tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59442523543174780652024-03-18T21:19:09.640-07:00Christina's Blog Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14097938811994530015noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944252354317478065.post-73485701254031204322013-12-04T17:09:00.003-08:002013-12-04T17:09:46.248-08:00Reflective Post<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I had a wonderful experience in my EME2040 class. I have
gained a lot of knowledge and have learned a bunch of new ways to surf the web
and how to do things the right way. For example, one of the sources I learned to
use was <a href="http://www.flickr.com/explore/" target="_blank">Flickr</a>; a website with tons of great pictures. You can receive creative
common pictures which are copyrighted, allowing you to copy them without getting
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class I learned how to create my own wiki, blog and teacher website. I really
enjoyed creating the wiki page with my classmates. In the text book, they
talked about how wiki pages can be used as a collaborative learning strategy
and also explained some strategies that teachers can use with the page. One of
the strategies mention was the “group processes” which is exactly what my
professor had my class do. This strategy is simply just putting your students
in small groups of 3-5 and have them participant in a project. The benefit for
the teacher with this activity is that, they can see who takes part in the work
and how actually isn’t. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The blog page and the discussions post I had to create helped
me tremendously. I learned how to not be so focus on the topic but to broaden
my horizon. Searching to narrow on a topic isn’t the best thing to do but, by
using keywords about the topic you can receive much more information. I loved
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">EME2040 defiantly was a great class. I was very pleased with
the amount of new things I learned and I believe that the course followed all
the learning objectives. I am really happy that I chose to take this night
class rather than taking it online on my own. I truly think my professor did an
excellent job teaching the course! I am excited to use all the things I learned
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14097938811994530015noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944252354317478065.post-32819900541050813012013-11-11T16:56:00.001-08:002013-11-11T16:59:40.728-08:00Chapter 11: Engaging Teachers and Students in Learning and Self-Reflection <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Focus Question: How can teachers and students use digital
portfolios as tools for learning? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Digital portfolios offer affective ways for students and
teachers to access teaching and learning opportunities. A digital portfolio is
a collection of educational things gather together into a CD-ROM, website, or
computer file. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">There are several advantages and disadvantages of a digital
portfolio. Some advantages are that digital portfolios are easy asses, include
creative information display and also allows teachers and both students
experiences in technology skills. A few disadvantages include time, computer
access, and that the style will override substances in the presentation of
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">One type of portfolio that was discussed was a
standard-based digital portfolio which serves as a way for new teacher candidates
to connect lesson plans, teaching evaluations and other several other things
that are done within the classroom. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I find that digital portfolios are used much more today in
the modern world then they were back then. I find it very fascinating that
digital portfolios can be very fast and simple to create. Also that they can transfer
anything being done within the classroom with other teachers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">While creating a digital portfolio you can include many
different templates that can help you completely design your portfolio. Three
of the templates mentioned are TaskStream, iLife and EduTools. The TaskStream
is popular for a digital archiving tool, it’s a software that provides users
with a variety of design options including presentation portfolios and learning
how to work portfolios. iLife is a software created by Apple computers. This
software allows you to incorporate more sound effects and professional quality
features. Edutools is a website that provides online reviews and comparisons
and consolations for teachers and schools interested in using e-learning tools
and also provides reviews if online colleges. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Chapter 11 examines how teachers and students can be active
participants in evaluating and assessing their own growth as learners using
technology. Technology can be a powerful tool while assessing your students
because it allows your students to perform what they have learned and what is
being taught throughout the classrooms. Also the chapter explores how teachers
can use performance-based portfolios, presentations and publications for personal
and student assessments. Finally, the chapter ends with ways to use domestic
classrooms and online survey software. Students can become actively involved
with assessments and educational using technology. One way is by using the online
survey which allows students to activate their prior knowledge and also giving
them the ability to decide different materials will be used throughout the
lesson. If you involve your students in the process of performance they will
build a partnership for their learning environment and have an outstanding
evaluation. </span><br />
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Resources: <br />Maloy, R. W., Verock-O, R. E., Edwards, S. A., & Woolf, B. P. (2010). Transforming learning with new technologies. Allyn & Bacon.<o:p></o:p></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14097938811994530015noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944252354317478065.post-65260678033164072832013-11-03T09:44:00.003-08:002013-11-03T09:44:25.634-08:00Chapter 10- Promoting Success for All Students through Technology
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Differentiated
instruction (DI) is an instruction approach that allows students to interpret
things in several different ways. This is a way for teachers to create different
strategies to help students learn the specific needs in their grade level.
