410 likes | 621 Views
Technology in Education. Georgette Sahm sahmg@rowan.edu. Georgette Sahm. Public School Teacher - 16 years Teaching Experience Gateway - Home Economics grades 7 - 12 WT - Computer Literacy grades 6 - 8 Rowan - Graduate and Undergraduate Computer Literacy
E N D
Technology in Education Georgette Sahm sahmg@rowan.edu
Georgette Sahm • Public School Teacher - 16 years • Teaching Experience • Gateway - Home Economics grades 7 - 12 • WT - Computer Literacy grades 6 - 8 • Rowan - Graduate and Undergraduate Computer Literacy • Masters in Instructional Technology • Courseware Management Specialist at Rowan University • Train faculty - Bb-CE Online software, Macintosh computers and MS Office.
Alternate Route Web Site users.rowan.edu/~orlando • Payment Information & Form • Phase II Schedule • Weekday & Saturday class dates • Emergency announcements • Web Sites
Digital Natives or Digital Immigrants 1990 Email is 23 year old and personal computers are 16 years old
1990 - Tim Berners-Lee creates the World Wide Web program 1996 - Palm Pilot 1997 - AIM - Instant Messaging 1997 - Blogs 1999 - Napster Ten Years Old
2001 – Wikipedia 2002 – iPod 2003 - My Space 2004 - Facebook and Podcast 2005 – YouTube 2007 - iPhone 17 Years Old
Opening Assignment • List three types technology that you personally use every day and explain how you use them. • List three types of technology that you use in your classroom and how you use them 3. Would you take this class online?
Plan Organize Build Save Save Save BACK UP!!!!!
Tool 1 -Textbooks & Teaching Kits • Evaluate a Textbook - Compare current text and two others (pg 3 - 9) • Teaching Kits - What’s included? • http://www.free.ed.gov • Free Teaching Kits Check the Publisher’s Website for “Teaching Kits”.
Tool 2Instructional Boards • White on Black and Yellow on Green • White Boards • Smartboards • Bulletin Boards • Static • Interactive • 15 hints (pg 17)
Tool 3 Learning Centers & Learning Stations • Individual or small groups • Self- Instructing • Student Paced • Designed for different purposes • Introduce, develop, reinforce concepts, develop awareness, foster enrichment, create interest.
Tool 4Lettering Machines & Die-Cut Letters • Use proper Lettering Guidelines (pg 30) • Letters • Handmade, Ready Made Letters, Mechanical Letters, Computer Generated. • Die Cut Machines - Ellison and AccuCut • Fonts • Download free fonts - http://www.dafont.com • Take it with you!
Tool 5 Overhead Projectors & Transparencies • Overhead Projectors • Parts - Page 39 • The spare • 90 degree to screen • Transparencies • What type of film? • Special Markers • Handmade, Copying Machines, Computer Generated
Tool 7The Internet • Connecting • Browsers and Browsing • Communicating - email, chat, blogs • Social Networking: Facebook, YouTube, MySpace, LinkedIn • Safety • Music • Podcasting
Tool 8 Search Engines & The World Wide Web • Search Engines • Search Strategies
Tool 9 Teacher and Student Web Sites • Starting Points - Page 80 • Kathy Schrock’s Guide - school.discovery.com/schrockguide • Education World- www.educationworld.com • Federal Resources for Educational Excellence www.ed.gov/free • Scholastic - www.scholastic.com • Dr. Levy’s Page - users.rowan.edu/~levy
Tool 10Scavenger Hunts & Web Quests • Scavenger Hunts - Page 93 • Teaching Searching Skills • Search one site • Search at specific web sites • Filamentality • Lesson Web Page Creator Page 99
WebQuests … inquiry-oriented activities in which students interact with resources on the Internet.
Teacher Use those already produced on the Internet Produce your own Modify one you like Use educational resources Learner Work cooperatively Research using sites provided Produce final project as a newsletter, PowerPoint, oral report, poster, etc. Construct own as a project WebQuests
Short-term WebQuests • Complete in 2-3 periods • Goal is knowledge acquisition • Learner deals with new information • Makes sense of information; can put it to use
Long-Term WebQuests • Can take several weeks, or 1-2 months • Goal: extend and refine knowledge • Student analyzes a body of knowledge; transforms it; demonstrates understanding through project or presentation.
Why Use WebQuests? • Increase student motivation • Develop thinking skills • Cooperative learning process • Work with real resources • Questions that prompt higher level thinking • Students take on a role in a group
Sample WebQuests • On the Cutting Edge • Gobal Warming • The Ocean’s in Trouble • Spooky Spiders and Creepy Crawly Insects • Creep Crawly Insects • Evaluate - page 98
Tool 12Drawing Tools & Clip Art • Draw Tools • Graphics • File Formats • Clip Art sources • Download • Editing Images • Reduce Image File Size
Tool 11Web Pages • Parts of a Web Page • Create a Web Site • Plan and Organize • Gather Images, links • Compose pages - text, images, links • Save, Save, Save • Proof and test it • Publish • Update Regularly
Tool 13Digital Images & Video • Digital Input • Cameras, scanners, touch screens, Electronic Whiteboards, Web Cams • Digital Output • Video projector, Storage, CD, DVD • Digital Video Camcorders • Digital Video Editing • Windows Movie Maker • iMovie
Tool 14Presentation Software & PowerPoint • Presentation Software • Text, graphics, photos, animation, charts, audio, video, interactivity, and links • PowerPoint • Tips - page 146 • Life After Death by PowerPoint
Teacher Present Lectures Introduce Concepts Review Material Show Photos Make Overheads Produce Quizzes Learner Produce a Portfolio Present Projects Write a Book Make a Family Album Construct a Scrapbook Tool 14PowerPoint
Teacher Provide simulated experiences Allow students to work at own pace without assistance Take students to new places Teach without assistance Educate, while entertaining Learner Become active participant Receive individual attention Experience Real-life Situations Compose Music Perform Science Experiments Educational Software
Tool 15Concept Maps & Inspiration • Gives visual presences to ideas and concepts • Concept Map shows the relationships between concepts. • Software - Inspiration • Concept Map Formats • Unstructured • Structured
Teacher Prepare Lesson Plans Produce Venn Diagrams Create Idea Maps Set up Assignment Plan Brainstorm Ideas with Class Learner Create a Character Web Write a Lab Report Analyze a Historical Period Chart a Persuasive Essay Storyboard a Project Inspiration
Web Subscriptions • Eduhound • The Journal • Tech&Learning Free Free Free
Plan Organize Build Save Save Save BACK UP!!!!!
Final AssignmentUsing one thing that you learned during today’s workshop, explain in detail how you would implement it into your classesBe specificHand in your assignment.