We all know that meaningful connections are critical to the learning process and that as educators our work is to help students make these connections. According to Daniels and Bizar, creating authentic experiences and allowing for reflection are two “best practice” methods that help students make deep, personal connections with subject matter. In theory, these [...]
Posts Tagged ‘EDTC 6536’
EDU 6363: Week 2 Reflection
Posted in L1: Learner centered, S3: Content area integration, Uncategorized, tagged authentic experiences, circle map, EDTC 6536, integrated curriculum, reflection on January 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
EDTC6536 5-Minute Instructional Technology Activity
Posted in P2: Professional growth, T3: Instructional strategies, T4: Technology, tagged Dropbox, EDTC 6536, professional development, technology on December 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I did my instructional technology presentation on a tool I use called Dropbox. Here is a like to my screencast presentation. And here is an accompanying handout: ETDC 5-Minute IT Activity Handout
TPACKed and Ready to Go
Posted in L1: Learner centered, T3: Instructional strategies, T4: Technology, tagged EDTC 6536, teacher pedagogy, technology, TPACK on December 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It sounds like a bad rapper name, but it’s actually a framework for integrating technology, pedagogy, and content in the classroom. I was introduced to the concept in this week’s article, Teacher’s Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Learning Activity Types: Curriculum-based Technology Integration Reframed. I thought the main points of the article were solid though [...]
Digital Citizenship
Posted in P3: Legal/Ethical responsibilities, T4: Technology, tagged digital citizenship, EDTC 6536, technology on November 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
With our world’s growing dependence on technology, it is becoming increasingly important to integrate technology into classroom instruction. Students must be prepared to enter a world which utilizes technology in many different ways and through many different facets. However, learning the skills needed to use said technology isn’t enough. Students must learn appropriate ways of [...]
Creating Creative Classrooms
Posted in L1: Learner centered, T4: Technology, tagged creativity, EDTC 6536, Scratch, technology on November 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Oh to be in kindergarten again – listening to stories read by the teacher, gluing dry macaroni noodles to the letter M, using my fingers to paint mom a picture, creating play-doh cities. Those were the days. As Resnick says in his article, All I Really Need to Know (About Creative Thinking) I Learned (By [...]
Changing the Way We Think
Posted in P2: Professional growth, T4: Technology, tagged EDTC 6536, professional development, teacher pedagogy, technology on November 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We’re over halfway through this course and thus far our readings have focused mainly on different types of emerging technologies that are being used in the classroom and research to support the need for technology in the classroom. This week’s article different – it focused on teacher’s pedagogical beliefs and how they influence technology use. [...]
Wiki Wiki Classroom
Posted in L1: Learner centered, T4: Technology, tagged EDTC 6536, technology, wiki, wikipedia on November 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I feel like the world has been taken over by wikis, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. What would I do without Wikipedia? It’s the first place I look for information and it has consumed an embarrassingly large amount of my free time. A search for string theory leads into a history or the East [...]
The Educator’s Digital Divide
Posted in T4: Technology, tagged EDTC 6536, jing, technology, technology gap, twitter on October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This week’s article by Mike Bogle brought up an important topic in education: the growing technological divide among educators. Previous to this week’s reading, I thought this was most likely due to generational differences. However, after reading this week’s article, my views have changed – there are so many factors contributing to the divide; some [...]
Open Source & Online Learning
Posted in T4: Technology, tagged creative commons, EDTC 6536, online learning, open source, technology, wikimedia on October 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This week’s reading assignment “Minds of Fire: Open Education, the Long Tail, and Learning 2.0″ left me reflecting on two ideas. 1. Open Source One of the most unclear areas in education, for me anyway, is knowing what materials and media you can and cannot use in the classroom. During our Professional Issues class last [...]