Every student has a different learning type and by letting student use
differentiated instructions these students will benefit more learning. Although
everyone has different learning types, teacher have to try their best to incorporate
all learning types. Not necessarily every learning type will be in one lesson
but trade off the learning strategies that why everyone gets their turn. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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for learning is another approach to help teachers change instructional
practices and classroom structures to promote learning success for every
student. Every student can benefit from a wide and varied range of educational experiences
that can advance the potential of student’s ability to learn. By designing different
styles of learning it becomes a huge impacting on the students learning goals. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Calculators in
my opinion are very helpful to students in this generation. Although they’re a
huge impact nowadays, I believe that students should know how to do basic mathematics
without a one. There are several ways that a teacher can teach students how to
calculate things without using a calculator. For example, teachers can have
students count marbles or can even have their students them just divide quantities
of items. Teaching students how to do mental math can be hard but very beneficial.
Calculators may provide the answer but cannot shows students how they received
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Chapter 10
begins with explaining how computer technologies help expand opportunities for
teachers to meet the learning requirements for all students, regular and
challenged. Technologies used for special needs students can also be a learning
strategy for regular students. This allows them a different techniques to learn
material and also helps teacher’s incorporate all there students, whether they’re
challenged or regular. In concluding the chapter it speaks about ideas for integrating
technology into the teaching of writing. One of the ideas given is that as
teachers we are to convince students that they are writers and that they must
believe that the words and pictures that are in their heads are interesting. Inspiring
and energizing our students to write means individualizing the parts of
writing. One way to do so is to read aloud a story and meanwhile explain to the
children why they the author used the type of grammar they used. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Teaching
children with several technologies can benefit them in many ways. I believe that
every teacher should incorporate at least two or more learning styles or
technologies when teaching a lesson. Even explaining to the children what
grammar is being used while reading aloud is a good strategy. One thing I really
liked about this chapter is that the tech tool 10.1 was about calculating
things and how they said that you can you use different methods in teaching
your students how to calculate and not have them relying on calculators. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14097938811994530015noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944252354317478065.post-42604636560817437882013-10-27T16:04:00.002-07:002013-10-27T16:04:11.076-07:00Chapter 9- Creating and Sharing Information with Multimedia Technologies
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Multimedia technology is when you combined several media together
in order to establish a high-quality interaction between the learner and the
program. Media can be- text, data, voice, picture, and video. It is known for
students to learn material better if there is more than one multimedia be
conducting while teaching the material. There are two different learning modes.
One of which is known as Single-mode learning which is when students only receive
information by one style of learning. For example, when the teacher just talks.
Another mode is Multimodal learning. This mode happens mainly when the teacher incorporates
more than one media at once while teaching the material. For example, when the
teacher uses picture and video while talking and explaining what is being
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it can be effective is by simply using a digital projector to show an internet
website to illustrate what you want your students to do. Then you can break
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Using digital projectors and interactive
whiteboard are great aspects in today learning style. This two types of media
help enhance students learning tremendously. A digital projector makes is
possible for everyone to see things larger and on a bigger screen. This media
does not only allow the students to view the object larger but helps springboard
the conversation on what is being taught. Also with the digital projector you do
not only have to have the object present, you can access internet websites as a
visual as well. The interactive whiteboard helps modify and expand the lecture
that is being discussed. The students can take notes on information displayed
on the whiteboard and later use them as review on what was discussed in class. Also
I believe that the whiteboard helps teacher combined several technologies and helps
teachers conduct enhance learning in today’s world. </span><br />
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to create and share information with multimedia technologies. The chapter
builds on multimedia’s used in classroom. Some of the ones mentioned were digital
projectors, whiteboards, videos, and pictures. All of these and more are an
excellent way to help enhance students learning today. Also they mention two
types of multimedia modes. One is Single-mode learning and the other is
Multimedia learning. Not very much teachers use the single mode in today’s
teaching. Mostly every teacher used the multimedia mode because using more than
one effective learning tool is way better than just using one and not give
students a variety of ways to remember what is taught. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">It amazes me how students learning
completely different than they did back then. In the olden days teachers didn’t
have the option to using several technologies to incorporate in their teaching.
