the college students really clicked for me because these kids, in many ways, have a very different world view. Its all out there for them at their fingertips and they feel the need and entitlement to be connected to each other and their world. They do not recognize the same boundaries that I did at their age, be they personal or societal.
I wasn't able to view any of the videos except one--frustrating, but I can certainly see the benefits of using this when you can connect.
Machine is Us/ing Us...
I'm struck by the incredible speed new technologies through information at us - what's incredible is we can process it!
I have to agree with David, in that technology, PowerPoint, Google Earth, You Tube videos and on and on.... are not going to increase the students learning in the classroom. I believe the TTL position was created to help teachers develop teaching strategies with technology that enhance good practices. Using technology in a lesson and expecting student success rate to increase without sound education practices will only lead to disaster. So where do we go from here?
I knew that technology had the ability to connect students and change the future for our students but I was shocked by the statistics in the "Did You Know" clip.
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