tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42973851004202241582024-02-19T04:55:16.107-08:00Intro. to Tech - EME 2040Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094597425685685078noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4297385100420224158.post-32042471981990954212012-12-06T14:45:00.002-08:002012-12-06T14:48:47.702-08:00Reflective Essay<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Being a part of this
class was an experience like no other! Every time I attended class I felt as if
I was a part of an invigorating learning experience. Professor Coleman never
failed when it came to having something collaborative for my peers and I to do
every single class. We played with hand held GPS systems or participated in
collecting classroom data by using online poll/survey machines. I participated
in all of her activities not because I felt like I had to, or because I wanted
a participation grade, but truly because I wanted to. Her positivity made me
want to participate, learn, and enjoy my learning experience, and that is
exactly what I did. I enjoyed using my cell phone to do the online surveys/polls.
I participated with the discussion posts, supported my partners with every
collaborative project, and my two favorite classroom activity was the GPS
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> One
of our collaborative assignments was the wiki project. Honestly, I was nervous
about this project in particular because of the additional element of
communicating through technology. The purpose of the project was not only to
collaborate, but to do so through using technology solely. To add on to the
stress, we were only allowed to speak to our partners using the wiki. We were
not allowed to use cell phones, social networks, or even Google docs! I was
actually afraid to do this assignment but I knew I could not let my partners
down nor was I going to let the fear of learning something new hold me back.
Each group member was instructed to choose an instructional education strategy.
After we chose our desired topic, we were each supposed to create our own page
for the final wiki after researching the topic; my topic was setting
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When I finally started
to work on the project with my partners, I found that the idea of collaborating
through using technological tools like the wiki was not only convenient and
fun. I also found that is was very realistic and relevant to the developing education
profession. For instance, students today are referred to as <a href="http://www.socialmarketing.org/newsletter/features/generation3.htm" target="_blank">Generation Z</a>. Their worlds
revolve around advanced technology. Completing this assignment demonstrated how
they learn and ultimately taught me a new technique on how to grab these students’
attention. The directions for the wiki were precise and finding the information
to complete the assignment was unproblematic. I would not deem this assignment
as a difficult, but it was a challenge for me to reach outside of my comfort
zone and experience something new. I personally enjoyed the process of the wiki
and contributing to the final project, but I could tell that others did not
grab the essence of the assignment. Overall, my group executed fantastically.
The final wiki was pleasing to the eye, well organized, and each group member provided
accurate information. </span></div>
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could tell that Professor Coleman was a creative person from the very first
class and I knew her goal was to get all of her students to understand how we
can be as creative if we learned what tools to use. She made it clear that she
did not expect perfect but an effort, to get our feet wet, and then learn how
to master the material later. This is
where I had a problem. I have always been a daring character, but never did I
imagine creating lesson plans with the assistance of so many technological
tools. Because of my age, people automatically assume that using new
technologies are second nature to breathing for me. Well, those people are
wrong. I have always had the fear of trying new things on my own. Exploring new
technologies were never fun or invigorating for me; thinking about the process
was always a nightmare. I am a perfectionist. If I tell myself that I cannot
master something the first time, I will refuse to even try, hence, my problem
with Professor Coleman. However, I do love tackling challenges so I tried anyway
and boy did I enjoy myself! I got over my fear of failing, dove in, and loved
every minute of it! (The <span style="background-color: #eeeeee; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPFOlXo7UPI" target="_blank">Michael Jordan</a></span> video helped changed my thought process a whole heap!) I made a
vow to myself at the beginning of the semester that I would never look at any
of our assignments or projects as hard, but as a new challenge. Each assignment
was different making the processes that I took to complete them different. I
kept my promise and embraced each challenge and learned something new in the
process my technological creations. I have to say my favorite “creation” was my
blog. Although we had guidelines as to what we could post about, I appreciated
the freedom of making the blog into my own by hyperlinking new things that I
learned, playing with the backgrounds, adding videos, etc We had to use the book
for the basis of the content, of course, but we were also able to do our own
research about the different tech tools that the author provided for us in the
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Overall,
I enjoyed my experiences but with each experience came its hardships. The most difficult parts of collaborating
with my partners was communicating and wanting the same goal. Each group that I
was assigned to was diverse in many different aspects like: age, educational
background, understanding of new technologies, and work ethic. I did not seem
to meet eye-to-eye with my older partners because they were more conservative
and liked sticking to the books. They were more comfortable with meeting
face-to-face and having formal meetings, which I can completely understand,
however, everyone’s schedule was different.
