Technology based rubrics are good in some cases, I found that I do not like them from the reading and from what I've used before. To create your own technology based rubrics can be time consuming, not only must it have strict guidelines to follow it also has to be relavent to the intended learning purposes. It puts a strict guideline on students to follow (in certain cases this is a great thing!) and it puts a strict grading guide for the teacher. The only time i could see myself using a technology based rubric in my class is when I do a project with the students, other than that I am not sure how I will incorporate a rubric.
I think that the Clicker Assessment tool is a great tool for any classroom, even math! I wouldn't use it on a consistent basis but it is definitely a new and refreshing way of learning for the students and teaching for the teachers. I cannot think about a subject that you couldn't use this technology in. This helps the students get involved in the class even if its not verbally. I can also trully see who is struggling with what particular sections or problems and who is excelling.
From the expiriences that I have with using inspiration, i like it but I dont know if I like it better than a traditional power point or just a regular ol' chalk board. But inspiration is definitly used effectively on a promethean board, I have used inspirations on a promethean board numerous times and I love using it. That down fall to a promethean board is that it is very small compared to a chalk board or even a dry erase board. With the promethean board it's a great tool to use but it has it flaws, the technology and uses that it has are wonderful but it's size plays a very big roll.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Chapter 9
Digital Storytelling by Kate Kemker, is definitely a great way to get your students involved and excited about any subject. It enhances your students critical thinking skills by making them utilize so many different things/areas, such as storyboards, cameras, videos, and many other computer softwares. Using this in my classroom would be slightly different but could probably be done, but would using in my classroom is another story. I most likely would be againest using it.
You can ask most anyone that knows me, when it comes to math i would much rather put the technology aside. If taught correctly and treated with care, a deeper level of understanding can be aquired by learning the material by hand and as my professor loves to say, "practice, practice, practice!" I believe that yes, technology helps improve grades and may help see certain things a little bit better, but does using this technology actually help with the long term memory. Does it do the students justice to actually grasp the true meaning of finding what a root is or what the integral actually does. Sometimes though I do believe calculators are something that you need and are a valuable commoditiy. Because many students are very visual learners, many students want to abuse the use of calculators and not learn the material, they only want what the answer is without any meaning. I do however like the tinkering with data sets, because students are able to develop deeper understanding. The Geometric Supposer sounds like a great tool use because geomoetry is visually oriented, geometry is nothing but shapes and angles.
It is possible to learn from tv alone, but only to an extent, the line is drawn somewhere you must do hands on to fully understand or grasp a concept. Such as; cooking, you can watch all of the cooking shows and chefs all that you want and you will learn a lot about food, how to prepare it, what ingredients go well with what, but that is only your base knowledge. It is a whole different ball game when you are actually cooking by yourself while trying to keep track of 10 different things, the water boiling, chicken cooking, steak grilling, seasonings in each pot, and the list goes on. Watching tv lets you skim the surface, the fun comes when you take the dive!
You can ask most anyone that knows me, when it comes to math i would much rather put the technology aside. If taught correctly and treated with care, a deeper level of understanding can be aquired by learning the material by hand and as my professor loves to say, "practice, practice, practice!" I believe that yes, technology helps improve grades and may help see certain things a little bit better, but does using this technology actually help with the long term memory. Does it do the students justice to actually grasp the true meaning of finding what a root is or what the integral actually does. Sometimes though I do believe calculators are something that you need and are a valuable commoditiy. Because many students are very visual learners, many students want to abuse the use of calculators and not learn the material, they only want what the answer is without any meaning. I do however like the tinkering with data sets, because students are able to develop deeper understanding. The Geometric Supposer sounds like a great tool use because geomoetry is visually oriented, geometry is nothing but shapes and angles.
It is possible to learn from tv alone, but only to an extent, the line is drawn somewhere you must do hands on to fully understand or grasp a concept. Such as; cooking, you can watch all of the cooking shows and chefs all that you want and you will learn a lot about food, how to prepare it, what ingredients go well with what, but that is only your base knowledge. It is a whole different ball game when you are actually cooking by yourself while trying to keep track of 10 different things, the water boiling, chicken cooking, steak grilling, seasonings in each pot, and the list goes on. Watching tv lets you skim the surface, the fun comes when you take the dive!
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Chapter 7
Podcasting is definitely a great tool! Especially in certain classes, not math though. Definitely in social studies english, and sometimes in science. It is great for lectures and such, and you could record what the math teacher is saying but you cannot record the examples. Both notes and recordings could be used for a math class though. My final thoughts about podcasting are good ones, just not for a math class.
Yes, podcasting is similar to web 2.0 technology that we have discussed thus far. It is not the same as a wiki, I am opposed to wikis and I favor podcasting slightly. Wikis can be unreliable sometimes where as podcasting if you record your own audio, you know that is true. Podcasting is very similar to VoiceThread because they both us voice and/or video recordings. Most of the 2.0 technologies are similar to podcasting, a few have certain differences.
