“Toy to Tool: Audioblogging with Cell Phones”
By: Liz Kolb
This article discusses how cell phones can be a learning tool instead of a toy or interference to the learning environment. Cell phones are considered a bad thing to most educators. Teachers feel that cell phones could be used to cheat on tests or to use during class time to interrupt the class. Liz Kolb felt that way until she looked at how important communication is for students and how they use cell phones to interact with the world around them. According to Kolb “with the new audio input feature of many Weblog sites such as blogger.com and blogzy.com, students can use their cell phones to create blogs, collect and store data, and develop multimedia projects.”
Audioblogging can be used all the time and can be a fun way to learn. Kolb discusses how this can be done and what an Audioblog actually is. She says that cell phones can be used as a portable interviewing device instead of using a microphone or recorder. This can be used for many activities inside and outside of the classroom. The students can save all of their information and recording on their blog. Sites such as blogger.com are great for having students create a blog. They can put videos and other resources on there.
Questions:
Q: Should students be allowed to bring cell phones to class all of the time?
A: I think students should bring their phones only when they are being used for an assignment. Kolb states that there should be boundaries for this. Students should only bring phone when teacher says to.
Q: What grade level should these ideas be used for?
A: I think that Audioblogging would be for 4th or 5th graders and possible not until middle school. This will take a lot of boundaries and skills with technology and older students will have an easier time with this.
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Journal #3
“Video in the Age of Participation”
By: Glen Bull
This article discusses way to use digital video in classrooms. The Internet has a lot of digital videos that stream across it daily. Sites such as UTube have become very popular and well known. Teachers have used videos in classrooms for quite some time now but it has always been difficult to view a certain part or make it right for certain lessons. Technology has advanced and it has made this process a lot easier. Teachers can use the Internet to stream videos that are very clear and fairly easy to use. National Geographic has videos of animals in Africa so kids can see how they live in the wild. The videos are so clear that they feel like you are actually there. “Pete’s Pond” is a site on UTube that shows live animal footage. These videos are great for students to learn about wildlife and how they are in the wild.
There aren’t really any standards set on how to incorporate digital video into the classroom so it is up to the teachers to figure out what videos are educational and productive. The Discovery Education site helps with this by connecting videos to lesson plans. Different sites and web services are working on this new technology. In the future there will be easier ways to incorporate videos, but for now it is up to the teachers to use this great educational tool.
Questions:
Q: Should students be allowed to look at all types of videos on the Internet during school time?
A: I think that students should be given specific sites that they can look at and others should possible be blocked. There are a lot of videos on the Internet that aren’t appropriate for children.
Q: Are videos a helpful tool on all subjects such as math and social studies?
A: I think that videos can be used for all subjects. There are so many different topics of movies that can be found. Kids like visuals to look at when learning and they like to watch movies, so this is a great way to learn.
By: Glen Bull
This article discusses way to use digital video in classrooms. The Internet has a lot of digital videos that stream across it daily. Sites such as UTube have become very popular and well known. Teachers have used videos in classrooms for quite some time now but it has always been difficult to view a certain part or make it right for certain lessons. Technology has advanced and it has made this process a lot easier. Teachers can use the Internet to stream videos that are very clear and fairly easy to use. National Geographic has videos of animals in Africa so kids can see how they live in the wild. The videos are so clear that they feel like you are actually there. “Pete’s Pond” is a site on UTube that shows live animal footage. These videos are great for students to learn about wildlife and how they are in the wild.
There aren’t really any standards set on how to incorporate digital video into the classroom so it is up to the teachers to figure out what videos are educational and productive. The Discovery Education site helps with this by connecting videos to lesson plans. Different sites and web services are working on this new technology. In the future there will be easier ways to incorporate videos, but for now it is up to the teachers to use this great educational tool.
Questions:
Q: Should students be allowed to look at all types of videos on the Internet during school time?
A: I think that students should be given specific sites that they can look at and others should possible be blocked. There are a lot of videos on the Internet that aren’t appropriate for children.
Q: Are videos a helpful tool on all subjects such as math and social studies?
A: I think that videos can be used for all subjects. There are so many different topics of movies that can be found. Kids like visuals to look at when learning and they like to watch movies, so this is a great way to learn.
Monday, March 5, 2007
Journal #2
“Breathing Fire into Web 2.0”
By: Justin Hardman and David Carpenter
This article discusses how technology is advancing and how students are becoming more and more comfortable and educated on different technology systems. The school is behind with new technology and it isn’t at the same level as the students. This article talks about ways to increase the amount of technology used in the classrooms and how it can be incorporated into lessons more. They listed ways that teachers are using technology and they also discussed what needs to be done to make it better. According to Hardman and Carpenter, “The next logical step would seem to be the creation of an all-in-one, online communication and collaboration system for schools that leverages the best of what Web 2.0 offers” (Pg 1). Places such as Hong Kong have already created this all-in-one online communication system. This system uses online communication such as email, calendar for assignments, contacts and resources. Hardman and Carpenter say that there is three things that teachers need to do to develop this vision. They need to enhance communication and collaboration for themselves and for students to support activities that they work together on. They also need to provide curriculum mapping and serve as an online portfolio management system to support student and teacher interaction.