A couple of my group members that were closer in age did not have the
same work ethic as I did, which frustrated me beyond explanation. They did not
take the initiative to take responsibility for their portion of the assignment.
Someone else would have to pester them in order for them to get the job
done. I understand that we all have busy
schedules, but we are all adults and no one should jeopardize the group’s grade
with their laziness. Another thing that bothered me about working together with
others was the refusal of compromise for the sake of the group. Some people
just do not know how to accept critique. On a positive note, I learned a lot
about being patient and communicating with different types of people. I also
learned how to make a legitimate lesson plan; that was exciting! I also learned
that the more precise and specific one is when developing a lesson plan, the
better. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The two collaborative
projects were different in the sense of content and what we were ultimately
trying to accomplish, but they had their similarities as well. Both projects
demanded working together with others and communicating using technology. I felt
as if the both of the collaborative projects were challenging in that aspect.
In comparison to the wiki; however, the lesson plan was lengthier. It took more
time out of my schedule than I thought it would. Unfortunately, the reason why
the process was so lengthy was my diverse group did not know how to effectively
communicate. I personally enjoyed creating the wiki because I did not have to
deal with the stress of always feeling like I had to meet in person with
someone in order for the project to be completed. Although creating the lesson
plan was super frustrating for me, I felt as if I had more freedom to create
than I did the wiki. I enjoyed having the option of creating a lesson plan
about whatever I wanted, compared to creating a wiki about a few selected
topics. I appreciated the guidelines that came with the wiki, but I feel as if
the tool we used to create the final wiki did not allow me to step outside of
my comfort zone. I will admit that this feeling of wanting more has to do with
the way I approach technology now. Both projects cam with its challenges, but I
am proud of the final outcome for the both of them. I Both of my projects
received an A, so despite all of my frustrations, my partners and I did a good
job on both of the projects. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I will admit that
Professor Coleman changed my attitude towards using and learning about new
technologies. There is a whole world that I would not dare explore due to my lack
of curiosity and my intimidation of the knowledge that I could discover. I am
not a master of technology yet, but this class has taught me to explore new
technological ways of teaching. I do not want to think about this as a goodbye,
but a welcome to a world that I could have easily accessed years ago with a
simple click of mouse or tap to a screen. I know for a fact that I will use Survey Monkey in the near
future. I will also allow my students to use their cell phones. These tools can
be used as attention grabbers, or as a way to wrap up what the students learned
in class. I would also like to give my students the opportunity to create their
own blogs. It’s fun! It’s an easy way to make sure that students are on task
when it comes to chapter readings and another way to let them be creative.