In today’s world it is proven that students learn better when they are taught
using several technologies. Technologies advance day by day. I wonder how
different things will be in a couple years. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14097938811994530015noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944252354317478065.post-68074963299565696272013-10-13T16:43:00.000-07:002013-10-13T17:54:24.342-07:00Chapter 8- Communicating and Networking with Websites. Blog, Wikis and More <br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p>Focus Question: How can teachers use communications
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Teachers use communication technologies as teaching and
learning tools mainly by five uses of electronic communications. These being
teaching strategies, information sharing, community building, publish student
work and energizing student writing. Communication technologies are provided in
order for teachers to connect with their students, promote meaningful learning
extend academics beyond the regular school time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The communication system helps extend the impact of teaching
beyond the information taught in the classroom or in the textbook. Nowadays
there is never enough time to teach everything students need to know in a
school year. Instead of assigning paper-pencil homework it is much easier to
just have our students go online and submit via internet. Teachers can inquire
everything needed over the internet now. They can put class notes, questions,
homework and missed assignments and even writing ideas on a on the internet,
making it much easier to communicate in this society. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also it helps a teacher provide more
information about the assignment, the grading policy and upcoming activities
all on an easy updateable format. Also by using all the communication
technologies teachers can help build learning strategies to help students learn
how to explore the topics of interest. </span></div>
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students with the computer storage of handmade works. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is easy to lose something you have written
or drawn by hand on a piece of paper. But by using a digital scanner you can
scanner whatever it is that you have done into the computer and store in a file
where you know it is impossible to lose. Also by using the scanner it makes
things a whole lot easier to publish online. It also helps teachers add visuals
to hangouts, class notes and learning resources that they may be creating for
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computers and several other technologies to share information in classrooms and
online learning environments. The chapter starts with explaining the use of educational
websites and several ways that they are used in order to communicate. They talk
about the five uses of electronic communications which are; teaching
strategies, information sharing, community building, publish student work and
energizing student writing. All these strategies in my opinion are all excellent.
I find it fascinating that there are other way for teachers to communicate with
their students without having to be with them in person. For example if one of
their students misses a class they can receive everything online including
notes and excreta. Next, the chapter talks about the use of wikis, blogs,
instant messaging, emails, and discussion boards. Most teachers communicate
with their students, families and professional colleagues through email because
they feel that instant messaging has too much informal language. I completely
agree with teachers in that cases. IM has a lot of slang and shorten words that
are used when trying to communicate and I believe that teachers should be appropriate
at all times when communicating with their students, the students’ parents and
colleagues. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Resources: <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Textbook - Maloy, Robert, Verock-O’Loughlin,Ruth-Ellen, Edwards, Sharon A., and Woolf, Beverly Park (2011). <em>Transforming Learning with New Technologies</em>. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc. ISBN:10 0-13-159611-X, ISBN:13 978-0-13-159611-5 </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Software is for computer instructions, it is a collection of codes that tells computer hardware to perform certain functions. There are two types of software’s, system software and application software. System software is responsible for the overall control of the computer functions and application software performs specific functions in ways to specialize different services such as, word processing, databases, spreadsheets, power point and several more applications.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Students and teachers use a variety of these application while learning new things. Some of the few programs that are most commonly used are word processing, presentation software, spreadsheets, electronic databases and programs for other specific functions. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Another commonly used software is the open source software which is opened to the public to use, cop and recreate. These types of software’s can be free but also could have a little cost fee included with the uses. