Redekopp's Rant

Teacher and Technology - Feb 1, 2012

2012-01-31T22:07:00.002-06:00

Lab
Games from RWL - find a good one or two and put it one the class wiki.
SumoPaint- create an image that represents your tech journey so far in this course.

Class

Presentation - Blaine, Scott, John on How Teachers Benefit from Technology in the Classroom

Important Ideas 12 and 13

Metaphor
Lakoff and Johnson - Metaphors We Live By - and a summary and Bower's critique
Lakoff video of how this started
Lakoff video - Framing
Neil Postman - Five Things we should Know About Technological Change

Games

Which games? Which kids? How often? How to asses it?

Apps

Dragon Search/Dictate
Our Choice and new ‘books’ from Apple (ibooks author)
Metaphor
Lakoff and Johnson - Metaphors We Live By - and a summary and Bower's critique
Lakoff video of how this started
Lakoff video - Framing

High School UNESCO themed videos

Project Milo

RWL for Feb 7/8

2012-01-30T23:00:00.002-06:00

R/W/L
DO THIS WITH A FOCUS ON APPLYING MOBILE TECHNOLOGY TO A SPECIFIC TOPIC OR LESSON
READ
POCKETS_OF_POTENTIAL_EXECSUM.PDF
POCKETS_OF_POTENTIAL_1_.PDF,
CELLULAR LEARNING WEBSITE
SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY EXAMPLE ONE TO
ONE COMPUTING COMPUTE SCOTLAND - CHECK THE BRAIN TRAINING AREA
LISTEN/WATCH
GOOGLE CARLY SHULER VIDEOS OR EDUTOPIA
LEARNING AND WORKING IN THE COLLABORATIVE AGE
HOW TO TEACH MATH AS A SOCIAL ACTIVITY
10 TIPS FOR PERSONALIZED LEARNING HOWARD GARDNER ON DIGITAL YOUTH OR HTTP://WWW.EDUTOPIA.ORG/DIGITAL-GENERATION-HOWARD-GARDNER-VIDEO
EDUCAUSE A PAGE OF PODCASTS - (MORE UNIVERSITY LEVEL) CHECK CLASSROOM ENGAGEMENT OR CREATING TOOLS FOR A MOBILE CAMPUS

Teacher and Technology - Music Jan 31, 2012

2012-01-30T22:58:00.002-06:00

Lab

Games from RWL
SumoPaint

Class

Important Ideas 12 and 13

What is music? New Music Festival and teaching kids about music innovation

Metaphor
Lakoff and Johnson - Metaphors We Live By - and a summary and Bower's critique
Lakoff video of how this started
Lakoff video - Framing
Neil Postman - Five Things we should Know About Technological Change

Games

Which games? Which kids? How often? How to asses it?

Apps

Dragon Search/DictateOur Choice and new ‘books’ from Apple (ibooks author)

E-Recycling in Manitoba

2012-01-28T11:39:00.001-06:00

Manitoba Gov't Programs

Winnipeg - visit the link above for other Manitoba locations

Location	Dates and Hours of Operation (Please call for more information)	Telephone Number
Computers for Schools	75 Terracon Place Winnipeg, MB Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm Year-round	Ph: 204-988-1790 www.cfsl.mb.ca
Miller Environmental Corporation	1803 Hekla Ave. Winnipeg, MB   Monday-Friday 9:00am - 4:00pm HHW Saturdays: First & Last Saturday (April – October) First Saturday of the Month (Nov–Mar) 9:00am - 4:00pm Year-round	Ph: 204-925-9600
Syrotech Industries	93 Gomez St Winnipeg MB Monday – Friday 9:00am - 4:30pm Year-round	Ph: 204-942-7900
CR Computers	24-2077 Pembina Hwy (South of Bishop Grandin) Winnipeg, MB May 1 – October 31 Monday - Saturday 10:00am – 5:00pm	Ph: 204-261-8900
Powerland Computers	40 Durand Rd. Winnipeg, MB Monday – Saturday 8:30am – 4:30pm Year-round	Ph: 204-237-3800
Urbanmine	72 Rothwell Road Winnipeg, MB Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm Year-round	Ph: 204-774-0192

Kale's Responses

2012-01-27T14:59:00.000-06:00

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Make a live audience poll at Poll Everywhere

