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Presented by Larry Edelman June 24, 2010 National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB)

Presented by Larry Edelman June 24, 2010 National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB). Technology? Us? Now?. Why. A discussion about. How digital communication is changing everything about how we build relationships, communicate, and learn.

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Presented by Larry Edelman June 24, 2010 National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB)

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  1. Presented by Larry EdelmanJune 24, 2010National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB) Technology? Us? Now? Why

  2. A discussion about.. • How digital communication is changing everything about how we build relationships, communicate, and learn. • Ways to think about technology that can help us feel less overwhelmed and achieve a better sense of how technology can be used to enhance our work. • Planning how to practically adopt the use of new technologies.

  3. What is technology? …anything invented after you were born. – Alan Kay …anything that doesn’t work yet. – Danny Hillis …anything useful invented by a mind. – Kevin Kelly

  4. Context is everything. Context is not important.

  5. Digital communication is changing everything about how we build relationships, communicate, and learn

  6. We Have Added New Ways That WeBuild Relationships, Communicate, Learn Take or teach a F2F, synchronous, instructor-led course class Take or teach an online, asynchronous, instructor-independent course F2F, phone conferencing Video, web conferencing Send an email Send a text or IM Send a document for review Shared documents DVD Online video Go to a singles bar Online dating, Chatroulette

  7. Why use more technology?

  8. Ways of thinking about technology that can help us feel less overwhelmed and achieve a better sense of how technology can be used to enhance our work

  9. We tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run. Roy Amara, Institute for the Future

  10. First, focus on function

  11. Then focus on technology

  12. The uneven quality of first-generation digital learning sometimes leaves an impression more of hokum than of transformation. But the second generation will not. Andy Hoffman,Director, American History and Civics Initiative

  13. Then focus on technology

  14. Modularity is Key Applications • Conducting a video conference using Skype, recording it with Callburner, and editing it with Audacity Learning Objects • Embedding learning objects in webcasts, PPT, etc. Hardware Connecting a scanner to a computer

  15. What Have I Been Using This Week? Video conferencing: ooVoo Web conferencing: Adobe Connect, dimdim, iLinc Collaboration: Google Docs Social bookmarking: Delicious Video: Final Cut PPT hosting: slideshare PPT alternatives: prezi Rapid elearnng: Articulate Studio Rich media movies: Animoto Avatars: xtranormal Video screen capture: Screenr, Camtasia Audio recording and editing: Audacity Blog: WordPress Social networks: Ning

  16. Approaches that may be useful in planning how to practically adopt the use of new technologies

  17. An encounter group for procrastinators.

  18. Low Risk Exploring Download the free applications resource packet: http://exploringtech.wordpress.com/

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