Blogs can assure me that my students are actually reading and learning from the
book. Finally, discussion boards will be a must in my classroom. This tool will
ensure me that everyone in class is on the same page; it helps with
communicating without violating school rules, and gives students the leisure to
complete assignments when it’s most convenient for them. I am super excited
about using technology in my own classroom when I graduate! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Coleman, M. (n.d.). EME2040. </span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Colemama</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">. Retrieved December 12, 2001, from www.livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=55702</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Generations X,Y, Z and the Others...Social Librarian Newsletter - WJ Schroer Company. (n.d.). </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">WJ Schroer Company</i><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">. Retrieved December 1, 2012, from http://www.socialmarketing.org/newsletter</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Michael jordan - nike commercial (failure) - YouTube. (n.d.). </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">YouTube</i><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">. Retrieved December 1, 2012, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPFOlXo7UPI</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">SurveyMonkey: Free online survey software & questionnaire tool. (n.d.).</span><i style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">SurveyMonkey: Free online survey software & questionnaire tool</i><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">. Retrieved December 1, 2012, from http://www.surveymonkey.com/</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094597425685685078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4297385100420224158.post-49816699738482701912012-11-15T12:42:00.001-08:002012-11-15T12:42:32.769-08:00Chapter 11<br />
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What is performance – based assessment for teachers and for
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I learned that there are four different types of
tests/assessments that teachers can use to evaluate a student’s progress:
norm-reference, criterion-referenced tests, standards-based assessments, and
performance-based assessments. Supervisors can also use the same assessments
the teachers used for their students, to evaluate their teachers as well. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I appreciated the fact the authors of our book provided
different resources for digital portfolio building resources. I for one am not
the most organized person in the world, so keeping EVERYTHING that I have ever
done for all of my education classes will be impossible for me! Thinking about
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Fortunately, some smart people came with a way to keep all of my work/files
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Initially, the task seemed impossible, but doing so online
makes everything a lot easier! Out of the three resources that were provided to
us I liked <a href="https://www1.taskstream.com/" target="_blank">TaskStream </a>the best. (iLife looks
like more fun to paly with but I do not own an Apple computer so I can’t enjoy
the site. Aww well <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span>)
Anyway, all of the sources get the job done but TaskStream made it easier to
put documents together, and it was more appealing. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I’m kind of sad that this will be my last blog about this
book. I really enjoyed reading because there’s sooooo many tools for educators for
educators to enhance their assessments that I would know nothing about. The
part of the book that I enjoyed the most was the Tech Tools. Providing these
sources allowed me to go check things out for myself and get a feel for what I
like and dislike, and things I need to get better at using. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Chapter 11 basically gave us steps on how to make ourselves,
as educators, more marketable by taking advantage of creating digital portfolio
building resources. I was also informed on how to enhance our students’
classroom experience by using pre-assessment tools like clickers or interactive
surveys/polls. (If I had fun in class with the polls at 21 years old, any kid
will!) <o:p></o:p></div>
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I really enjoyed your class Professor Coleman. I feel like
this is the last day of school; maybe because this is my last post. I have
learned a lot from the book and from being interactive with you in class as
well. Thanks for everything! <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094597425685685078noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4297385100420224158.post-35859535761450181572012-11-08T14:14:00.000-08:002012-11-08T14:14:32.575-08:00Chapter 10Focus Question:<br />
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Creating universally designed classrooms requires a teacher to do one of two things: change the classroom environment or change the way he/she would deliver the curriculum to their students. I learned that there are three different "toolkits" a teacher can choose to use for his/her classroom: low-tech, middle-tech, and high-tech. (Basically, different levels of technology.)<br />
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Since I am a math geek, I did appreciate the Tech Tool in this chapter - online calculators. I LOVE ONLINE CALCULATORS!! They are super convenient. Although "extra-large" calculators come in handy as well, I do not have to worry about carrying that big thing around if I have some sort of technology on hand like a smart phone or a laptop. I do love online calculators but I did not like the resource that was provided in the book. I understand that the larger calculator will benefit those students with visual issues, but there's no color and no way to create graphs. (Unless it's a huge graphing calculator, but those things cost an arm and a leg!<br />