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also it is said that some educators believe that it is saver to use open source software because you receive more privacy. </span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Zoombinis Logical Journey is game designed to teach critical thinking, problem solving and mathematical learning to elementary students. There are multiple levels throughout the game. The game focus more on asking children to uses their powers of observation and problem solving to help them figure out the puzzles. Each Zoombinis has their own characteristic that differentiates themselves from one another. It is up to the children to choose the one that will help the best to figure out the puzzle. From what I have read I think this is a really interesting game for the elementary school students. They are learning math in a fun and neat way. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"> Chapter 7 is about
how educational software and programs help inquire learning for students
starting in kindergarten through twelfth grade. The chapter explains
how software’s are a great impact on teachers and students and what there
functions are. They also introduce several different types of software’s, which
are system software, application software and open source software. As a
teacher you can promote all types of software in varieties of ways. For example,
educational software can be used to promote skills-based learning, problem
solving and by inquiring learning with many other combinations. Later on, they
explain how teachers can use computer games and simulations as learning
resources. Some children love to spend time playing games! Why not just encourage
them to play educational games. By doing so students will be learning without
realizing that they are. There are also several tutoring systems that both
teachers and students become successful. Tutoring systems have shown to be effective
in improving students learning mainly in math. Tutors can be constructed in
variety of formats- simulations, games, tutorials and collaborative learning
models. With the use of all these types of software teachers can become efficient
in teaching their students. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Maloy, R. W., Verock-O, R. E., Edwards, S. A., & Woolf, B. P. (2010). <i>Transforming learning with new technologies</i>. Allyn & Bacon.</span></span></span><br />
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educational websites available to teachers on the Internet? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">There are six major types of educational websites: lesson
plan websites, student-to-expert communication websites, real-time and recorded
data websites, archival and primary source websites, skills/ practice websites,
and exploration and discovery websites. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">These websites are all use for different major reasons. Lesson
plan websites are the most widely used. At these types of websites teachers are
able to find thousands of ideas for classroom lessons plans or download entire
lesson plans that are already created with step to step procedures. Student –to-expert
communication websites are websites for K-12 students and even adults may use
them. At these websites and student can reach out to an expert by asking a
question and the expert responds to the question. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Real-time and recorded data websites, are
websites that present scientific phenomena information. This site gives K-12
students the opportunity to access and analyze information from their
classrooms. Archival and primary source websites are sites that allow students
to research information from primary sources. Some on the main primary sources material
are from museums, libraries and other organizations. Skills/ practices websites
offer subject-specific activities. Teachers use this site to incorporate small group
activities while they do one on one work with their students. Sites that
provided students online engagement during online explorations on topic of interest
is a website that is known as exploration and discovery website. All these
website shall be a very good sites for all your students. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo Credit to K.W Barrett from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/79427691@N00/6695933435/in/photolist-bcGpJc-bcGqcH-bcGpyt-bcGqNc-bcGpp8-9nDQNr-dM8G2y-aBBLTp-8mjKrA-8mgC8k-8mjKYJ-8mkoTo-8mkw9U-8mgMta-8mkg8o-8mjXPu-8mk6yo-8mhvBX-8mgVbk-8mhbsa-8mhtK4-8mgYUB-8mkLbS-8mkSCu-8mhxxa-8mkAvE-8mkifG-8mhdfn-8mhhDH-8mhpTF-8mgG5z-8mgKvi-8mkNdC-8mgEge-8mhzsM-8mkakJ-8mkQfE-8mkeoq-8mVc4V-9EUrvb-8x7mSr-cc3FPE-7Zei2B-7LLLCK-8FPSpG-e8eejU-8sKWoK-bbpHkB-ed3Wtz-8aPBhT-8tAc6t" target="_blank">Flickr</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Social bookmarking is a great opportunity for teachers to
use in order to gather information. There are several bookmarking websites out
there for different use. Some of the many; Delicious, Backflip, Connotea,
Goodreads and Diigo. Delicious is a website used to keep all your bookmarking’s
in one place. You can view the page you bookmarked by using the special tag
system they have. Backflip keeps track of the websites you visit. By using this
bookmark you can track anything you students are doing on the web. Connotea is
an online reference managing tool that creates and saves bibliographical information
in correct citation formats. Goodreads is created to organize your favorite
books online. It creates shelves of titles by topics while viewing the
selection. This website is connected with amazon. Diigo is short for Digest of