Replace your audience response systems with Poll Everywhere

Teacher and Technology - Jan 27, 2012

2012-01-27T10:36:00.004-06:00

Flash Animation Workshop - Tuesday Jan 31 4:30 - 7:00 Free! Supper included. F204 RRC Notre Dame. Sign-up - mail to Eva Brown at ebrown38@rrc.mb.ca

What You Don't Know Can Hurt You - http://www.sustainable-city.org/intervws/mander.htm
Garbage/Recycling Report
Winnipeg Recycling

Urban Mine

Powerland Computers

City of Winnipeg

Selkirk Seniors Centre

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 of how this started
Lakoff video - Framing

High School UNESCO themed videos

Project Milo

RWL for Jan 31/ Feb 1

2012-01-27T10:36:00.003-06:00

R/W/L at least TWO of these and try a game or two from the game sites:

What Exactly Are Kids Learning From Games?

George Lucas Foundation Series
Katie Salen On Learning With Games (Video)
James Paul Gee on Games and Assessment (Video)
No Gamer Left Behind (Video)

The Psych Files (blog with vodcast and text)

Research on violent games by Doug Gentile
Text interview with Doug Gentile on violent video games

Games Sites
Bio Games link - Spongelab Interactive
explorelearning.com - class code: 3FRYNF7PEQ
Stu's Quiz Boxes (requires a download and install on a WIndows computer)
The Problem Site
Canada Quiz
Nobel Prize Site - Games
FutureLabs
HIstory Games - BBC
Colorado U project
English Games

Game Creation software
Kodu - easy to learn 3D game cration
Game Maker

A side note - Interacting with Computers - Project Milo

Teacher and Technology - Music Jan 26, 2012

2012-01-25T17:56:00.002-06:00

‘Glass Organ’ - Bach

Class

Flash Animation Workshop - Tuesday Jan 31 4:30 - 7:00 Free! Supper included. F204 RRC Notre Dame. Sign-up - mail to Eva Brown at ebrown38@rrc.mb.ca

Important Ideas 10 and 11

Open discussion in small groups and on Polleverywhere about 13 Reasons Why Digital Learning is Better - read this short article and be prepared for the test. How much of this is different?

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 of how this started
Lakoff video - Framing
Neil Postman - Five Things we should Know About Technological Change

Apps

Rover Flash - iPad browser?
Dragon Search/Dictate
Our Choice and new ‘books’ from Apple (ibooks author)

Project Milo

RWL for Jan 31/ Feb 1

2012-01-24T20:39:00.003-06:00

R/W/L at least TWO of these and try a game or two from the game sites:

What Exactly Are Kids Learning From Games?

George Lucas Foundation Series
Katie Salen On Learning With Games (Video)
James Paul Gee on Games and Assessment (Video)
No Gamer Left Behind (Video)

The Psych Files (blog with vodcast and text)

Research on violent games by Doug Gentile
Text interview with Doug Gentile on violent video games

Games Sites
Bio Games link - Spongelab Interactive
explorelearning.com - class code: 3FRYNF7PEQ
Stu's Quiz Boxes (requires a download and install on a WIndows computer)
The Problem Site
Canada Quiz
Nobel Prize Site - Games
FutureLabs
HIstory Games - BBC
Colorado U project
English Games

Game Creation software
Kodu - easy to learn 3D game cration
Game Maker

A side note - Interacting with Computers - Project Milo

Teacher and Technology - Jan 25, 2012

2012-01-24T20:39:00.000-06:00

Lab

Google is NOT a source of images - and how to link your pictures back to the source
x references in web documents - links on pages and images as well as in References page
x References page should have separate sections for text, images, video, audio
The Easy Guide to Socializing Online - Australian Dept of Ed
Glogster - make a poster about your personal technology devices
Apple’s new ‘textbooks’ and iTunes U - and a summary
GrockIt Answers - video “For Teachers”
20 Amazing iPad Apps

Class

Flash Animation Workshop - Tuesday Jan 31 4:30 - 7:00 Free! Supper included. F204 RRC Notre Dame. Sign-up - mail to Eva Brown at ebrown38@rrc.mb.ca

Important Ideas 9 and 10

Apps

Rover Flash - iPad browser?
Dragon Search/Dictate
Our Choice and new ‘books’ from Apple (ibooks author)