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One of my favorite websites is called <a href="http://mathway.com/">Mathway.com</a>. You do not have to subscribe for basic math problems, but if you would want the step-by-step directions there will be a fee. There are so many things you can do on this site - from graphing quadratic equations to figuring out a simple fraction. This tool can easily be used effectively within a classroom setting. It's free and safe for all students to use, even special needs students. I would recommend it to any teacher.<br />
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Chapter 11 basically taught us how teachers can take advantage of technology and use these tools with all types of students, even special needs. There are are so many tools out there that a teacher can use to further help her students understand the material like: handheld spellers, electronic calculators, speech-to-text software, and interactive storybooks. These tools are aids to further ensure that students needs are being catered to. These digital tools are effective and are proven to help students comprehend the material better.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094597425685685078noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4297385100420224158.post-36285443524225629452012-10-31T03:23:00.002-07:002012-10-31T03:23:22.716-07:00Chapter 9
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">These tools can easily be used in any topic imaginable
making them extremely convenient. Using these tools create new opportunities
for students to learn academics outside of the classroom setting. This also
allows them to hear or view lectures, discussions, demonstrations, and
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Tech that jumped-out at me in Chapter 9 was Tech Tool
9.3 – Digital Storytelling and Digital Art Making. A great picture or clip
almost always speak louder than words; this tech tool captures those emotions
and gives student the opportunity to put them on display through text, audio, video
imagery and art. </span><a href="http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Digital
Storytelling</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> is mainly used to tell personal stories about an individual but
can also be used for students to explore the history of a specific topic and
present what they have learned through a Digital Storyteller instead of writing
a paper. Digital Art Making gives students the capability to be creative and
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8 provided information on how teachers can use multimedia technologies within a
classroom setting. I found really cool that teachers can now give students “fun”
options when it comes to presenting their work. Using multimedia tools also
allow the students today to become more engaged with the material at hand. What
I personally found to be interesting are the podcasts/vodcasts. I knew what
they were I just did not know how to create one or use, but I do now. The term
comes from the words iPod and broadcast – it’s an audio recording distributed
online and accessed on computers or portable media players using free software
such as iTunes or Bloglines (EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, 2005, June). You
need to download the software called </span><a href="http://projects.developer.nokia.com/podcatcher/attachment/wiki/Screenshots/feeds.png"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">podcatcher</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
in order to successfully create a podcast. A vodcast, on the other hand, is basically
the same thing, instead one uses video. I really learned a lot in Chapter 9
about how to incorporate multimedia tools like cameras, podcasts, recording
devices, digital projectors, and PowerPoint to create a much more stimulating
lesson plan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094597425685685078noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4297385100420224158.post-5464876328662441942012-10-31T02:29:00.001-07:002012-10-31T02:29:25.205-07:00Chapter 8<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">How can teachers use email or instant messaging to foster
information exchanges with and among students?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Before taking this technology class, I could never imagine
new technologies being integrated within the classroom setting; I would have
never considered using technologies on a regular basis in the classroom as a
norm. Boy was I wrong! Reading this book expanded my knowledge about technology
in ways that I could never understand, especially when it comes to this new
generation of children. They are always using some sort of technology/gadget:
from social networking, to anything that has an Apple logo on it, the Kindle,
hand held video games, and the list goes on-and-on. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Children are the largest users of email and IM (instant
messaging), so why not use that form of communication with our students as
well? Information will get out the students in a quicker manner by using
email/IM as well. Teachers can also use this way of communication to reach out
to, not only theirs students, but to their colleagues and the students’
families as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My favorite tech tool from this chapter was the Digital
Image Scanner. After reading the about the Tech Tool, I still did not
understand how I would be able to use it myself, so I decided to do some
research; I actually found that the Digital Image Scanner is simply a scanner
that scans images. (I guess I let the name of the Tech Tool scare me a little. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">)
Anyway, you think I would put two-and-two together when it comes to scanning; I
scan documents all of the time but it would have never crossed my mind that I
would be able to use the same concepts with pictures. Weird, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>right? </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
These scanners come in all shapes and sizes. The following is a picture of a scanner
that would best suit my needs - it costs about $120.00.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I was extremely comfortable with the information that
Chapter 8 provided - probably because I was familiar with the subject matter.