Internet Information Groups and Other Stuff, this site allows you to bookmark
sites, highlight portions of the webpage and also add stick notes to all the
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Chapter 6 is filled with information and necessities for
teacher and students to utilize while using learning resources such as
educational websites. Throughout this chapter they give you different bookmarking
tools that you can use as a teacher. Some of the bookmarking tools they mention
are <a href="http://delicious.com/" target="_blank">Delicious</a>, <a href="http://www.backflip.com/status.html" target="_blank">Backflip</a>, <a href="http://www.connotea.org/" target="_blank">Connotea</a>,<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/" target="_blank"> Goodreads</a> and <a href="https://www.diigo.com/" target="_blank">Diigo</a>; all these are social bookmarking
tools. These tools help teachers by helping them not just to locate information
themselves, but join a community of computer-using educators who are interested
in the same topic. Also they mention WebQuests which are educational web-based
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I really enjoy learning about all the types of bookmarking
tools. Especially the social bookmarking tools while visiting all the variety
of websites they included I notice that they each had their differences but at
the same time they have several aspects in common. My favorite out all the ones
I listed was Delicious, this website was introduce to me during my EME course. This
site is very easy to use and all<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>you
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Textbook - Maloy, Robert, Verock-O’Loughlin,Ruth-Ellen, Edwards, Sharon A., and Woolf, Beverly Park (2011). <em>Transforming Learning with New Technologies</em>. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc. ISBN:10 0-13-159611-X, ISBN:13 978-0-13-159611-5 </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A search engine is an easy and fast way for teachers and students to access information by locating pages that are linked together by databases. While doing online searching you have to know how to locate and analyze all information from the Internet. Teachers usually benefit from search engines that help narrow the topic or from what is more educational by using specialized search engines. All search engines have customize exploration using keywords, to located Web pages with information on the topic. There are resources available for both specialized and general searching. Every search engine allows you to restrict and expand the material you are researching. Teachers and students should uses search tools that focus more on educational information. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Teachers uses photo and audio resources for valuable reasons. One of the
many reasons is to teach creatively and help to not always lecture about the
topic but have visuals. Most students learn visually nowadays, and they enjoy
having a visual imagine or a video to really understand the concept of what is
being taught. In my opinion all teachers should take this into consideration to
help their students stay engaged. Two sites that may help teachers enable audio
and images are </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Flickr</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="http://librivox.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">LibriVox</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Flickr is a wonderful site to search anything thing using a keyword. You may
even advance your search and make all the photos you are viewing to only have
the creative common license. I really enjoy using this site and it is one of
the only sites I receive my pictures and videos from. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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while reading Chapter 5. From the little time I spent navigating the site I noticed
that you can use the website to read audiobooks. I think that’s a wonderful
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Chapter 5 begins with search engines and how they work. It also goes into
further detail about how to teach your students how to evaluate which web pages
that are bias and which ones are false advertisement. Also throughout the chapter
it is explained how teachers can deal with problems that come across while dealing
with plagiarism. Plagiarism is taking someone else’s work or idea and using
them as your own. One way to avoid plagiarism is the way teachers assign the assignments
or homework. You also can use a plagiarism checking device called<a href="http://turnitin.com/" target="_blank"> Turnitin</a>. Several
of my teachers throughout high school and even my college professor use this
site to check for plagiarism. May students nowadays think it is easier to copy
and paste instead of putting things in their own words, not knowing that they
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<o:p></o:p><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14097938811994530015noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944252354317478065.post-71430701515914511222013-09-23T17:42:00.001-07:002013-09-23T18:15:19.565-07:00Chapter 4- Integrating Technology and Creating Change <strong></strong><br />
<strong>Focus Question:</strong> What are "digital inequality" and
the "participation gap"? <o:p></o:p><br />