Teacher and Technology - Music Jan 24, 2012

2012-01-23T14:47:00.003-06:00

Lab
Google is NOT a source of images - and how to link your pictures back to the source
x references in web documents - links on pages and images as well as in References page
x References page should have separate sections for text, images, video, audio
The Easy Guide to Socializing Online - Australian Dept of Ed
Mugeda Animation
Apple’s new ‘textbooks’ and iTunes U - and a summary
GrockIt Answers - video “For Teachers”
20 Amazing iPad Apps

Class

Flash Animation Workshop - Tuesday Jan 31 4:30 - 7:00 Free! Supper included. F204 RRC Notre Dame. Sign-up - mail to Eva Brown at ebrown38@rrc.mb.ca

Important Ideas 8 and 9

Apps

Rover Flash - iPad browser?
Dragon Search/Dictate
Our Choice and new ‘books’ from Apple (ibooks author)

Teacher and Technology - Jan 20, 2012

2012-01-20T00:39:00.004-06:00

Class

SearchO with Google Chrome
GPS-Info - tracking you down.

Assignment due dates are - Assign 1 - Jan 25 , Assign 2 - Jan. 27

Presentaiton - Beshta, Kathleen, Jacqueline and Frank.

Free workshop for pre-service teachers on animation - Jan 31 at 4:30 - 7:00 F204 Red River (Main Campus). Free supper included. Please register to attend this event by sending an email to Eva Brown atebrown38@rrc.mb.ca - registration is free of course.

Important Ideas 8 and 9

Marshall McLuhan - The Medium is the Message and the Tetrads (Example 1, Example 2, Example 3, Example 4)

Using Technology in Education for:

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

Apps

Rover Flash - iPad browser?
Dragon Search/Dictate
Our Choice

RWL for 24/25

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 of how this started
Lakoff video - Framing
Neil Postman - Five Things we should Know About Technological Change

Teacher and Technology - Music Jan 19, 2012

2012-01-19T08:33:00.005-06:00

Bela Fleck and Bass solo

Class

SearchO with Google Chrome
Assignment due dates are - Assign 1 - Jan 24 , Assign 2 - Feb 9

Free workshop for pre-service teachers on animation - Jan 31 at 4:30 - 7:00 F204 Red River (Main Campus). Free supper included. Please register to attend this event by sending an email to Eva Brown atebrown38@rrc.mb.ca - registration is free of course.

Important Ideas 6 and 7

Marshall McLuhan - The Medium is the Message and the Tetrads (Example 1, Example 2, Example 3, Example 4)

Using Technology in Education for:

Basic Communication (blogs. email, texting and PP - students, parents & teachers)

Info Gathering (RSS, web sites and advanced search)

Subject Specific Software - Drill & Practice, simulations, GPS, graphing, labs

Info Creating (wikis, blogs, web sites)

Creation / Collaboration - wikis, docs, video, audio

Presentation / Motivation (Hawthorne effect and larger audience)

Apps

Rover Flash - iPad browser?
Dragon Search/Dictate
Our Choice

RWL for 24/25

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

Teacher and Technology - Jan 18, 2012

2012-01-18T09:50:00.002-06:00

Lab
New site - Microsoft Free Tools for Teachers and Partners in Learning Netork
Zamzar.com will convert many file formats

RSS feeds - google reader, netvibes, or as a widget in your web space
Podcast Option - Podomatic

Video - iMovie and MovieMaker
x create a 10 - 20 second video with multiple tracks including a CC music track where you speak or sing the slogan.
or
Garageband - create a 10 - 20 second jingle with multiple tracks including a real voice track where you speak or sing the slogan.

Class
Assessment at its finest
Assignments due - next week
Important Ideas 6 and 7
The Brain - “Will fast facts do to our brains, what fast food has done to our bodies?” R. Redekopp
Summarizing:
NY Times article: The Science of Concentration
Gary Small - iBrain Multitasking or Paying Attention:
Winnifred Gallagher - the book Rapt, or video (around 30 minutes to find the multitasking stuff)
Your Brain on Technology - audio

What does “The Medium is The Message” mean? What are tetrads? (Example 1, Example 2, Example 3, Example 4)
RWL for 24/25
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

RWL for Jan. 24/25

2012-01-16T22:14:00.002-06:00

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 of how this started
Lakoff video - Framing

Neil Postman - Five Things we should Know About Technological Change

Teacher and Technology - Music Jan 17, 2012

2012-01-16T20:47:00.004-06:00

2 Cellos

Lab
New site - Microsoft Free Tools for Teachers and Partners in Learning Netork
Zamzar.com will convert many file formats

RSS feeds - google reader, netvibes, or as a widget in your web space
Podcast Option - Podomatic

Video - iMovie and MovieMaker
x create a 10 - 20 second video with multiple tracks including a CC music track where you speak or sing the slogan.
or
Garageband - create a 10 - 20 second jingle with multiple tracks including a real voice track where you speak or sing the slogan.