My mother always says that communication is key within every relationship; from
personal, to business, but especially with our students. The way we communicate
with our students will set the tone for the entire school year and will
determine whether one is an effective teacher or not. Utilizing new
technologies like: discussion boards, teacher/classroom websites, email, IM, blogs,
or cell phones will make the classroom setting a much more enjoyable
environment for our students to be in. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094597425685685078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4297385100420224158.post-38813091323274613292012-10-10T20:47:00.002-07:002012-10-10T20:47:44.829-07:00Chapter 7Focus Question:<br />
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How can teachers evaluate the effectiveness of educational software?<br />
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There are millions of resources out there that teachers can use and do use to further engage their students; but it never crossed my mind to ask if those sites/tools would actually improve their learning. Fortunately for us, there are ways to help reassure that our children are actually learning. Time-and-time again teachers try to find high-quality software to grab our students attention, but do these tool become too difficult for our students. Yes, we must provide the best software that allows them to explore, but we must also make sure that the software doesn't become too complex - this can cause boredom, lack of interest, and frustration.<br />
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Tech Tools:<br />
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This book has impressed me every single time with all of the neat resources that are provided through the "Tech Tool" sections, but this tool, by far, has been the coolest and most interesting one. At first, the illustration provided in the book looked cool but it was kind of a trun off because it reminded me of this awful computer programming class I had to take my freshman year of college. (Talk about judging a book by it's cover.) I gave it a chance anyway and went on the <a href="http://scratch.mit.edu/">Scratch</a> page. Take this from someone who was not tech savvy before taking this class, but boy this website made it so much fun to figure out how technology works for myself; and the best part of it all, students learn while playing! (At least they think they're playing.) I'm an adult and I was having fun with this website, imagine how much fin students would have exploring and learning at the same time!? The following is a tutorial on Scratch :)<br />
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Summary:<br />
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Chapter 7 basically taught me how to find effective software to support lesson plans. The author also made sure to show us how to ensure that the software were benefiting the students instead of hurting them. There are all sorts of educational software that teachers for all grade levels, including great tutoring systems that that teachers can use as options for instruction. This may be a little bias, but I love how there were tools provided to help tutor students in math.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094597425685685078noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4297385100420224158.post-47907922193653274632012-10-05T07:07:00.000-07:002012-10-05T07:07:22.755-07:00Chapter 6Focus Question: <br />
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What and where are differnet types of educational websites availlable to teachers on the internet?<br />
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An educational website - a source of Internet-based difital content specifically designed to support the learning of K-12 curriculum. I personally feel that every type of teacher can benefit from these sources, if they are used properly and productively. <br />
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There are six major types pf educational websites:<br />
1. Lesson plan websites<br />
2. Student-to-expert websites<br />
3. Real-time and recorded data websites<br />
4. Archival and primary source websites <br />
5. Skills/practice websites <br />
6. Exploration and discovery websites<br />
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Tech Tool: <br />
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All 3 Tech Tools that the author shared with us in Chapter 6 are great resources, however, my favorite tool was the social bookmarking. (I didn't know that that's what they were called; I learned something new!) Anyway, I will be honest and admit that my decision was very bias. :) When Professor Coleman introduced my technology class to <a href="http://delicious.com/">Delicious</a>, I fell in love with the tool right away! Before being informed that social bookmarking existed, I was the type to lose and forget where I found useful inforamtion. It was super frustrating. Delisoius, along with other tools that are similar to it, not only help me save my favorite sites, it also helps me organize them. Delicious provides "organizational tabs", as I like to call them, which help categorize your sources by how you name them. I honestly thought that Delicious would be a tool that I would only use un Technolgy class, but but it's become a part of my life. <br />
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Summary:<br />