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Digital inequality is the used to explain how students' lack of access how
the use of technology is connected to their socioeconomics in today’s society.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Participation gap means that the low income families have not had the same
advantage of the use of new technologies for learning compared to the upper
class. <o:p></o:p><br />
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Henry Jenkins a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, advanced
is knowledge into the idea of the participation gap and noticed the differences
between the students that had technology access 24/7 compared to the ones that
did not. He believes that without steady access several students fall behind
compared to their online peers in skills. Also, that the students that come
from a low income families have less of an opportunity to experiences
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I think that just by adding computers, iPad's, and other technologies that
are useful for the students and teachers would be very useful for the less fortunate
students. It would help them become skilled in the technology world and would
not make them behind in skills. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><strong>Tech Tool link:</strong> <a href="http://www.edutopia.org/adopt-and-adapt-shaping-tech-for-classroom" target="_blank">Edutopia</a></span><br />
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Edutopia is a wonderful website to use as a search engine for the teaching
of K-12 schools. You can simply type in a keyword and find vast information on
the topic, but it does have to do with education. It also futures a collections
of technology integrated resources and it is very easy to navigate. Although it
does have advertisement it is very few that you would not be distracted by it. <br />
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<o:p><strong>Summary & Conclusion</strong></o:p><br />
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Technology integration and educational change is what is discussed in
chapter 4. Technology can be integrated by teachers in classrooms simply by
using computers, tablets and digital pens to get the students to interactive. Educational
change potential for technology in schools are based upon the imagination and
needs of the students and teachers. Technology strategies and integration are
discussed to help teachers address the problem with digital divide, digital
inequality and participation gap. Some on the strategies mentioned to help with
participation gap were to provide all the students with technology useable for
learning, also to use computers as a stations for students to do academic activities
and to have students work in small group activities giving them the opportunity
to work on academic assignments. <o:p></o:p><br />
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I really enjoyed reading this chapter, I learned that low income students
have a greater possibility to lack the skills of technology compared to the wealthier
ones. Also I strongly agree with the thought of all classrooms having small
group activities, a computer station and a one on one area so that the teacher
can work with each student individually in order to help the less fortunate
with receiving their skills. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><o:p>Resources:</o:p><br />
<o:p><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Maloy, R. W., Verock-O, R. E., Edwards, S. A., & Woolf, B. P. (2010). <i>Transforming learning with new technologies</i>. Allyn & Bacon.</span></span></span><br />
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Prensky, M. (n.d.). Shaping Tech for the Classroom | Edutopia. <i>Edutopia | K-12 Education & Learning Innovations with Proven Strategies that Work</i>. Retrieved September 24, 2013, from http://www.edutopia.org/adopt-and-adapt-shaping-tech-for-classroom <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span></span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14097938811994530015noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944252354317478065.post-62202930798959280972013-09-05T04:35:00.002-07:002013-09-05T04:36:02.490-07:00Journal 3- Common Core Standards Common Core is an education program that was created to bring all the
diverse states curriculum together to make them aligned. In 2010, 45 states agreed
to use the common core standard. The standard is provided to make sure all
students learn what is needed in order for them to graduate high school with
the same level of preparation in order to enter college or the workforce. Each
grade level from K-12 will be given benchmark tests to make sure they are
learning the material need. The significant about this is, having the same
standards is helpful toward all students in order for them get a good
education. Teachers and parents are provided with a clear understanding of what
their children are expected to know in order to help them. <o:p></o:p><br />
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In many states parents testified about their concerns with the new program
and how all the schools around the states had to get on the same level in
English and Mathematics. As the program progresses some parents testified the
technology requirement for the testing as a concern. In my opinion I think the
Common Core standard is was a great idea for the kids, keeping all the children
on the same level of learning throughout the state betters the child’s education.