Class

Assessment at its finest
Assignment due dates???

Important Ideas 4 and 5

The Brain - “Will fast facts do to our brains, what fast food has done to our bodies?” R. Redekopp
Summarizing:
NY Times article: The Science of Concentration
Gary Small - iBrain Multitasking or Paying Attention:
Winnifred Gallagher - the book Rapt, or video (around 30 minutes to find the multitasking stuff)
Your Brain on Technology - audio

Marshall McLuhan - The Mediums is the Message and the Tetrads (Example 1, Example 2, Example 3, Example 4)

Using Technology in Education for:

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

Rover Flash - iPad browser?

RWL for 19/20

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 paly 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 of how this started
Lakoff video - Framing

Neil Postman - Five Things we should Know About Technological Change

Teacher and Technology - Jan 13, 2012

2012-01-12T20:04:00.005-06:00

Important Ideas 4 and 5

Podomatic - a podcast possibility
Quick video overview.

Thoughts about John Finch and LwICT presentation
x what is he really up to?

Is Google Making Us Stupid?
Nicolas Carr – Is Google Making Us Stupid? the video
We can still read! - Why Digital Doesn't Mean Dumb!

The Brain - “Will fast facts do to our brains, what fast food has done to our bodies?” R. Redekopp

From the RWL:
NY Times article: The Science of Concentration
Gary Small - iBrain Multitasking or Paying Attention:
Winnifred Gallagher - the book Rapt, or video (around 30 minutes to find the multitasking stuff)
Your Brain on Technology - audio

iPad Apps - our favourites

R/W/L for Jan 17/18, 2012

2012-01-11T21:40:00.001-06:00

What does "The Medium is the Message Mean?"

Choose from

Read:
Read some background on Marshall McLuhan and his main ideas. The 100 year anniversary articles summarize a fair bit

Watch:
Any 3 (most are short) of these McLuhan videos - or find more of your own

Teacher and Technology - Music Jan 12, 2012

2012-01-11T21:24:00.002-06:00

Important Ideas 2 and 3

Thoughts about John Finch and LwICT presentation
x what is he really up to?
Assignments deadlines ???

Songsmith?

Is Google Making Us Stupid?
Nicolas Carr – Is Google Making Us Stupid? the video
We can still read! - Why Digital Doesn't Mean Dumb!

What is music education for?

What do some 'experts' say? Audio excerpt from TVO - The Agenda

Do the 'experts' change your mind? Which of their definitions do you like best?
How does music education fit in to the overall goals of education?
How many halves of education are there?

The Brain - “Will fast facts do to our brains, what fast food has done to our bodies?” R. Redekopp

From the RWL:
NY Times article: The Science of Concentration
Gary Small - iBrain Multitasking or Paying Attention:
Winnifred Gallagher - the book Rapt, or video (around 30 minutes to find the multitasking stuff)
Your Brain on Technology - audio

Teacher and Technology Jan 11, 2012

2012-01-11T10:15:00.004-06:00

Lab

Microsoft Free Tools for Teachers and Partners in Learning Netork
Google Docs
Garageband /Audacity (Podcasts)

Class

Important Ideas 2 and 3

Supervise Yourself

What is education for?

What are schools for? What is education? Why are you here? What do you hope to accomplish with your students?

Write down a short response
Share with one other person and modify/revise if you wish
Share with another pair of people
What do some 'experts' say? Audio excerpt from TVO - The Agenda

Do the 'experts' change your mind? Which of their definitions do you like best?
How does history/ath/science/ELA/music … education fit in to the overall goals of education?
How many halves of education are there?

Thoughts about John Finch and LwICT presentation
x what is he really up to?
Assignment deadlines ???

