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ENHANCING EDUCATION THROUGH TECHNOLOGY: TEACHING PRACTICES WORTH SHARING

By Sylvester Ngoma. ENHANCING EDUCATION THROUGH TECHNOLOGY: TEACHING PRACTICES WORTH SHARING. Showcasing students’ projects using MixBook Taking Prezi one step further Creating a review packet Making video tutorials available to students Addressing global issues

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ENHANCING EDUCATION THROUGH TECHNOLOGY: TEACHING PRACTICES WORTH SHARING

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  1. By Sylvester Ngoma ENHANCING EDUCATION THROUGH TECHNOLOGY: TEACHING PRACTICES WORTH SHARING

  2. Showcasing students’ projects using MixBook • Taking Prezi one step further • Creating a review packet • Making video tutorials available to students • Addressing global issues • Designing screensavers using Wordle and Photoshop • Using digital portfolios • Resume in three formats • Reflections on lessons taught • Pacts with Students • Giving feedback to students using MS Word Comment Tool • Critical Incident Questionnaires (CIQ): Class surveys through SurveyMonkey.com Agenda

  3. Example 1 • An example of an embedded MixBookon a Wiki website • Different Applications • Showcase students’ projects • Showcase photos of a variety of activities (field trips, awards, clubs, etc.) • MixBook projects can be ordered and printed out as picture books. • Share student work • Similar programs: Prezi.com, SlideRocket.com, 280slides.com Showcasing students’ projects USING MIXBOOK

  4. GadgetTrak: A Laptop Tracking Device by Alicia Smith (9th Grade) • Special Effects Technician (Regular use) • What is GeoCaching? By Brittany Waters • Spyware Avoidance by Akiyl Walker • Distinctive Features • Video Integration • Unique designs Taking Prezi one step further

  5. Sample Assignment Creating a review packet

  6. 3D Modeling Video Tutorials Microsoft Visual Basic Video Tutorials Microsoft Access Video Tutorials Math and Visual Arts Tutorials Making video tutorials available to students

  7. Tsunami in Japan and Other Natural Disasters by Ariana Hicks Cambodia by ChanncrisnaSom Ghana: Digital Dumping Ground (Video) Addressing global issues

  8. Students type key words about their learning styles, their course expectations, and words describing their personalities in WWW.WORDLE.NET. They capture screenshots using CTRL and PRINT SCRN/SysRq. Then, they crop the screenshots in Photoshop. • Examples • Screensaver by Ariana Hicks • Screensaver by Ashley Barrett • Screensaver by Tatyana Corley Designing screensavers using Wordle and Photoshop

  9. Why do students need them? Digital Portfolio by Briana Key Digital Portfolio by Christian Durazo Digital Portfolio by Ariel Parker Digital Portfolio by Sabrinna Archie Digital Portfolio by Fannique Robinson Using digital portfolios

  10. I will not be satisfied in my life until I… • Braielyn Peoples • Briana Key • Najma Mohamed • Blake Barnette • Davon Davis • Joshua McCray Pacts with students BASED ON THE BOOK “The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream”

  11. 3D Modeling by Joshua McCray 3D Modeling by Christina Brown Reflections on lessons taught

  12. Resume in Microsoft Word Resume in Web format Resume in Video format >>> Media Literacy: Resume in three formats

  13. Resume in Video format

  14. Sample of MS Word Feedback • Some tips: • Clarity (Be as clear and transparent as possible) • Immediacy (Give feedback as soon as possible) • Regularity (Comment regularly on student work) • Accessibility (Be open to discuss your feedback with students) • Individualized, Justifiable, Affirming, and Educative. Giving feedback to students using MS Word Comment Tool

  15. PowerPoint, Prezi, and SlideRocket(Student Projects: Alicia Smith, Brittany Waters, Lashonda Pride. • Photostory, MovieMaker, Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects (Kenny) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w33d0iKbQts • Photoshop, CorelDraw, PhotoPaint Differentiated instruction through different media

  16. Critical incidents are vivid happenings that, for some reason, people remember as being significant (Trip, 1993; Woods, 1993).  Instead, it gets them to focus on specific, concrete happenings that were significant to students. • CIQ-based survey sample • Activity: • Create a CIQ-based survey for one of your classes. Critical Incident Questionnaires (CIQ): Class surveys through Survey Monkey

  17. Learning Styles Exploration • What's your learning style? • Learning Styles Quiz • Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire • Quia Shared Activities • Discovery Education • Wiki Resources • Wiki Professional Development Other resources

  18. Thank you for your time.

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