As long as the teachers are still encouraging the students to learn and achieve
goals beyond the benchmark. <o:p></o:p><br />
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Resources:<br />
<a href="https://www.fldoe.org/schools/ccc.asp">https://www.fldoe.org/schools/ccc.asp</a><br />
<a href="http://www.corestandards.org/">http://www.corestandards.org/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.cpalms.org/Standards/Common_Core_Standards.aspx">http://www.cpalms.org/Standards/Common_Core_Standards.aspx</a><br />
<a href="http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/08/30/new-age-education-fuzzy-math-and-less-fiction/">http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/08/30/new-age-education-fuzzy-math-and-less-fiction/</a><br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14097938811994530015noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944252354317478065.post-64136206607382404552013-09-04T18:30:00.000-07:002013-09-04T18:50:55.282-07:00Journal 2- K-12 Technology: Benefits and Drawbacks <br />
Can Technology be both a sanctification and a jinx for K-12 students? That's
a decision that varies, it has its pros and cons to balance it
out. In this article I recently read, <em>K-12 Technology:
Benefits and Drawbacks</em> discusses how education has advanced rapidly
through the last few decades, how technology can either be better or be worse
for the generation’s successfulness in the future and how technology has
completely changed the way children look at life. I agree with this author’s
point of view and I really believe that students have advanced just as fast as
technology has. Most students know how to work computers, tablet and etc. and
love looking up everything over the internet. They prefer advancing their knowledge
through online resources rather than through books. The way children access
things nowadays is complete different then children did in the past. It’s like
children are programed to use technology to look things up. In this day in age instead of kids
picking up a dictionary to look up a word, they pull out their iPod, iPad,
phones and etc. and use Google search. I completely agree with the author when he said “kids arrive to
<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Kindergarten with an advanced idea
of instant gratification. They know that any game, program or form of
communication is available at the touch of a button.” This totally amazes me, it’s shocking how different children are today than what they once were. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">As an educators technology is
needed in order to keep children interested on what is being taught in the
classrooms. Kids today get bored and lose focus if they’re just learning out of
a hard copy of a text book. Learning needs to be enjoyable but at the same time
beneficial. Teachers can incorporate technology in so many ways such as, YouTube
videos, photographs, test, assignments, learning tools and etc. throughout the
day. But technology can also go wrong for a teacher; the power can go out or
the electronic can break, in this case they will need a backup plan to continue
on with the lesson. Technology is better for students that are visual learns,
but what about the students that are read/write? That’s why teaching needs to incorporate
more than just technology. They need to use the textbooks, use paper for some
test and give writing assignments. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">As a parent technology can be an excellent
use as a learning tool for children. Most parents nowadays do not have the chance to help
children with homework assignments, research papers and projects. But now they
have computers and tablets to research and advance their knowledge on topics by
just using a search engine. Technology can also be an issue for parents that cannot afford them. Not everyone is financially stable in order to </span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">provide computers, internet and tablets for their kids, in this
case they need their children to use books and encyclopedias to do research. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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Resources: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matthew-lynch-edd/k-12-technology-benefits_b_3820538.html">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matthew-lynch-edd/k-12-technology-benefits_b_3820538.html</a></td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14097938811994530015noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944252354317478065.post-17850779761891754292013-09-01T14:37:00.000-07:002013-09-01T14:37:01.484-07:00Journal 1- Schools that Practices Learning- Literacy <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The blog I just recently read by David Warlick talked about
schools that practice learning-literacy. In this blog I learned that teaching
is a persuasive learning skill. Also that teachers learned better while
teaching the material and so will students. Making sure your students interact
as much as a teacher does with the material will engage the students as well as
help them better understand the material. I agree with Mr. Warlick when he said
that using technologies, demonstrating and asking for help from students will
help the students learn and adapt. I find it very fascinating that the
generations have changed in the learning aspects. Children nowadays are more
into learning throw technology rather than through text books. Not only that
but students now have a lot more material to learn then generations in the
past. For example, history is made every single day something new occurs that
is to remember several times a year. Warlick says that teachers teach from new
learnings, as master learners, to be honest I never really looked at it that
way, at the same time that teachers are teaching students, they are learning
new things themselves. I am a part of the technology generation and I do agree
that if teachers teach more with technology and explain as they are teaching
the material, things will help us students be engaged and learn what is being
thought. David Warlick rephrases a quote to say “teachers model learning,
students learn to teach themselves and schools educate the community.” I for
one complete agree with that quote, students nowadays on teaching themselves
several new things mainly in my opinion how to operate internet web pages and
so forth. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> While the world is advancing with knowledge so are students. </span></span></div>
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