Thursday, January 31, 2013

Teacher and Technology Feb 1 2013

A16 Presentations -
  1. Lydia Caligiuri, Carissa Schettler, Chantal Jacques - Canadian Geography Review
  2. James Young, Pamela Miller, Demeris Wilson - Astronomy, constellations
  3. Ainslie Bailey, Steven Greyeyes, Larissa Rempel - Geography of Central America

x note that if there are no questions the presentation gets a zero.

Important ideas for_teachers  12 and 13

Advice from experienced teachers

Metateachnition 2 (on D2L by Friday 11:59 pm please) - How broadly do you use the internet and all its resources? Think about how much you use the vastness of the internet when you are not doing something for school or work. Do you tend to go to more than 10 websites on any given day or week or do you pretty much go to the same places all the time? Why/why not? If yes, would you list some of the sites (your choice to list or not to list). When do you you branch out?

Brain control - MindWave mindreader!

Bigger Ideas - Social Impact of technology
Work on the creation you started last class

Find 2-3 other people who have RWL’d to the same author/speaker. Create an educreations (iPad or laptop) presentation or find another format to summarize what you think is important.
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
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


Apps for specific courses - demo of some apps
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Teacher and Technology Jan 30 2013


Lab


Google Search Education- teaching students to search better
Getting YouTube videos -keepvid.com, or  savevid.com
Prezi - new presentation format (Edu license)
Animoto - images and music to video (30 seconds)

Class

A17 Presentation - Samantha Einarson & Asifa Bokhari - Weebly

x note that if there are no questions the presentation gets a zero.
A16 - presentations start Friday

Important ideas for_teachers  10 and 11

MetaTeachnition 1- feel free to read other responses to broaden your understanding of how others experience this.

Metateachnition 2 (on D2L by Friday 11:59 pm please) - How broadly do you use the internet and all its resources? Think about how much you use the vastness of the internet when you are not doing something for school or work. Do you tend to go to more than 10 websites on any given day or week or do you pretty much go to the same places all the time? Why/why not? If yes, would you list some of the sites (your choice to list or not to list). When do you you branch out?

Facebook and privacy follow-up - Privacy and Ordering Pizza!

Bigger Ideas - Social Impact of technology

Find 2-3 other people who have RWL’d to the same author/speaker. Create an educreations (iPad or laptop) presentation to summarize what you think is important. We'll display these shortly.

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
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


Apps for specific courses - demo of some apps
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Friday, January 25, 2013

Teacher and Technology Jan 25 2013


Important ideas for_teachers  8 and 9 (and overheads to support them)


MetaTeachnition 1- please respond by TODAY in the D2L discussion area. Thanks to those of you who did already.

Facebook - Privacy changes - please read this with both your own professional aspirations and what you think we might have to teach students.

The Brain - iBrain review (A16 from slide 14)

50 Android apps that teachers are using
Go through the list with a couple of other people and find apps where you think that we can go beyond learning facts, and get students to really start thinking.
Post the best apps to this poll

Production Apps that you might use - Educreations - small groups - PLAN and create a short lesson on a topic in your major area.

Neil Postman - Five Things we should Know About Technological Change

x The summary


Apps for specific courses - demo of some apps

RWL for January 30

Bigger Ideas - Social Impact of technology

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
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!)
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Teacher and Technology Jan 22 2013


Lab

Course Outline confusion?
Choosing a blog / wiki / web site for your Assign 2
Rubrics - Rubistar, and a list of others
Better searching - Advanced search
x search for your name in Google, Bing and Yahoo???
Sharing - google docs, dropbox, MS SkyDrive
SumoPaint or OneMotion or ArtPad or choose another -  create an image of how you feel about tech in the classroom or how you feel about technology generally

Class

Important ideas for_teachers  6 and 7

What is a good teacher?

MetaTeachnition 1- please respond by Friday in the D2L discussion area

Consider your own experience with the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) idea. How has it changed your classroom experience? How has it changed your 'learning' experience? How has it influenced those around you (don't use names please)? Are you comfortable with it? Is ti too much of a distraction? Write 250 - 500 words to describe your experience. You may comment (nicely and constructively) to other posts

From the RWL

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

NY Times article: The Science of Concentration


  • is multitasking a myth?
  • how much do we know about the brain?
  • what is fMRI?


The Brain - iBrain review
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Thursday, January 17, 2013

Teacher and Technology Jan 18 2013


Lab

Permission forms??? Note Taker/Sharer ????

 Audio -  Garageband (Mac only) or Audacity (free download) or PodBean or Podomatic or iPadio
  • exporting to mp3
  • embedding
Video - MovieMaker (PC) or iMovie (Mac) or online sites (Vimeo,
  • Formats - .mov, .mp4
  • uploading - your wiki, YouTube, TeacherTube,

Class

Important Ideas 4 and 5

Comments on LwICT presentation  - was there any mention of technology? How has technology changed inquiry? Is inquiry the best thing for all students at all times?
Copyright Matters and Creative Commons - issues?

From the RWL:

What is a good teacher?

Read/Watch/Listen for January 23

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:
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Teacher and Tech Jan 16 2013

Lab Friday

John Finch - Manitoba Education - LwICT and Copyright

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Friday, January 11, 2013

Teacher and Technology - Jan 11 2013


Questions about:

Course Outline and assignments and deadline for Web Content Assign

Important Idea #2 and 3

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.

Shift Happens - are you ready?

SMARTBoards - what do you know, how much have you used one?
x answer on the poll (A16) 
and poll (A17)

How I approach tech for teachers


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

ISTE Standards for teachers and students

Audio/Video activity - using your own device and a couple of other people, create a short audio or video clip that talks about some technology you know of that might be good in a classroom.

Some  audio and video upload options - Podbean, Podomatic, MixCloud, Youtube, TeacherTube, Vimeo

Next class

What good is Google?

Read/Watch/Listen (RWL) list for Jan 16 and 18

Jan 16
Guest speaker - John Finch, Manitoba Education

Jan 18

These are all short articles - please read them and be prepared to discuss

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 23

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 the 30 minute mark to find the multitasking stuff) audio

Your Brain on Technology - audio - almost an hour but worthwhile

Next lab (Jan 18)

Video and Audio tools
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Teacher and Technology - Jan 9 2013


Lab

Class web presence (this is an ongoing experiment in digital culture and ‘metateachnition’):
Desire2Learn - for discussions and to show your marks
Twitter: @rredekopp class hashtag #umtandt
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

Course Outline and assignments

Open Source Software - free to download and use. Wide variety of programs - eg TTA lossless codec
Bibliography makers - bibme.org. refworks, easybib.

TEXTBOOK! - a wireless internet capable device


Class

Intros - course, me, you - pictures (music major, school placement, something interesting about you)

A Head Teacher’s Story

Pencil Technology (in case you thought twitter was useless)

Shift Happens - are you ready?

Important Idea #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.




How I approach tech for teachers


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

ISTE Standards for teachers and students

Next class

What good is Google?

Read/Watch/Listen list for Jan 16 and 18

Jan 16

These are all short articles - please

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 18

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 the 30 minute mark to find the multitasking stuff)audio

Your Brain on Technology - audio

Next lab

Video and Audio tools
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