T and T Jan 7-8

Class
1)  Important Ideas


2) Using Technology in Education for:

1. Basic Communication (blogs. email, texting and PP - students, parents & teachers)
2. Info Gathering (RSS, web sites and advanced search)
3. Subject Specific Software - Drill & Practice, simulations, GPS, graphing, labs
4. Info Creating (wikis, blogs, web sites)
5. Collaboration - wikis, docs, video, audio
6. Presentation / Motivation (Hawthorne effect and larger audience)
   

4) Frameworks for tech in ed - you have to start thinking about the implications of technology

5) McLuhan Overview - roddy99 on YouTube

Lab

1) Claim your U of M ID (if you haven't already)

2) Create a google.com account --- so we can try a bunch of tools
2b) Using tabs to browse and have many things open at once.

3a) Course Outline - http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AW_ST60LiRO1ZGRnNjc5c2JfNDcydmQzNjM5Z2c&hl=en

3b) Add your email to join teacherandtech.pbwiki.com

3c) The class social network - no, not facebook! You may choose to join.

4) Check out netvibes.com/rredekopp

5) Log in to Angel (course outline web)

6) Check the class blog

8) Blogs, wikis and RSS - what, why and what's the difference?


For next week read/watch/listen:
McLuhan - McLuhan Overview - roddy99 on YouTube (watch and take notes for next class
Nicolas Carr – Is Google Making Us Stupid?