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Chapter 6 basically taught me about management. I personally become overwhelmed with the amount of resources that are readily available for the world to use! (Sometime, I don't even know where to begin, but I'm getting better since I started taking this class.) I tend to lose/forget which resource I found first end up in this tedious cycle of trying to find my starting point. I was taught how bookmarking, socail bookmarking, and information alerts can further help teachers with keeping and organizing valuable information. I was also introduced to WebQuests and virtual fieldtrips; these tools extended our knowledge about how to utilize the web to make our students get into an inquiry about specific topics, instead of just feeding them the information. (They'll go on a quest to find the inforamtion on their own.) All in all, Chapter 6 was fun because I got my feet wet with WebQuests; it looks like something I'll use when I become a teacher. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094597425685685078noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4297385100420224158.post-65405695470204766632012-09-27T14:19:00.002-07:002012-09-27T14:19:08.551-07:00Chapter 5
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Focus Question: How can teachers respond to problems of plagiarism when
students use online resources?<o:p></o:p><br />
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<o:p> </o:p><br />
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Plagiarism - the act of directly copying or misinterpreting someone else's
work as one's own<o:p></o:p><br />
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<o:p> </o:p><br />
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I do not believe that all students plagiarize intentionally, however there a
those students who simply don't care. Many students may not be informed about
how to properly research the web and give credit to the original author. (I
didn't know how to properly give accreditation until I went to high school.)<o:p></o:p><br />
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As educators, we should take the ownership in properly training ourselves in
how to conduct a research project, and then instruct our students on how to do
so, step-by-step so that this problem with plagiarism can be avoided. Repetition
on how to give proper accreditation would greatly reduce the chances of a
student plagiarizing as well. (The book also provides a step-by-step lesson
plan on how to teach students to properly conduct research on the internet.)<o:p></o:p><br />
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Tech Tools:<o:p></o:p><br />
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Every time I discover a new tool through "Tech Tools" in book, I
get excited because they're actually useful things that teachers can use within
a classroom setting! Anyway, the Tech Tool that I chose from this chapter was
iGoogle. This tool basically allows you to customize your web browser through
Google. Once you've created your page, you can do a variety of things with it
like adding your favorite search engines or changing the appearance of the
browser itself. It looks so cool! :)<br />
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Summary: <o:p></o:p><br />
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Chapter 5 provided me with tons of information about searching the web
properly. The chapter began by providing information about different search
engines, and then it further explained how they work, and how students can
learn to avoid web pages that contain bias views and the purpose of the
information itself. The authors actually went out of their way to provide us
with search engines that are "kid friendly" and appropriate. <o:p></o:p><br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094597425685685078noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4297385100420224158.post-29531342833110301642012-09-20T09:18:00.002-07:002012-09-20T09:22:58.722-07:00About Me :)<br />
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Hello World!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB Demi', sans-serif;">First and
foremost, I want to say how excited I am about this blog! My name is Manoushca
and I am a 20 year old native Floridian.<span style="background: white;"> I
am one of four girls in my family. (No boys.) My parents are from the country
of Haiti so I wasn't exposed to the English language until I attended
school; although I was born in the States my first language is technically
Haitian Creole. </span>I am an aspiring math teacher; however I know that
I don’t want to be a teacher for very long. I’ll probably end up working my way
up into administration. (I don’t know yet, we’ll see.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB Demi', sans-serif;"> I
graduated from high school in 2010, and have been in college year round ever
since. (That means I haven’t had any vacations; I go to school during the
summer time as well.) I went to a school in Naples, Florida by the name of Lely
High School. I was super involved in all sorts of extracurricular activities
like: student government, volunteering at regular K-12 schools and schools that
focused on adult education, I played volleyball and cheered all 4 years, and
the list goes on-and-on. (I was never home.) Anyway, high school was fun. I
have a lot of great memories, but I’m enjoying college life as well.</span><span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB Demi', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB Demi', sans-serif; padding: 0in;"> I
attended a private institution called Florida Southern College when I first
went off to school. I cheered there as well, made many friends, and created a
great network of professionals that I can get in contact with in the future if
needed. People from all over the world attend that school; from Asians,
Europeans, Africans, people from the Caribbean, etc. It was a great
environment! I decided to leave last year due to personal reasons; I miss it,
however, I like the school that I’m attending now; it’s cool too. The college
life is fun! I do what I want, when I want, how I want, whenever I want! </span><span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB Demi', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB Demi', sans-serif; padding: 0in;"> When I have free time I
