Question: How can teachers use technology in the content areas?
Answer: They can incorporate the technology-based learning activities into their traditional curricula and this increases the number of students who have experience with technology when they finish school. Technology-based learning activities must account for the same factors that all learning activities depend on: Grade-Level Range, Purpose, Description, Activity Preparation, Activity Procedure, Tools and Resources, and Assessments. Also to make sure that everything teachers do, age appropriate content is a must.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Selecting and Integrating World Wide Web Resources, Including Designing Online Instruction - Chapter 8
Question: Why is regular maintenance vital to a quality website?
Answer: You want to be sure that you are posting a quality product and that the pages stay in good condition as time goes by. If you are trying to market your website to anyone, it has to look appealing and be able to hook the audience. No one would look at your site if it wasnt aesthetically appealing. You have to keep it up with the times and the interests of the demogaphic you are aiming your site at. Site's always need improving and updates. That is Website 101.
Answer: You want to be sure that you are posting a quality product and that the pages stay in good condition as time goes by. If you are trying to market your website to anyone, it has to look appealing and be able to hook the audience. No one would look at your site if it wasnt aesthetically appealing. You have to keep it up with the times and the interests of the demogaphic you are aiming your site at. Site's always need improving and updates. That is Website 101.
Planning and Developing Technology-Rich Instruction - Chapter 7
Question: What is Data Driven Decision Making?
Answer: Data-driven decisions are based on an understanding of a wide collection of data, from student test scores to enrollment figures. Studying these data helps educators to know what methods and practices work and on what they need to focus additional attention. This type of data-informed thought also helps schools and districts demonstrate accountability with new federal regulations on reporting spelled out in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, which requires that districts measure success by an appriasal of student accomplishment. I believe that tracking is a great way to to measure student ability and to keep up with students progress. Tracking would help a lot of students succeed and would give teachers a better way to understand what they are dealing with.
Answer: Data-driven decisions are based on an understanding of a wide collection of data, from student test scores to enrollment figures. Studying these data helps educators to know what methods and practices work and on what they need to focus additional attention. This type of data-informed thought also helps schools and districts demonstrate accountability with new federal regulations on reporting spelled out in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, which requires that districts measure success by an appriasal of student accomplishment. I believe that tracking is a great way to to measure student ability and to keep up with students progress. Tracking would help a lot of students succeed and would give teachers a better way to understand what they are dealing with.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Learning and Teaching with Technology - Chapter 6
Question: What constitutes a technology-enriched learning environment?
Answer: A technology-enriched classroom/environment is characterized by 1) students' active involvement in the learning process through such activities as problem solving and data analysis; 2) collaborative learning activities that tend to increase student motivation, understanding, and self-confidence; 3) immediate and individualized feedback on student performance typically provided by educational software; and 4) material presented in the context of real-world situations or through other authentic sources of information available though the Internet.
My response/question to all of this is: Are school systems that do not have the allotted funding for a "technology-enriched environment" less productive or even less capable of producing well-educated students? How do we combat this? I know that my mom's school does not have the funding necessary for this kind of environment (the newest piece of technology bought on the school's budget was a copier last year), so does that mean her students are not up to par even though they are receiving an outstanding education? Hopefully this question will be answered soon and all schools will be technology-enriched environments.
Answer: A technology-enriched classroom/environment is characterized by 1) students' active involvement in the learning process through such activities as problem solving and data analysis; 2) collaborative learning activities that tend to increase student motivation, understanding, and self-confidence; 3) immediate and individualized feedback on student performance typically provided by educational software; and 4) material presented in the context of real-world situations or through other authentic sources of information available though the Internet.
My response/question to all of this is: Are school systems that do not have the allotted funding for a "technology-enriched environment" less productive or even less capable of producing well-educated students? How do we combat this? I know that my mom's school does not have the funding necessary for this kind of environment (the newest piece of technology bought on the school's budget was a copier last year), so does that mean her students are not up to par even though they are receiving an outstanding education? Hopefully this question will be answered soon and all schools will be technology-enriched environments.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Producing and Presenting, Including Podcasting and Digital Storytelling - Chapter 14
Question: What role can digital storytelling play in education?
Answer: Digital storytelling helps students explore the meaning of their own experience, give value to it, and communicate that experience on multiple levels to other. The stories can be people, places, things and happenings. Research is an integral part of the project. I have used digitial stories before and find them to be fantastic. I love being able to tell a story through pictures and to have music behind it, especially inspirational messages/topics. I made one last semester on child obesity and the problem America faces with it. I put the song "Fix You" by Coldplay behind the video and it worked out really well.
Answer: Digital storytelling helps students explore the meaning of their own experience, give value to it, and communicate that experience on multiple levels to other. The stories can be people, places, things and happenings. Research is an integral part of the project. I have used digitial stories before and find them to be fantastic. I love being able to tell a story through pictures and to have music behind it, especially inspirational messages/topics. I made one last semester on child obesity and the problem America faces with it. I put the song "Fix You" by Coldplay behind the video and it worked out really well.
Social, Ethical, Legal and Human Issues - Chapter 5
Question: What steps would you take to ensure child safety on the WWW?
Answer: A coalition formed by governors and/or their spouses called the Internet Keep Safe Coalition to teach parents and children the basic rules of Internet safety. Studies show that one in five youth using the Internet receive an online sexual solicitation in a 1-year period, and 29 percent of children will freely give out their home address if asked. HOW SCARY IS THIS?! Our little ones do not need to see this or have to deal with it. Lets try to clean the internet up. Sites like www.siteadvisor.com and www.scandoo.com give the user advance notice of bad or offensive sites. Another great site is www.gaggle.com which is a safe smail for students. This gives them ownership and lets them feel a little more mature by having their own emial address and the ability to talk to their friends through email like adults do.
Answer: A coalition formed by governors and/or their spouses called the Internet Keep Safe Coalition to teach parents and children the basic rules of Internet safety. Studies show that one in five youth using the Internet receive an online sexual solicitation in a 1-year period, and 29 percent of children will freely give out their home address if asked. HOW SCARY IS THIS?! Our little ones do not need to see this or have to deal with it. Lets try to clean the internet up. Sites like www.siteadvisor.com and www.scandoo.com give the user advance notice of bad or offensive sites. Another great site is www.gaggle.com which is a safe smail for students. This gives them ownership and lets them feel a little more mature by having their own emial address and the ability to talk to their friends through email like adults do.
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