I own a ipod, I have the iphone 3g and the iphone4 and each of them are capable of doing numerous things but my main use for them is listening to music, checking emails, and my random need for the internet to look up a certain topic. I wouldnt use this tools in my classroom unless I wanted my students to listen to music, which is very unlikely. While such technology can be a good advantage, if used unproperly it can be a major fault in your teachings. But online commmunication, if used correctly, is a great tool to have.
Yes, podcasting is similar to web 2.0 technology that we have discussed thus far. It is not the same as a wiki, I am opposed to wikis and I favor podcasting slightly. Wikis can be unreliable sometimes where as podcasting if you record your own audio, you know that is true. Podcasting is very similar to VoiceThread because they both us voice and/or video recordings. Most of the 2.0 technologies are similar to podcasting, a few have certain differences.
I own a ipod, I have the iphone 3g and the iphone4 and each of them are capable of doing numerous things but my main use for them is listening to music, checking emails, and my random need for the internet to look up a certain topic. I wouldnt use this tools in my classroom unless I wanted my students to listen to music, which is very unlikely. While such technology can be a good advantage, if used unproperly it can be a major fault in your teachings. But online commmunication, if used correctly, is a great tool to have.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Chapter 6
Honestly, I dont see how I would use wikis or blogs in my classroom. First all of anyone can access or change data in a wiki and second the students wouldn't take it serious. I would have to monitor and keep a close eye on the wiki or blogs, maybe with an advanced class that take their work seriously. Especially in a math class I find it hard to incorporate things such as wikis or blogs. Not to say that it cannot be done, just a hassle with the lack of internet access outside of class for some student because I wouldnt spend class time teaching how to use wikis and blogs.
Socialbookmarking is a good thing. If you want a quick reference or need a quick hint you can use certain math sites, or even to watch a youtube video over certain subjects would be great. But becoming dependant on websites for information would prove to be costly in the amount of knowledge retained. E-mailing a link to a friend or family member is an outstanding feature but too much of a good thing can be bad thing. Once again I would be interested in creating a VoiceThread but using it in a mathematics class would pointless, fun, but pointless.
I've never heard of Tapped In before. It sounds like a really cool thing! Especially if teachers from all over can explore and discuss their success and failures in the classroom. That is a one of a kind tool that I would love to use! It seems like this would be more useful, from a students learning point of view, to be used in english class. But all teachers should use them excellent resource that they have their fingertips.
Nations, DN Social Bookmarking 101 - What is Social Bookmarking and How Can It Help Me?. Retrieved 3/2/11, from http://webtrends.about.com/od/socialbookmarking101/p/aboutsocialtags.htm
Inline Citation -- (Nations, )
http://voicethread.com/about/features/
Socialbookmarking is a good thing. If you want a quick reference or need a quick hint you can use certain math sites, or even to watch a youtube video over certain subjects would be great. But becoming dependant on websites for information would prove to be costly in the amount of knowledge retained. E-mailing a link to a friend or family member is an outstanding feature but too much of a good thing can be bad thing. Once again I would be interested in creating a VoiceThread but using it in a mathematics class would pointless, fun, but pointless.
I've never heard of Tapped In before. It sounds like a really cool thing! Especially if teachers from all over can explore and discuss their success and failures in the classroom. That is a one of a kind tool that I would love to use! It seems like this would be more useful, from a students learning point of view, to be used in english class. But all teachers should use them excellent resource that they have their fingertips.
Nations, DN Social Bookmarking 101 - What is Social Bookmarking and How Can It Help Me?. Retrieved 3/2/11, from http://webtrends.about.com/od/socialbookmarking101/p/aboutsocialtags.htm
Inline Citation -- (Nations, )
http://voicethread.com/about/features/
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
chapter 10
We use assessment to evaluate the performance of ours students. It's a process of assessing a student's skills by asking the student to perform tasks that require those skills. A source (Perlman, 2002) defines performance assessment as having these elements: "Students must construct a response or a product rather then simply select from a set of predefined alternatives or answers. Assessment then consists of direct observation or assessment of student behavior on tasks or on the product that they produced, and, further, the tasks or products are designed to resemble activites commonly required for functioning in the world outside of school." I personally am against computer based tests, especially with high school students. If I wanted to generate feedback to improve the learners performance, I would do the question and answer method. Since I have been in college, my professors have taken technology away from. This is probably why I am so against computer applications, I am sure I will come around once I begin teaching.
E-portfolios are a collection of digitized artifacts that may include video clips, graphics, sound, writing samples, artwork, and multimedia presentations. They can represent the accomplishments of an individual or group of leaners (Lorenzo and Ittelson, 2005). They are meant to be more than simply a collection of student work stored in an electronic format. Thater, they are intended to purposefully exhibit students' efforts, progress and achievements (Paulson, Paulson, and Meyer, 1991). Computer-based test are not a reliable teaching source or testing source. As it says in our book, "Unlike many of the other technology applications we address in this book, a student's experience of a computer-based test or quiz is not terribly engaging or motivating. Other than selecting a response to the posed item, students are passive recipients of what is being shown on the computer screen." (pg. 236).