Is Google Making Us Stupid?
Nicolas Carr – Is Google Making Us Stupid? or Watch some video
We can still read! - Why Digital Doesn't Mean Dumb!
What is a good teacher?
Gladwell - How to Identify a Good Teacher Prospect

Teacher and Technology - Music Jan 10, 2012

2012-01-09T16:51:00.004-06:00

Lab

Microsoft Free Tools for Teachers and Partners in Learning Netork
Google Docs

Aboriginal Perspectives in Music -

Class

Important Ideas 2 and 3

Thoughts about John Finch and LwICT presentation
x what is he really up to?
Assignments deadlines ???

Is Google Making Us Stupid?
Nicolas Carr – Is Google Making Us Stupid? or Watch some video
We can still read! - Why Digital Doesn't Mean Dumb!
What is a good teacher?
Gladwell - How to Identify a Good Teacher Prospect

What is music education for?

What are schools for? What is education? Why are you here? What do you hope to accomplish with your music students?
Write down a short response
Share with one other person and modify/revise if you wish
Share with another pair of people
What do some 'experts' say? Audio excerpt from TVO - The Agenda

Do the 'experts' change your mind? Which of their definitions do you like best?
How does music education fit in to the overall goals of education?
How many halves of education are there?

RWL

Jan 12

The Brain - “Will fast facts do to our brains, what fast food has done to our bodies?” R. Redekopp

Start with this short NY Times article: The Science of Concentration

Then choose one more from among the following and bring your notes to class:
Gary Small - iBrain - text or video choices or audio
Multitasking or Paying Attention: Winnifred Gallagher - the book Rapt, or video (around 30 minutes to find the multitasking stuff)
Your Brain on Technology - audio

Teacher and Technology Jan 6, 2012

2012-01-06T09:54:00.001-06:00

Assignment deadlines - Jan 25 for Assign 1 and Jan 27 for Assign 2

John Finch - Manitoba Education on LwICT

Links from John's talk

Michael Geist’s website –http://michaelgeist.ca also a good follow on Twitter – you can follow him from his website
http://Lwictcopyright.wikispaces.com – our site for copyright
http://Jamendo.com - for creative commons music
http://ccmixter.com – more creative commons music.

Read/Watch/Listen list for Jan 11 and 13

Jan 11
Nicolas Carr – Is Google Making Us Stupid? or Watch some video
We can still read! - Why Digital Doesn't Mean Dumb!
What is a good teacher?
Gladwell - How to Identify a Good Teacher Prospect

Jan 13

The Brain - “Will fast facts do to our brains, what fast food has done to our bodies?” R. Redekopp

Start with this short NY Times article: The Science of Concentration

Then choose one more from among the following and bring your notes to class:
Gary Small - iBrain - text or video choices or audio
Multitasking or Paying Attention: Winnifred Gallagher - the book Rapt, or video (around 30 minutes to find the multitasking stuff)
Your Brain on Technology - audio

Teacher and Technology - Music Jan 5, 2012

2012-01-06T09:53:00.003-06:00

Class

John Finch - Manitoba Education on LwICT
Links from John's talk

Michael Geist’s website –http://michaelgeist.ca also a good follow on Twitter – you can follow him from his website
http://Lwictcopyright.wikispaces.com – our site for copyright
http://Jamendo.com - for creative commons music
http://ccmixter.com – more creative commons music.

Read/Watch/Listen list for Jan 10 and 12
Jan 10
Nicolas Carr – Is Google Making Us Stupid?
We can still read! - Why Digital Doesn't Mean Dumb!
What is a good teacher?
Gladwell - How to Identify a Good Teacher Prospect

Jan 12

The Brain - “Will fast facts do to our brains, what fast food has done to our bodies?” R. Redekopp

Start with this short NY Times article: The Science of Concentration

Then choose one more from among the following and bring your notes to class:
Gary Small - iBrain - text or video choices or audio
Multitasking or Paying Attention: Winnifred Gallagher - the book Rapt, or video (around 30 minutes to find the multitasking stuff)
Your Brain on Technology - audio

Teacher and Technology Jan 4, 2012

2012-01-04T10:02:00.001-06:00

Lab

Class web presence (this is an ongoing experiment in digital culture and ‘metateachnition’):
Angel - only to show your marks
Twitter: @rredekopp
Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/rredekopp
Class Notes - http://rredekopp.blogspot.com
Class wiki (where you contribute - request access) - http://teacherandtech.pbworks.com
Redekopp Online Newspaper - http://paper.li/rredekopp
RWL for next week

Course Outline and assignments

Open Source Software - free to download and use. Wide variety of programs - eg TTA lossless codec
ex. Music notation - scroll down a bit to MuseScore
Bibliography makers - bibme.org. refworks, easybib.
Class
A Head Teacher’s Story
Pencil Technology (in case you thought twitter was useless)

Shift Happens - are you ready?