Questions:
Q: How important is it to increase technology usage in the classroom?
A: I think it is very important. As technology advances, students need to be up to date with the new systems and applications so they can be successful later on in life. If they learn it at an early age they will have an easier time using it later on.
Q: Should technology be used for everything in the classroom?
A: I think that technology should be used a lot but not is every part of the classroom. Just students should complete some parts. They should use their minds and imaginations.
By: Justin Hardman and David Carpenter
This article discusses how technology is advancing and how students are becoming more and more comfortable and educated on different technology systems. The school is behind with new technology and it isn’t at the same level as the students. This article talks about ways to increase the amount of technology used in the classrooms and how it can be incorporated into lessons more. They listed ways that teachers are using technology and they also discussed what needs to be done to make it better. According to Hardman and Carpenter, “The next logical step would seem to be the creation of an all-in-one, online communication and collaboration system for schools that leverages the best of what Web 2.0 offers” (Pg 1). Places such as Hong Kong have already created this all-in-one online communication system. This system uses online communication such as email, calendar for assignments, contacts and resources. Hardman and Carpenter say that there is three things that teachers need to do to develop this vision. They need to enhance communication and collaboration for themselves and for students to support activities that they work together on. They also need to provide curriculum mapping and serve as an online portfolio management system to support student and teacher interaction.
Questions:
Q: How important is it to increase technology usage in the classroom?
A: I think it is very important. As technology advances, students need to be up to date with the new systems and applications so they can be successful later on in life. If they learn it at an early age they will have an easier time using it later on.
Q: Should technology be used for everything in the classroom?
A: I think that technology should be used a lot but not is every part of the classroom. Just students should complete some parts. They should use their minds and imaginations.
Journal #1
“Finding new ways to connect”
By: Eleanor Yang Su
This article discusses how changes in technology have affected the atmosphere of the learning environment in colleges. Students are becoming more dependent on email, MySpace, Facebook, cell phones, instant messaging and other technologies. This article talks about how it is getting harder for professors to keep students engaged in classroom learning because of the many new distractions. Professors have integrated more technology into the classroom to keep students involved and excited about the class. Some professors believe in integrating new technologies but others feel that it isn’t necessary to make it “fun” for the students.
Schools such as UCSD have studied some of the students at the school and how they respond to technology. Multitasking seems to be the new way of completing the tasks at hand. Students seem to be able to do many different things at one time and this has become apparent with the many different ways that students communicate such as cell phones, email and instant messenger. The article was very interesting and it really is true about this generation. Technology has become a necessity for a lot of America.
Questions:
Q: How much technology should be integrated into the classroom?
A: I think that technology should and needs to be used in the classroom. I think it is important to keep up with technology so that our students can be engaged and up to date as well. Technology doesn’t have to be used in everything, but it should be used to help with the learning of the students.
Q: Should Laptops be allowed in the classroom?
A: I think that they should be allowed even if they are sometimes used for extracurricular activities! Even though there a lot of ways those students can get distracted, it is there responsibility to get a good grade in the class. Besides they are paying to be there.
By: Eleanor Yang Su
This article discusses how changes in technology have affected the atmosphere of the learning environment in colleges. Students are becoming more dependent on email, MySpace, Facebook, cell phones, instant messaging and other technologies. This article talks about how it is getting harder for professors to keep students engaged in classroom learning because of the many new distractions. Professors have integrated more technology into the classroom to keep students involved and excited about the class. Some professors believe in integrating new technologies but others feel that it isn’t necessary to make it “fun” for the students.
Schools such as UCSD have studied some of the students at the school and how they respond to technology. Multitasking seems to be the new way of completing the tasks at hand. Students seem to be able to do many different things at one time and this has become apparent with the many different ways that students communicate such as cell phones, email and instant messenger. The article was very interesting and it really is true about this generation. Technology has become a necessity for a lot of America.
Questions:
Q: How much technology should be integrated into the classroom?
A: I think that technology should and needs to be used in the classroom. I think it is important to keep up with technology so that our students can be engaged and up to date as well. Technology doesn’t have to be used in everything, but it should be used to help with the learning of the students.
Q: Should Laptops be allowed in the classroom?
A: I think that they should be allowed even if they are sometimes used for extracurricular activities! Even though there a lot of ways those students can get distracted, it is there responsibility to get a good grade in the class. Besides they are paying to be there.
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