http://www.teachthought.com/technology/23-ways-to-use-the-ipad-in-the-21st-century-pbl-classroom/
This is a great example of using technology to enhance pedagogy. What I like about this website is that it not only shows what apps you can use in the classroom with your students, it also shows good pedagogy. It has great uses for using the apps to create project based learning. I like how it is not substituting technology for an existing pedagogy but creating new pedagogy using 21st century skills such as collaboration and creativity.
In this article http://edudemic.com/2012/09/edtech-integration/
my favourite line is:
But the more important thing I realized was that we are entering a phase with technology in instruction where many teachers who have been using it for awhile have integrated it into their teaching style – it’s part of our methodology.
That's the point I'd like to get to , where it becomes part of my methodology in my class.
Wednesday, 30 January 2013
Monday, 21 January 2013
Starting points
Shared Vision
Proactive leadership in developing a shared vision
for educational technology among all education stakeholders, including teachers and support staff, school and district administrators, teacher educators, students, parents, and the community
This has to be a starting point for addressing technological change in a school. The idea of shared vision is important when creating the culture of the school. The proactive leadership can be available. We currently have over 20 different school leaders in California proactively looking for ideas and being inspired to bring these ideas to their schools. Now how do they bring these ideas to their schools and communities? How are they going to inspire a variety of technologically savvy or otherwise teachers and a community that may or may not understand the possibility of change in education? How do you inspire a community to a vision?
4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility
Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices.
a. Advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources
c. Promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information
d. Develop and model cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with colleagues and students of other cultures using digital age communication and collaboration tools
One of the ideas that is growing in the elementary schools is the idea of throughlines. A basic tenant of throughlines that we are stressing is that every inch of this universe belongs to God. Since this is the case the question with technology does not only become what we can do with it, but also how can we honour God with it? This section cannot be ignored in our dealings with technology. How can we use technology in the throughlines of justice seeking, God worshipping or order discovering? What does it mean to use technology in a way to further God's kingdom - how does technology helps us answer the question how now shall we live?
ARK
Proactive leadership in developing a shared vision
for educational technology among all education stakeholders, including teachers and support staff, school and district administrators, teacher educators, students, parents, and the community
This has to be a starting point for addressing technological change in a school. The idea of shared vision is important when creating the culture of the school. The proactive leadership can be available. We currently have over 20 different school leaders in California proactively looking for ideas and being inspired to bring these ideas to their schools. Now how do they bring these ideas to their schools and communities? How are they going to inspire a variety of technologically savvy or otherwise teachers and a community that may or may not understand the possibility of change in education? How do you inspire a community to a vision?
4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility
Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices.
a. Advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources
c. Promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information
d. Develop and model cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with colleagues and students of other cultures using digital age communication and collaboration tools
One of the ideas that is growing in the elementary schools is the idea of throughlines. A basic tenant of throughlines that we are stressing is that every inch of this universe belongs to God. Since this is the case the question with technology does not only become what we can do with it, but also how can we honour God with it? This section cannot be ignored in our dealings with technology. How can we use technology in the throughlines of justice seeking, God worshipping or order discovering? What does it mean to use technology in a way to further God's kingdom - how does technology helps us answer the question how now shall we live?
ARK
Sunday, 13 January 2013
Entry 1
My name is Albert Kok and I am currently teaching at Beacon Christian School in St. Catharines, ON. I am teaching Grade 4 for the first time after years of teaching Grades 6,7 or 8 in either Toronto or Indonesia. My wife Stacy and I have four kids, the oldest being 9.
I am interested in curriculum, specifically science curriculum. I am also interested in how technology can enhance pedagogy esp. because it gives lots of opportunities for differentiation.
I am taking this course because I am applying to receive my OTC. However, why this course is because technology is fast growing especially in education and I'm hoping to learn new things I can do in my class everyday.
I believe educators should use tech in education mostly because it is the language that students speak and it allows for a much greater ability to reach all the students through differentiation. Here is an example http://differentiate-with-technology.wikispaces.com/ or this http://edudemic.com/2013/01/how-technology-is-empowering-the-learners/.
I am interested in curriculum, specifically science curriculum. I am also interested in how technology can enhance pedagogy esp. because it gives lots of opportunities for differentiation.
I am taking this course because I am applying to receive my OTC. However, why this course is because technology is fast growing especially in education and I'm hoping to learn new things I can do in my class everyday.
I believe educators should use tech in education mostly because it is the language that students speak and it allows for a much greater ability to reach all the students through differentiation. Here is an example http://differentiate-with-technology.wikispaces.com/ or this http://edudemic.com/2013/01/how-technology-is-empowering-the-learners/.
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