Important Ideas #1

MetaTeachnition - a new word for you to know. It means to think about your (or anyone else's) teaching and what is going on in terms of the you, the students, the classroom environment, your lesson, etc.

Intros - course, me, you (music major, school placement, something interesting about you)
How I approach tech for teachers
Admin tasks
Communication with parents and students
CAL
Creativity and expression of learning
Asessment

ISTE Standards for teachers and students
Next class
John Finch - Manitoba Education on LwICT

Read/Watch/Listen list for Jan 11 and 13
Jan 11
Nicolas Carr – Is Google Making Us Stupid?
We can still read! - Why Digital Doesn't Mean Dumb!
What is a good teacher?
Gladwell - How to Identify a Good Teacher Prospect

Jan 13

The Brain - “Will fast facts do to our brains, what fast food has done to our bodies?” R. Redekopp

Start with this short NY Times article: The Science of Concentration

Then choose one more from among the following and bring your notes to class:
Gary Small - iBrain - text or video choices or audio
Multitasking or Paying Attention: Winnifred Gallagher - the book Rapt, or video (around 30 minutes to find the multitasking stuff)
Your Brain on Technology - audio

Read/Watch/Listen for Jan 10 -13

2012-01-02T14:21:00.000-06:00

Jan 10/11
Nicolas Carr – Is Google Making Us Stupid?
We can still read! - Why Digital Doesn't Mean Dumb!
What is a good teacher?
Gladwell - How to Identify a Good Teacher Prospect

Jan 12/13

The Brain - “Will fast facts do to our brains, what fast food has done to our bodies?” R. Redekopp

Start with this short NY Times article: The Science of Concentration

Then choose one more from among the following and bring your notes to class:
Gary Small - iBrain - text or video choices or audio
Multitasking or Paying Attention: Winnifred Gallagher - the book Rapt, or video (around 30 minutes to find the multitasking stuff)
Your Brain on Technology - audio

Teacher and Technology - Music Jan 3, 2012

2012-01-02T14:17:00.003-06:00

Lab

Class

A Head Teacher’s Story
Pencil Technology (in case you thought twitter was useless)

Shift Happens - are you ready?

Important Ideas #1

MetaTeachnition - a new word for you to know. It means to think about your (or anyone else's) teaching and what is going on in terms of the you, the students, the classroom environment, your lesson, etc.

Intros - course, me, you (music major, school placement, something interesting about you)
How I approach tech for teachers

Admin tasks
Communication with parents and students
CAL
Creativity and expression of learning
Asessment

ISTE Standards for teachers and students

Next class

John Finch - Manitoba Education on LwICT

Read/Watch/Listen list for Jan 10 and 12

Jan 10
Nicolas Carr – Is Google Making Us Stupid?
We can still read! - Why Digital Doesn't Mean Dumb!
What is a good teacher?
Gladwell - How to Identify a Good Teacher Prospect

Jan 12

The Brain - “Will fast facts do to our brains, what fast food has done to our bodies?” R. Redekopp

Start with this short NY Times article: The Science of Concentration

Then choose one more from among the following and bring your notes to class:
Gary Small - iBrain - text or video choices or audio
Multitasking or Paying Attention: Winnifred Gallagher - the book Rapt, or video (around 30 minutes to find the multitasking stuff)
Your Brain on Technology - audio

Science Journal of Video Experiments

2011-12-09T16:47:00.000-06:00

from:
Maclean's online

"Are you tired of reading textbooks and journal articles? Imagine if you could research your lab report or learn an experimental technique by watching a YouTube video.
I just learned that you basically can, thanks to the Journal of Visualized Experiments. It’s like YouTube, except you’re not watching videos of kittens playing patty cake or people doing stupid stuff with trampolines. JoVE publishes peer-reviewed research just like any other academic journal, but in video format. It’s even indexed in PubMed Central, which is the Google of biochemical and life sciences research. At five-years old, JoVE may be the only journal of its kind. But one can imagine there will soon be more like it.
According to JoVE, the increasing complexity of modern research means that traditional print articles just don’t cut it anymore. Research has evolved, so the way we share the information needs to evolve too. And that’s where JoVE comes in. Instead of reading about a new method for rapidly genotyping mice, students and scientists can actually see the experiment unfold."

