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Teaching in a Blended Environment

Teaching in a Blended Environment. Jill French. Who am I?. Masters of Educational Technology through UBC (2005) I teach grade 5 using a blended environment guiding question is always: which technology best supports my students’ learning ( high/low )

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Teaching in a Blended Environment

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  1. Teaching in a Blended Environment Jill French

  2. Who am I? • Masters of Educational Technology through UBC (2005) • I teach grade 5 using a blended environment • guiding question is always: which technology best supports my students’ learning (high/low) • goal: to use technology purposefully & seamlessly throughout the day

  3. What is a blended learning environment? • face-to-face + computer mediated learning (Charles Graham)

  4. Why use digital technology in the classroom? • changes is society • online Connectivity Conference 2007 • changes in learning • leads to some changes in teaching practices

  5. Benefits I Have Noticed • engagement levels • access to experts • transparency • independent learning skills • new ways to teach, model, extend student learning

  6. Challenges I Have Encountered • time • classroom • personal learning • sufficient equipment • reliable equipment • technology support (everyone busy) • displacement of other resources • using computers in diverse ways

  7. Classroom Support Online • own class website • example: Mrs. French’s • http://www.sd91.bc.ca/frenchj • benefits: • transparency • disseminated information • asynchronous access • supports independent learning (e.g. PS)

  8. Synchronous, Asynchronous • synchronous: information or learning occurring at a specific time • examples: • V-class lessons • live interviews • benefits: • ideas and thoughts can be exchanged immediately

  9. Synchronous, Asynchronous • asynchronous: information and learning not dependent on a specific time • examples: • video cams (San Diego Zoo) • current events (CBC news) • follow a researcher (Catt Trax 2 ) • benefits: • information accessed at the convenience of the learner • information can be revisited at a later date

  10. Elluminate in the classroom • Elluminate vRoom free for 3 participants • for example: • conference session video • benefits • supports real-time collaboration and construction of learning between students not in the same physical location

  11. Daybook Online • interactive daily schedule • example daily schedule • benefits • schedule is archived • accessible to parents (homework, child away) • accessible to teacher to revisit a lesson • accessible to students to revisit a lesson

  12. Cross Curricular • holistic instruction • for example: • CattTrax2: BC researcher exploring global connection i.e. economic, environmental (project) • benefits: • constructed knowledge • non-linear learning

  13. Language Arts vocabulary • vocabulary: easy access for daily vocabulary building • for example: • vocabulary building Daily Buzz Word • benefits: • dynamic: new word daily • social construction

  14. Language Artsmini-lessons • access mini lessons quickly and efficiently • example: • mini-lessons online • spelling rules • benefits: • students can access at any time • teacher faces students, easily monitoring participation level • minimal time used to access, discuss lessons

  15. Language Arts novel studies • example: • novel study • benefits: • enhances the ability to explain the activity (hyperlinks provide further information) • can be linked to mini-lessons chapter summaries

  16. French • Teaching French can also be supported with interactive sites • examples: • support teaching (resources, lesson plans) • support learning (resources) • benefits: • online pronunciation (essential phrases)

  17. ScienceSturgeon Recovery Project • real life, current and relevant science units • example: • Sturgeon Unit • benefits: • current, relevant text can provide the information Nechako White Sturgeon Recovery Initiative • connections to local field trip opportunity • review material e.g. Jeopardy

  18. Science & Social Studies Catt-Trax2 • access current scientific research • examples: • Catt-Trax2 • Units with goals, vocabulary, assignments, and support links online • benefits: • real-life, current research • relevant • constructed knowledge (wiki) • networks students with global issues

  19. Math • supporting students’ learning in math • examples: • visualization tools (addition with regrouping) • math term definitions • post lessons and quizzes online • benefits: • instruction: diverse tools • helps address different learning styles: visual learners • access by students and parents at any time

  20. Fine Arts • supporting our Fine Arts content • for example: • music theory • how to play • online lessons • benefits: • provides support material • supports independent learning

  21. Examples from the Classroom • e-journals (private blogs) • Show What You Know: representing new knowledge • Power Point Presentation • Socially Constructed Knowledge • wiki

  22. Technology Used to Support These Activities Hardware • SMART Board • digital projector • Computers • Digital cameras Software • All The Right Type • Macromedia Dreamweaver • Elluminate (free access online) • Office PowerPoint • Wiki (open-source)…..watch carefully Other • Internet • web space (provided by my local school district)

  23. Further Resources • Learning Theories http://www.emtech.net/learning_theories.htm http://tip.psychology.org/theories.html http://www.learningandteaching.info/ http://www.emtech.net/learning_theories.htm • Instructional Strategies http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/DE/PD/instr/categ.html http://www.edtech.vt.edu/edtech/id/models/ http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/DE/PD/instr/categ.html • Other Professional Development links (more on my list) • Blended Learning Environment (video) http://video.google.de/videoplay?docid=-4338441514462445595&hl=de

  24. Further Resources Continued Social Networking Tools • Global Learning Communities • Curriki http://www.curriki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/WebHome • Taking it Globalhttp://www.takingitglobal.org/ • Learning Circles http://www.iearn.org/circles/ (video clip) more……….

  25. Social Networking Tools • Technology software available online SMART Technologies http://education.smarttech.com/ste/en-us/ Elluminate: http://www.elluminate.com/vroom/ Wiki: open-source software http://c2.com/cgi/wiki moodle: open-source software http://moodle.org/ Blogging: open-source software http://wordpress.org Blogger.com http://www.blogger.com

  26. Social Networking Toolscontinued • Questions & Answers: Teacher Magazine hosted this chat with Will Richardson, author of Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms and founder of Connective Learning. http://www.edweek.org/chat/transcript_10_10_06.html

  27. Ideas in Practice • working with the experts: Virtual Astronomy • Pro D Connectivity global conference (52 countries, 1000 registered participants) at home: University of Manitoba • daily technology use (example from my class)

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