like to write, sing, and listen to music. I used to play many instruments as a
child, but then I quit playing in middle school. I love to
sing; I've been singing since I was 3 years old. I used to travel
around the state sometimes with a band called Knights for Christ and sing
background for them. (They still exist and they’re a great band!) </span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB Demi', sans-serif;">I try not to be prejudice towards anyone. I give everyone the same
respect I would want to receive. Loving and caring for people is what I enjoy
doing. (I know that sounds a little corny but it’s true.) Attached is a picture
that represents me. </span><span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB Demi', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB Demi', sans-serif;">Peace & Blessings! </span><span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB Demi', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094597425685685078noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4297385100420224158.post-13693494097746410932012-09-13T13:42:00.002-07:002012-09-13T13:42:17.718-07:00Chapter 4
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</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Focus
Question: What are “digital inequality” and the “participation gap”? <br />
<br />
Digital inequality is a term that researches use when discussing the digital
divide amongst different social groups. In the words of Mark Warschauer, “It is
insufficient to conclude ‘that the mere presence of technology leads to
familiar and standard applications of technology, which in turn brings about
social change.” And he is absolutely right; adding machines in homes/schools
itself will not make a difference in how students understand newer
technologies. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Participation gap refers to the
lack of technology between students. Basically minority, as well as low-income
students, do not have the same opportunities to access or use new technologies
for learning, like their peers do. The lack of the use of new technologies,
unfortunately, causes these students to be less competent with this form of
learning, therefore causing them to fall behind. (They never have the same
experiences navigating the internet, engaging in online conversations, etc.) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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Tech Tools:<br />
<o:p></o:p><br />
Unfortunately, there was only one Tech Tool throughout the whole chapter for me
to choose from, however, it did<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>make the
process of elimination super easy this time around. </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"> I feel on love
with this website called Edutopia. (I actually found that that was the website
that I was interested in doing for the discussion board assignment. That’s why
I love this book! The tools that the authors provide always correspond with the
lessons that you teach us.) Anyway, this website just provides a plethora of
information about how to incorporate technology in/outside of the classroom.
What I love about the most is that everything on the website is organized in
such a way that everything and anything you can think of is easy to find. There’s
also a blog, which means if one chooses they can be a part of the Edutopia
community; I found that to be really cool. All in all, I love it! </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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Summary: <br />
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This chapter, in my perspective, really focused on digital divide, digital
inequality, and the participation gap. There was also information about the
integration of technologies, educational change, and the infusion of technology
in the classroom and for professional work purposes. This chapter helped me
understand how to use technology outside of the classroom. I’m used to teachers
using the regular email and grading systems, but I never thought about using
wikis or blogs with my fellow colleagues before. I thought that was pretty
cool!</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094597425685685078noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4297385100420224158.post-5188622912512600772012-09-06T15:07:00.000-07:002012-09-06T15:07:08.187-07:00Chapter 3
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Focus Question: What is meant by "lesson development using
technology"?<o:p></o:p><br />
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When I initially looked at this question I was very confused. It had never
crossed my mind that a teacher could use technology, prior to reading this
chapter, in their lesson plans. Boy, was I wrong I loved the example at the
beginning of the chapter, where the author goes on to explain different ways
one can weave technology in, as a tool, in their lesson plans. (Those examples helped
a lot because the idea still couldn't register with me.)Anyway, this portion of
the chapter explained the process of lesson planning with technology. <o:p></o:p><br />
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Step 1: What to teach (Academic Content)<br />
Step 2: How to teach (teaching goals, methods, and procedures)<br />
Step 3: How to know what students have learned (Learning Assessments)<o:p></o:p><br />
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All in all, lesson planning with technology doesn't seem as boring now! I'm
so glad that lesson planning is much more than just scheduling. :)<o:p></o:p><br />
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Tech Tools:<o:p></o:p><br />
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Once again the tech tools in this book never seem to fail me. (I hate to
admit, but usually I never read the "extra" stuff in other textbooks,
but this book is just so helpful I always feel like I have to read them.) My