Environment issues in Schools

2011-12-07T14:52:00.002-06:00

The Important Ideas of TIme Travel

e-waste Movie
by: LindaPugh

T and T Weekend Dec 3, 2011

2011-11-29T14:56:00.007-06:00

9:00 Featured guest for 20 - 30 minutes (via Skype)
Carly Shuler (Learning: Is There an App for That?) from the Joan Ganz Cooney Center (Sesame Street Research Division) - have some questions about kids and apps ready.
Participation ??
Exam questions ??????

Presentations

Terri, Gerald & Meriam
Nicole, John and Jenn
Linda P, Jodie, Ashleigh

Practicum stories and questions

Lab
Go Animate!
SchoolTubeYouTube Tools

Important Ideas 15 and on to maybe 20

Washington and Madrid

Important Ideas for Teachers
by: cryssischau

Exam question 0
by: laser74

Stikz Discussing Teaching and Technology
by: lindamoyer

GoAnimate.com: Interview+with+Don+Fuentes by gerald_villegas22

Like it? Create your own at GoAnimate.com. It's free and fun!

T and T Weekend Nov 26, 2011

2011-11-25T17:15:00.001-06:00

Exam ??? Take home???
Exam questions

Presentations

Marilena & Kyle &; Jewels
Linda M, Lisa & Lindsay M
Lotte, Karen, Lindsay
Leah, Lincoln, Rob

Comments about the Assistive Technologies presentation

Lab
Go Animate!
SchoolTube

Important Ideas 12 and and 13 and 14

Washington and Madrid

Back from Madrid

2011-11-23T11:59:00.002-06:00

This was created in GO Animate - something like Xtranormal

GoAnimate.com: Back from Madrid by rredekopp

Like it? Create your own at GoAnimate.com. It's free and fun!

T and T Nov 6 Weekend Edition

2011-11-04T20:34:00.003-06:00

Class

Why will Rennie be gone?
Nov 19 start time - 10:00 - assistive technology speaker - Lori Wiebe (oarc.ca)
Dec 6 presentation, exam?, lunch
Exam Questions
Edmodo - sign up and join my course - code 1jb40o
GPS and your camera

Apps I like (you can share too as the course goes on)

Languages
History
Periodic Table of the Elements

Important Ideas #10 and 11

Technology Bias!!
Ways of thinking

Clip from Food, Inc - Efficiency
Language and metaphor

Postman’s Five Ideas

First, that we always pay a price for technology
Second, that there are always winners and losers.
Third, that there is a bias embedded in every great technology
Fourth, technological change is not additive; it is ecological,
Fifth, technology tends to become mythic

What we value

Speed
Efficiency
Resources
Personal distance
Basic information over thought
Are we any happier?

Mobile Learning

Carly Shuler RWL
Upsides of Games
Gary Small and iBrain review

Break - Posterous - take pictures, make comments and email to mlcourse123 at gmail.com

Lab

Video and videoish -
Middlespot - web mashups
animoto - video from images
Doink - simple drawing and animation
Glogster - create posters with pictures, movies, etc

Podcasting - iPadio (phone to web)

Getting YouTube videos - keepvid.com, or savevid.com

RWL - Assistive Technologies

RWL at least two of these for Nov 19 please.

T and T Nov 4, 2011

2011-11-03T22:45:00.002-06:00

Last Class

Marks from your web sites

Exam Questions - if you are doing multimedia, upload it and send me the link, not the whole file

Poll - Our wireless access - Distraction or Engager?

Presentations

A17

Carrie, Colin & Adam
Lauren & Evan V.
Rochelle & Brenna
Josh and Andrew
Erika & Amanda & Evan L.