Concluding, while certain assessments are fantastic, computerized or not, but there are many out there that are not very good. Computerized testing, especially in my area, math, I believe is a terrible thing. It does not engage your students thoughts or creativity, only hand written fill in the blank questions (or not multiple choice) can you achieve such desires. The e-portfolio is definitely a great idea! I am thinking of how I can incorporate it into my classroom, but I am not planning to do many computer based activities. I can't wait to see what the futures brings.
Jonassen, DJ, Howland, JH, Marra, RM, & Crismond, DC (2008). Meaningful Learning with Technology. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson.
Inline Citation -- (Perlman, 2002)
Jonassen, DJ, Howland, JH, Marra, RM, & Crismond, DC (2008). Meaningful Learning with Technology. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson.
Inline Citation -- (Lorenzo and Ittlson, 2005)
Jonassen, DJ, Howland, JH, Marra, RM, & Crismond, DC (2008). Meaningful Learning with Technology. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson.
Inline Citation -- (Paulson, Paulson, and Meyer, 1991)
E-portfolios are a collection of digitized artifacts that may include video clips, graphics, sound, writing samples, artwork, and multimedia presentations. They can represent the accomplishments of an individual or group of leaners (Lorenzo and Ittelson, 2005). They are meant to be more than simply a collection of student work stored in an electronic format. Thater, they are intended to purposefully exhibit students' efforts, progress and achievements (Paulson, Paulson, and Meyer, 1991). Computer-based test are not a reliable teaching source or testing source. As it says in our book, "Unlike many of the other technology applications we address in this book, a student's experience of a computer-based test or quiz is not terribly engaging or motivating. Other than selecting a response to the posed item, students are passive recipients of what is being shown on the computer screen." (pg. 236).
Concluding, while certain assessments are fantastic, computerized or not, but there are many out there that are not very good. Computerized testing, especially in my area, math, I believe is a terrible thing. It does not engage your students thoughts or creativity, only hand written fill in the blank questions (or not multiple choice) can you achieve such desires. The e-portfolio is definitely a great idea! I am thinking of how I can incorporate it into my classroom, but I am not planning to do many computer based activities. I can't wait to see what the futures brings.
Jonassen, DJ, Howland, JH, Marra, RM, & Crismond, DC (2008). Meaningful Learning with Technology. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson.
Inline Citation -- (Perlman, 2002)
Jonassen, DJ, Howland, JH, Marra, RM, & Crismond, DC (2008). Meaningful Learning with Technology. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson.
Inline Citation -- (Lorenzo and Ittlson, 2005)
Jonassen, DJ, Howland, JH, Marra, RM, & Crismond, DC (2008). Meaningful Learning with Technology. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson.
Inline Citation -- (Paulson, Paulson, and Meyer, 1991)
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Copyright laws
We must respect the copy right and fair use rules whether we like it or not, it's the law. We as teachers could lose our jobs, be fined or even put in jail, if do not teach our students the difference between right and wrong then they could experience the same outcome. The best way to teach our students about the copyright laws and the best way to instill these laws is by example. Teachers at all levels have the responsibility and the legal obligation to model appropriate respect for copyright law and educate students about how they can do the same.
Online and safety and cyberbullying are the similar and different in certain ways. They both aim to hurt a certain individuals. Online safety, never give out your personal information such as, your real name or your home or school address. The less information you give someone that you dont know, the better. Cyberbulling is like bullying on the playground except on the internet. The latest thing happening is something called "Facebook raping" or Fraping for short. Someone will forget to logout of their facebook and someone else (not the owner of the facebook account) will post or like embarrassing things. Remember to log out everytime and keep a password on your phones. Please be careful while on the internet, there are many people in the world to hurt you.
I learned quite a bit this week, certain things I knew such as you can not show a movie in a group setting without consent from the movie, certain clips/movies are allowed for educational purposes. I didnt know that schools could keep news recording or cable broadcast recording for 10 days. The assignment this week was very helpful and filled with plenty of knowledge that is necessary for teachers such as myself. I saved the coyright cheat sheet to my computer, thank you!
Online and safety and cyberbullying are the similar and different in certain ways. They both aim to hurt a certain individuals. Online safety, never give out your personal information such as, your real name or your home or school address. The less information you give someone that you dont know, the better. Cyberbulling is like bullying on the playground except on the internet. The latest thing happening is something called "Facebook raping" or Fraping for short. Someone will forget to logout of their facebook and someone else (not the owner of the facebook account) will post or like embarrassing things. Remember to log out everytime and keep a password on your phones. Please be careful while on the internet, there are many people in the world to hurt you.
I learned quite a bit this week, certain things I knew such as you can not show a movie in a group setting without consent from the movie, certain clips/movies are allowed for educational purposes. I didnt know that schools could keep news recording or cable broadcast recording for 10 days. The assignment this week was very helpful and filled with plenty of knowledge that is necessary for teachers such as myself. I saved the coyright cheat sheet to my computer, thank you!
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