favorite tech tool was the one that dealt with rubrics and quizzes. I actually
went and searched the websites provided and those resources are actually things
I would use throughout my career; I'm super excited!<o:p></o:p><br />
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Summary: <o:p></o:p><br />
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Chapter 3 mainly explained creative ways on how teachers can use technology
to plan, deliver, and assess their lesson plans. The book gave two samples
lessons that dealt with were student learning objectives and understanding by
design (UBD). I learned that these two techniques are the opposite of test and
performance assessments. <o:p></o:p><br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094597425685685078noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4297385100420224158.post-17988377693234096872012-09-06T14:00:00.000-07:002012-09-06T14:00:11.647-07:00Chapter 2 Focus Question: How can students express their creativity using technology?<br />
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Students now more than ever, are being exposed all types of technology ouside of the classroom setting. Video games, social networks like Facebook, searching tools like Google, music, the iPod, Touch, or Phone, don't even scratch the sruface of how much our students utilize the internet on a daily basis. However, are these students effectively learning how to utilize these programs/gadgets properly, or are they simply using them for their pleasure? This is where, as educators, we must step in and make a difference! Instead of banning these gadgets from the classroom, why not allow them have fun with the things they already have fun with inside the classroom? Teaching students how to create multimedia presentations, how to correctly search the web, and using graphing calculators are a great way for students to be creative in the classroom. This way they would be more engaged, focused, and they would actually be learning something new. Teaching them how to properly use these new technologies will allow them to be well equipped for their future jobs, and even more important the new generation of "tech geeks".<br />
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Tech Tools: <br />
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One thing I especially loved about this Chapter 2 was the tech tools. It seemed as if every single tech tool section provided something that aspiring math theachers could use in the classroom. Before reading this chapter I was still a little confused about how to use new technologies within a math class, but the websites provided made it simple and fun. (I guess I was rewawlly nervous about finding effective tools to use in a math class.)<br />
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Summary:<br />
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Chapter 2 really showed me how possible it can be to use technology in unique and creative way - bya allowing the students to create and this will transform their learning capabilities. Collaborative activities will allow students to become imaginative and learn how to express themselves through their original works. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094597425685685078noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4297385100420224158.post-67094765308578037862012-08-29T12:46:00.001-07:002012-08-29T12:46:21.303-07:00Chapter 1Focus Question: What constitutes a highly interactive, inquiry-based, learning environment?<o:p></o:p><br />
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I believe that engaging/delving into the new technologies and applying those tools to the classroom, will not only make lessons more interesting, but the students will be able to relate more to the educator. (There's no better way than understanding what the students are exposed to outside of the classroom setting, and applying that to everyday teaching. This is the best way to grab their attention and give them the opportunity to explore and learn.) Larry Cuban from Stanford University couldn't have said it any better: technology is being "oversold and underused" because teachers aren't making that a priority in their teaching methods. (p.17)<o:p></o:p><br />
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Tech Tools:<o:p></o:p><br />
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These tools were actually a great help for me. For instance, I'm looking into purchasing a new laptop but do not know where to start. (I'm not technologically savvy yet.) Anyway, after reading page 7, I'm a little more confident about what to look for when buying a laptop. The information provided was very useful, and I'm actually thinking about using their guide when I go buy my laptop as well.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Summary:<o:p></o:p><br />
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Overall, this chapter was very insightful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The statistics that were provided really opened my eyes to how teachers tend to exclude technology within the classroom setting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Except for the ones who are on a 7-block period, it becomes nearly impossible with that type of a schedule to effectively use technologies during that period on a regular basis.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This chapter also opened my eyes to the lack of technology that students who are located in the urban Ares are lacking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, this chapter brought an excitement for me to learn how to lesson plan with new types of tools that are offered out there through technology. I don't want to end up being one of those teachers who lecture all of the time; even if I am going to be a math teacher, I don't think that's an excuse. <o:p></o:p><br />
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