Friday, September 20, 2013

Teacher and Technology - Sept 20 2013

Deadlines (Assign 1 - Sept 25 11:59 pm and Assign 2 Oct 30 for A17) and questions

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Textbooks - you need one. Let me know if you cannot afford it. I have one I can lend out.

Important Idea #4 and 5

MetaTeachnition - are you practicing this?
From the RWL - groups of 3 or 4 (try to find two you have not worked with before)
The Brain -  “Will fast facts do to our brains, what fast food has done to our bodies?” R. Redekopp
Report (A17):
  • The most interesting or startling fact you came across
  • Whether your group did more of R,W or L
  • Thoughts on concentration - can you train yourself to ‘pay attention’?
  • Do you multitask or just switch attention a lot?
  • When is multitasking really possible without a significant loss?


Tech break!!!
Twitter demo and how you will use it - people and hashtags (groups or topics). (@rredekopp and #umtandt). Create an account and tweet to our hashtag #umtandt

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

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ISTE Standards for teachers and students
Video and audio creation and uploading - more ideas

RWL for Sept. 25

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

One Nation Under Google - Darin Barney (Part 1)
Privacy and Ordering Pizza! (just for fun!)

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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Teacher and Technology - Sept 18 2013

Teacher and Technology - Sept 18 2013

Lab

Video and Audio tools and formats (and places to upload your products)
Your own web space (make sure you cna upload files) or:
Audio - SoundCloud, Podbean, Podomatic, iPadio, Mixcloud
Video - Vimeo, TeacherTube, YouTube,
Audio - Recording with Audacity (PC and Mac) and Garageband (Mac only) and how to convert to mp3
Video - MovieMaker (PC) and iMovie (Mac) and exporting as mov or mp4

Class

Deadlines (not done with A17) and questions (the course outline has been updated)
Textbooks - you need one. Let me know if you cannot afford it. I have one I can lend out.

Shift Happens - are you ready?

From the RWL - groups of 3 or 4 (try to find two you have not worked with before)

The Brain -  “Will fast facts do to our brains, what fast food has done to our bodies?” R. Redekopp
Record and report:
  • The most interesting or startling fact you came across
  • Whether your group did more of R,W or L
  • Thoughts on concentration - can you train yourself to ‘pay attention’?
  • Do you multitask or just switch attention a lot?
  • When is multitasking really possible without a significant loss?


Tech break!!!

Twitter and how you will use it - people and hashtags (groups or topics). (@rredekopp and #umtandt)

Important Idea #4 and 5

MetaTeachnition - are you practicing this?

ISTE Standards for teachers and students


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Friday, September 13, 2013

Teacher and Technology - Sept 13 2013

Lab

Donna Masson - online research skills

Class

Questions about assignments and DEADLINES

 From the RWL - groups of 3 or 4
  • is Google making us stupid
  • what makes a good teacher?
  • “This mirrors the way our diet has improved and varied. Today's media can provide readers with more flavours, more choice and more nutrition.”
  • Opinions? Where’s the research?
    What does this have to do with being a good teacher?

Put group responses here - A15 and A17
Shift Happens - are you ready?
Twitter and how you will use it. (@rredekopp and #umtandt)

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.

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 week

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

Read/Watch/Listen list for Sept 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 (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

Next lab

Video and Audio tools and formats (and places to upload your products)
Your own web space or:
Audio - SoundCloud, Podbean, Podomatic, iPadio, Mixcloud

Video - Vimeo, TeacherTube, YouTube,

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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

T and T Sept 11 2013

Welcome to Fall 2013 Teacher and Technology!

Computer Lab
  1. Claim UMNet ID
  2. Course Outline and assignments
  3. Course ‘textbook’
  4. Create a google account if you don’t have one
  5. Online notes and resources (request access to http://teacherandtech.pbworks.com/)
  6. D2L - grades and discussions
  7. Envisioning the Future infographic - http://envisioningtech.com/envisioning-the-future-of-education.png
  8. Symbaloo package - http://www.symbalooedu.com/startoftheschoolyear2013/
Class
Release forms for research
Intros and a personal fact we wouldn’t guess about you
Who is Dr. Redekopp?


MetaTeachNition - a new term and survival tool! 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

Pencil Technology (in case you thought twitter was useless)

Shift Happens - are you ready?

Next class - Donna Masson - Online research


RWL (Read/Watch/Listen) for Friday, Sept 13

These are all short articles - please read them

Nicolas Carr – Is Google Making Us Stupid? or video

We can still read! - Why Digital Doesn't Mean Dumb!

What is a good teacher?

Gladwell - How to Identify a Good Teacher Prospect

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