A15

Scott Dempster, Trevor Fontaine, Kevin Giesbrecht.
Brendan, Joel, and Rob
Jennifer Soldier and Mike Pawlyshyn
Matthew & Eric

Important Ideas
18 & 19 for A17
25 for A15

Wrap-up

Tech for your benefit (wikis, grades, PD through RSS, tweets, email, Facebook pages etc)
Tech for teaching (D&P, review, simulation, games)
Tech for creating (video, audio, web sites, images, glogs, animations, etc)
Control the tech as much as it controls you!

eWaste - take action on your own and in schools
60 Minutes report
Story of Stuff
GO! Animate - kind of like xtranormal

Education and Mobile Devices

Thanks Laryssa for this:
A friend of mine who teaches adult ed in another city shared this story with me. After a student handed in an assignment that was at a higher level than their usual performance, my friend decided to google the first sentence - and found the source of the student's assignment immediately. When this teacher called out the student for plaigarism, their response was "I did do the work myself - I found the article, I copied and pasted it, and it took me a really long time."

T and T Nov 2, 2011

2011-11-01T22:35:00.001-06:00

Tech for Pre-Service teachers - next session Monday, Nov 28 4:30 - 7:30.
Poll - Are you coming?

Edmodo - sign up if you like and join my course - code 1jb40o
New Posterous look
Exam Questions
GPS and your camera - A17
Poll - Did the rubric help you at all?

Presentations
A17
Erika & Amanda
Crystal & Nick - Vocal Health
Chris & Alvin
Alex & Bryce

A15
Steffan, Bryan & Esmond
Meghan + mystery friend.........mystery topic!
Jordan & Darren

Important Ideas
16 & 17 for A17
18 & 19 for A15

Angela McFarlane and the 15%
Education and Mobile Devices
Why I gave Up My iPhone!

Course evaluation - on paper even! (I’m having trouble making the link!!)

More on the brain

Prezi - alternative presentation tool

Much more on body language - thanks Toshio.

Videos on Digital Media and Learning by the leaders in the field. 5 - 10 minutes each

Course evaluation

Thanks to Samantha for this:

I, apparently, am a digital native.
Whoever decided that interesting fact is somewhat crazy. In fact, I suggest that person come and sit in during one of my Teacher and Technology classes. In this class of approximately 27 individuals, every person except for perhaps one would be considered a digital native. Yet, for the most part, we can operate only the most superficial technologies available to us: social networking, email, text, and cell phones to name a few. At first we thought that made us techno-savvy. We were wrong. At the commencement of the course, the professor woke us all up to our truly pitiful grasp on what we had, just moments before, considered mastered. He wowed us by simply showing us a website that prepared formatted bibliographies, and stunned us by playing a video of jaw-dropping statistics relating to the expansiveness of the media in society. To use an analogy, we have barely seen the tip of a monstrous digital iceberg that lurks below the surface of the facade that is a computer connected to the Internet. I feel that the term "digital natives" may encompass far too broad a cross-section of people, and it implies something that the average individual cannot live up to. Just because a person was born after a certain year does not mean that they were born with inherent skills specific to the technology of the time.

Thanks to Liana for this:
At the University of Liverpool, a year long project explored how learners improved in different ways by using digital creativity. Here are some interesting outcomes that they found:

-Students became engaged due to activities that made them personally interested
-Students saw the equipment and wanted to get involved (motivation)
-There was a sense of pride when it was time for the students to present their work to the rest of the classroom and at home
-Teachers noticed that their attendance record was improving in classes that were based on digital creativity activities (persistence)
-Students could take personal control of their learning
-Students were so motivated with their own project or activity that they asked to come in at lunch or after school to work on it
-They created their own finished products, and developed the ideas given to them
-They felt like they mastered a useful skill that they can apply in the future
-They found students to have a better social relationship with each other
-All students were engaged because they were motivated by one another
-Students worked together productively which helped them develop people management skills
-Literacy was improved by the engaged students in the activity
-Animation was a great reusable resource for other learners
-Animation, video, and music software had a therapeutic value and encouraged personal relfection and developing insight
-Encouraged students to continue education and employment because these digital creative activities raised aspirations.
-With embedding digital creativity across the curriculum, students who had difficulties with certain subjects found helpful resources through technology
-Helped them understand and find a visual meaning for problems they encountered

Source: To read the entire experiment in detail go here:

http://www.cripsat.org.uk/downloads/digital_creativity_besd_summary.pdf

Exam Questions Fall, 2011

2011-10-30T09:50:00.000-06:00

Exam Questions