Friday, January 31, 2014

Teacher and Technology Jan 31, 2014

SB Attendance



First Meta-Topic Question - answer in D2L discussion area. Due today!
Describe one or more 'metateachnition' experiences you have had (or will have in the next week!!). What do you end up noticing? What is important to you? What do you notice about other people? Does this help you understand yourself as a prospective teacher? Please do not use real names.


Presentation
Zack D, Bryan T, Daniel S Comments




How to cite materials in your web space:
You are to have a separate section for text, audio, video, websites, etc on your references page. You are also to link to these (audio, video, images, websites, etc) within your content pages.




From the RWL:


  • Does the Digital Literacy video support Nicholas Carr’s ‘Is Google Making Us Stupid’?
  • Technology and sustainability
  • videos about waste disposal, and farming.
  • Metaphors - how do they shape our thinking?






13 REASONS WHY DIGITAL LEARNING IS BETTER - READ THIS SHORT ARTICLE AND BE PREPARED FOR THE TEST. HOW MUCH OF THIS IS DIFFERENT?


Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Teacher and Technology Jan. 30 2014 A13 and A14

SB Attendance Question

New RWL location on blog


First Meta-Topic Question - Due today 4:56 pm
Describe one or more 'metateachnition' experiences you have had (or will have in the next week!!). What do you end up noticing? What is important to you? What do you notice about other people? Does this help you understand yourself as a prospective teacher? Please do not use real names.


A14 Presentation
Sarah Mitchell and Kevin Morrall


How to cite materials in your web space:
You are to have a separate section for text, audio, video, websites, etc on your references page. You are also to link to these (audio, video, images, websites, etc) within your content pages.




From the RWL:
  • What does technology have to do with democracy?
  • What in the world does McLuhan mean? (exam question based on this)
  • Is the Internet the epitome of anarchy as Graham defines it?
  • How does Barney define fundamentalism?
  • Are we losing our social capital or are we gaining with all our various connections?
  • Does the Digital Literacy video support Nicholas Carr’s ‘Is Google Making Us Stupid’?


Marshall McLuhan - the medium is the message and the ‘tetrad’
   - “We shape our tools and then they shape us.”
“We are always living way ahead of our thinking”
Winston Churchill - “We shape our buildings and then they shape us”
Research of the Future (start at 1:00)
   x McLuhan tetrads - open this on your device and with 2 or 3 others try and guess at the answers (before looking) and be ready to try and explain the concept.
   x ENHANCE, REVERSE, RETRIEVE, OBSOLESCE


videos about waste disposal, and farming.


more Big Ideas from the RWL.
  • Is ignorance really bliss??
  • Why does metaphor matter? What are your metaphors for education? How does this affect how you teach?
  • Does the Digital Literacy video support Nicholas Carr’s ‘Is Google Making Us Stupid’?
  • Technology and sustainability
  • videos about waste disposal, cell phone minerals and farming.
  • Metaphors - how do they shape our thinking?




13 REASONS WHY DIGITAL LEARNING IS BETTER -

Monday, January 27, 2014

Teacher and Technology Jan. 28 2014

Lab


Surveys and Polls
Screen shots as Presentation backup and how to take them (Mac: Command+Shift+4 tehn select the area you want. PC: PrtScn copies the screen and then you can paste it into Word or a graphics program)
Spreadsheet fun - your marks gone wild! (Sample Excel Gradebook)
GoAnimate (free version is ok) - script to 3D animation
  • for reluctant writers and others
  • create a scene where you try to explain why RWLs are gooder than just reading lists


Class


First Meta-Topic Question - answer in D2L discussion area.
Describe one or more 'metateachnition' experiences you have had (or will have in the next week!!). What do you end up noticing? What is important to you? What do you notice about other people? Does this help you understand yourself as a prospective teacher? Please do not use real names.


Presentation
Jason, Gage, Brian  Comments at https://todaysmeet.com/A16Jan282014





From the RWL:


  • Does the Digital Literacy video support Nicholas Carr’s ‘Is Google Making Us Stupid’?
  • Technology and sustainability
  • videos about waste disposal, cell phone minerals and farming.
  • Metaphors - how do they shape our thinking?


13 REASONS WHY DIGITAL LEARNING IS BETTER - READ THIS SHORT ARTICLE AND BE PREPARED FOR THE TEST. HOW MUCH OF THIS IS DIFFERENT?


Friday, January 24, 2014

Teacher and Technology Jan 24, 2014

First Meta-Topic Question - answer in D2L discussion area.

Describe one or more 'metateachnition' experiences you have had (or will have in the next week!!). What do you end up noticing? What is important to you? What do you notice about other people? Does this help you understand yourself as a prospective teacher? Please do not use real names.


From the RWL

You chose THREE from the RWL list. With 3 other people share the main points of what you learned.

From the RWL:

  • What does technology have to do with democracy?
  • What in the world does McLuhan mean? (exam question based on this)
  • Is the Internet the epitome of anarchy as Graham defines it?
  • How does Barney define fundamentalism?
  • Are we losing our social capital or are we gaining with all our various connections?
  • Does the Digital Literacy video support Nicholas Carr’s ‘Is Google Making Us Stupid’?


Marshall McLuhan - the medium is the message and the ‘tetrad’
   - “We shape our tools and then they shape us.”
“We are always living way ahead of our thinking”
Winston Churchill - “We shape our buildings and then they shape us”
Research of the Future (start at 1:00)
   x McLuhan tetrads - open this on your device and with 2 or 3 others try and guess at the answers (before looking) and be ready to try and explain the concept.
   x ENHANCE, REVERSE, RETRIEVE, OBSOLESCE
Digital Literacy

RWL for Jan 28-31

13 REASONS WHY DIGITAL LEARNING IS BETTER - READ THIS SHORT ARTICLE AND BE PREPARED FOR THE TEST. HOW MUCH OF THIS IS DIFFERENT?

At least TWO of the following and bring your notes:

What You Don't Know Can Hurt You - http://www.sustainable-city.org/intervws/mander.htm
Videos:
http://fora.tv/2006/11/28/Paradigm_Wars#fullprogram - You can watch just segments of this using the choices listed. It would not play in Firefox for me, but was fine in Chrome.
General videos by Mander - or do your own search

Metaphor
Lakoff and Johnson - Metaphors We Live By - and a summary and Bower's critique
Lakoff  video - Framing


In class next week we will watch videos about waste disposal, cell phone minerals and farming.

Thursday, January 23, 2014

RWL for Jan 28-31

13 Reasons Why Digital Learning is Better - read this short article and be prepared for the test. How much of this is different?

At least TWO of the following and bring your notes:


What You Don't Know Can Hurt You - http://www.sustainable-city.org/intervws/mander.htm
Videos:
http://fora.tv/2006/11/28/Paradigm_Wars#fullprogram - You can watch just segments of this using the choices listed. It would not play in Firefox for me, but was fine in Chrome.
General videos by Mander - or do your own search


Metaphor
Lakoff and Johnson - Metaphors We Live By - and a summary and Bower's critique
Lakoff  video - Framing




In class we will watch videos about waste disposal, cell phone minerals and farming.