Week 1 : Week 1 CEDo515
Why You are Taking This Class : Why You are Taking This Class
Why You are Taking This Class : Why You are Taking This Class What
How to use computers in the classroom
Technical Stuff (all of it)
What's available
What's required/expected
The best software and activities
Exactly what to do Why
To meet state requirements
Because we have to
To meet student standards
To keep up with students
To have an edge in job searches
Slide 4 : Teaching is not a science; it is an art. If teaching were a science there would be a best way of teaching and everyone would have to teach like that. Since teaching is not a science, there is great latitude and much possibility for personal differences.
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Goals : Goals What are your goals in taking this course? What do you hope to accomplish?
Foundation Standards for Students : Foundation Standards for Students Content Learning
Critical Thinking
Communication
Problem-solving
Production
Creativity
ISTE-SEducation WorldPartnership for 21st Century Skills
Overview of Learning and Technology : Overview of Learning and Technology What is Learning?
What is your theory of how people learn?
Overview of Learning and Technology : Overview of Learning and Technology What is Learning?
What is your theory of how people learn?
What is Technology?
Technology is..
Definition 1
Definition 2
Definition 3
What is Technology (1) : What is Technology (1) Technology:
Mechanisms for distributing messages, including postal systems, radio and television broadcasting companies, telephone, satellite and computer networks.
What is technology (2) : What is technology (2) technology
Electronic media (such as video, computers, or lasers) used as tools to create, learn, explain, document, analyze, or present dance.
What is technology (3) : What is technology (3) Technology:
the application of scientific or other organized knowledge--including any tool, technique, product, process, method, organization or system--to practical tasks. In health care, technology includes drugs; diagnostics, indicators and reagents; devices, equipment and supplies; medical and surgical procedures; support systems; and organizational and managerial systems used in prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation.
Overview of Learning and Technology : Overview of Learning and Technology What is Learning?
What is your theory of how people learn?
What is Technology?
Technology is..
Definition 1
Definition 2
Definition 3
Overview Cont.... : Overview Cont.... What is Educational Technology?
Overview Cont.... : Overview Cont.... What is Educational Technology?
Technology effectiveness in classrooms
Students can learn faster in computer-based instructional contexts
Student attitudes are more + when they include computer-based instruction
Children with special needs can achieve more in technology-rich environments.
Students of all ages and levels can achieve more across curriculum in technology-rich environments.
Overview cont... : Overview cont... What Drives the Use of Educational Technology?
Students and Technology : Students and Technology Student Benefits from Learning With and About Technology
Information Literacy
Wikipedia entry
Technology Literacy
Media Literacy
Media Awareness Network
Information Literacy : Information Literacy "To be information literate, a person must be able to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information"
Students and Technology : Students and Technology Student Benefits from Learning With and About Technology
Information Literacy
Wikipedia entry
Technology Literacy
Media Literacy
Media Awareness Network
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Teachers and Technology : Teachers and Technology Characteristics of Effective Learning Tasks
Focuses on Goals.
Includes Technology that is working and available.
Includes teacher training and support.
Allows time to learn relevant technologies
Provides needed resources.
Uses technology only if appropriate.
Teachers and Technology (cont..) : Teachers and Technology (cont..) Teachers Roles
Student-centered
Challenges for Teachers
Teachers and Technology (cont..) : Teachers and Technology (cont..) Teachers Roles
Student-centered
Challenges for Teachers Technology Can't
Make friends or show respect
Manage 20 students
Give creative feedback Technology Can
Manipulate streams of data
Motivate students
Strengthen teachers' preferred instructional approaches
Guidelines for Using Educational Tech : Guidelines for Using Educational Tech Understand the realities of technology use.
Learning to use technology effectively takes time
Examine equity and access for your students.
Not all students have equal access
Consider student differences
Students who are physically or socially challenged or have other barriers to learning must be considered while designing technology enhanced instruction
Technologies for Supporting Learning : Technologies for Supporting Learning Components of Electronic Tools
Hardware, software, input devices, output devices, operating system, etc
The World Wide WebAssistive TechnologiesAppropriate Tool Use
Assessment : Assessment Scoring guides
Rubrics
Multiple-choice tests
Checklists and peer reports
Performance Assessments
Portfolios
Technology-Supported Lessons : Technology-Supported Lessons Lesson Analysis and Adaptation Worksheet
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