RWL Lists


    RWL for Feb 25 - 28, 2014

    Social Media - is it safe to use (or how do we teach students to be safe) and how can we use it for learning?
    Audio
OR
    Web sites
OR




RWL for Feb 11 - 14


AAC (Adaptive and Augmentative Communication) or Special Needs Technologies - choose two or three from the options below.

Read

MobileLearning4SpecialNeedsKids - check the video case studies and the app lists pageComputer Unlocks Teen's Voice
Apps for Autistic Kids
Speaking APPropriately
Pros and Cons of Apps
AAC-RERC White Paper

Watch

Tech and Autism - ABC 20/20 Report or Full Report (9 min)The Sound of Learning - Edutopia

Enabling Dreams - Edutopia - search for others

MobileLearning4SpecialNeedsKids - check the video case studies and the app lists page

Listen

http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/episode/2010/02/19/february-19-2010/ Part 3  - about the first 5 minutes

Apps

iTouchForSpecialNeeds

http://itouch4specialneeds.pbworks.com/w/page/32672136/FrontPage

MobileLearning4SpecialNeedsKids




RWL(P) for Feb. 4-7

R/W/L  at least two of these and (P) play a game or two from the game sites:

Read
Text article by Douglas Gentile on violent video games
Research on violent games by Douglas Gentile (a bibliography if you are interested in this area)

What Exactly Are Kids Learning From Games? (Text)

Watch

Katie Salen On Learning With Games (Video)

James Paul Gee on Games and Assessment (Video)

No Gamer Left Behind (Video)

Games Sites


Game Creation software



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.



RWL for Jan 21-24, 2014



For an overview of some terminology see the Educause collection of 7 Things You Should Know About ... - look through the list and update yourself on one or two!



Choose THREE from the list below. Since they are not all the same, be prepared to share your info based on what you read, watch OR listened to.

Read options

Social issues - some entry points
Bowling Alone - America's Declining Social Capital - Robert Putnam - also a book version.
One Nation Under Google (pdf) - Darin Barney Chapter 1 in particular
Anarchy and the internet - Gordon Graham

Watch options

Marshall McLuhan - The Medium is The Message and Media and The Global Village
One Nation Under Google - Darin Barney (Part 1)
The Myth of Digital Literacy - Video
Privacy and Ordering Pizza! (just for fun!)

Listen options

Start with BTR and Liz Kolb (Choose any or all) - BTR Cell Phones in Learning series
TVO - The Myth of Digital Literacy
Born Digital excerpt - John Palfrey and Urs Gasser (they also have podcasts available)
or any of these
Interview with John Palfrey - Perseus Publishing






RWL for Jan 14-17, 2014



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


Technology and the brain - connectedness (Turkle), distractedness (ADHD?), shallow-tasking (Carr) and unbelievable resources.

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 (Look Inside) or video choices or audio

Multitasking or Paying Attention: Winnifred Gallagher - the book Rapt, or video (around the 30 minute mark to find the multitasking stuff) audio

Your Brain on Technology - audio




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