Technology over time
What was your first memory of technology? What things did you think would change the world? What was the first technology you remember that made an impact on your education? We'll watch a short video about innovations in educational technology over time. Hopefully it will help us to have a better vision of how temporary change really is.
Creating a website
Even if you don’t have a website, you probably already have an online presence – through Facebook, MySpace, etc. As a learner in the 21st century – it is important for you to know how to create your own website. We’ll be working on this project throughout the semester. Today, we’ll build the structure of your site, create an introduction page, and write your autobiography page. You’ll be using your website throughout the semester to store, display, and reflect upon course projects.
We’re using a new tool: Google Sites. Google Sites is like a combination website, blog, and wiki all rolled into one. We’ll be using it for all three functions. You’re going to be really amazed at what you can create without knowing anything about html code!
Go to: http://sites.google.com and log in.
Let’s view a few sample websites created using Google Sites:
K-12 Classroom website
Sample EDIT 2000 site
My first year review site
Our tasks for today:
*Create the home page, insert an image, write a few sentences about what you hope to learn this semester.
*Edit the sidebar navigation
*Create an “about me” page with images, links, and background info
We’re just getting comfortable with the tool – so we’ll mess up a few times – but in a few weeks we won’t remember what is was like to not be able to create webpages.
For Monday:
1. Finish your “about me” page.
By Wednesday
2. Read Chapter 1 – complete the Chapter 1 reading guide. (You are required to complete 4 of the 6 reading guides over the course of the semester.) All page numbers in the guide refer to the numbers at the bottom of the page. If you have not gotten your text yet, you can access a pdf of Chapter 1 here.
Friday, August 20, 2010
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Getting to know Aderhold and each other
If you do not already have a Google account – please create one: http://mail.google.com
How do we learn?
So – how do you learn what you know? Before today’s class, you wrote a story about a time that you learned how to do something. As a class, we’ll share what we learned and how we learned it. Did your motivation to learn the skill affect how quickly you learned it? Did you utilize some type of learning tool to acquire the skill? Do you still possess the skill? If you were to teach someone this same skill – would you teach them the same way? What does any of this have to do with technology in your life and in your classroom?
What to do we need for Friday.
Education Technology, something to be feared?
Many people are afraid of new technologies. In fact, I recently read that the science fiction writer Issac Asimov was so successful because he included people who feared what technology would bring. He told stories of people coming with torches and pitchforks to the first space shuttle launch, and this prediction held true when there were many protests to the first shuttle launch. He made these predictions because he had spent time as a student on a research project looking at peoples' negative responses to technology innovations like trains, automobiles and airplanes. So we will begin class today by looking at educators' responses to technology in the past. This is from a great site called slideshare that lets people exchange powerpoint and other slide presentations. Maybe that will help you to lessen any fears you have of current technologies in your life.
Getting to know Aderhold and each other: Scavenger Hunt
Many of you may be new to Aderhold, or even if you've been here before may not know all the services available in this building. So we'll begin with a fun activity that will help you to know the building and each other better. Scavenger Hunt Time! (We talked briefly about the deal on microsoft products for students, if you want to get Windows 7 upgrade, you can get it as a student for $29.99 at the microsoft student site)
So – how do you learn what you know? Before today’s class, you wrote a story about a time that you learned how to do something. As a class, we’ll share what we learned and how we learned it. Did your motivation to learn the skill affect how quickly you learned it? Did you utilize some type of learning tool to acquire the skill? Do you still possess the skill? If you were to teach someone this same skill – would you teach them the same way? What does any of this have to do with technology in your life and in your classroom?
What to do we need for Friday.
- We're going to start building a website on Friday. So come prepared with some pictures that you can use for your autobiography.
- Start thinking about what audience you’ll be creating activities for this semester. What grade level: PreK-2, 3-5, 6-8, or 9-12? Are you interested in science, speech therapy, special education, mathematics, history . . . ? We’ll talk more about this on Thursday but you’ll be better off if you have a general idea of your interests beforehand.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Welcome to EDIT 2000
Before class begins – please complete the following:
1. Make a name card
2. Create a Gmail account if you don’t already have one: http://gmail.com
3. Complete the online student information sheet.
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What do you need to know for the first day of class? You need to know what the class is about, who your instructor is, what materials you will need, and what you will be doing this semester. I’m going to briefly cover all of these things during today’s class.
What is this class about? It’s about learning to use technology effectively in your own life so that you can (and will) use it effectively in your career as an educator with emphasis on the K-12 classroom. You can view the syllabus for more of the fine print – but that’s the main idea of the course. Also, here's the Homestarrunner video we watched (created by a former UGA student)
Who is your instructor? I'm a 4th year PhD student in Learning, Design and Technology. I'm interested in how technology is used in education in developing countries. I have traveled and studied all over the world, and I love how language and culture influence learning. As a parent of two children I get the chance to see every day how my children learn in formal and informal settings. While I'm not a techie by any stretch of the imagination, I see the importance of technology in education, as well as it's limitations. For more information, you can see my autobiography page or my information sheet.
What materials do you need? You just need the textbook – it’s a custom edition of a text called: Supporting Learning with Technology: Essentials of Classroom Practice by Joy Egbert. You can get it at the UGA bookstore. However, it would be helpful if you had a USB drive and if you could get a hold of headphones with a microphone.
What will you be doing this semester? You’ll be learning more about technology tools that you can use in your life now. Then, we’ll apply what you’ve learned to a K-12 classroom setting. All of this will be done through project-based learning. Don’t know what that is? I promise you will soon enough. You’ll be doing a lot of work, you won’t be bored, and you certainly won’t hear yourself saying, “when am I ever going to use this?”
In order to better tailor this course to your needs – you’re going to work with a small group to come up with a list of technologies that you would like to be using in your life but for various reasons, you are not. Make sure to introduce yourself to your group members and tell them the biggest concern you have about our class before you start the brainstorming. We’ll share your ideas (and concerns) before the end of today’s class.
What do you need to do before Wednesday’s class?
1. Make a name card
2. Create a Gmail account if you don’t already have one: http://gmail.com
3. Complete the online student information sheet.
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What do you need to know for the first day of class? You need to know what the class is about, who your instructor is, what materials you will need, and what you will be doing this semester. I’m going to briefly cover all of these things during today’s class.
What is this class about? It’s about learning to use technology effectively in your own life so that you can (and will) use it effectively in your career as an educator with emphasis on the K-12 classroom. You can view the syllabus for more of the fine print – but that’s the main idea of the course. Also, here's the Homestarrunner video we watched (created by a former UGA student)
Who is your instructor? I'm a 4th year PhD student in Learning, Design and Technology. I'm interested in how technology is used in education in developing countries. I have traveled and studied all over the world, and I love how language and culture influence learning. As a parent of two children I get the chance to see every day how my children learn in formal and informal settings. While I'm not a techie by any stretch of the imagination, I see the importance of technology in education, as well as it's limitations. For more information, you can see my autobiography page or my information sheet.
What materials do you need? You just need the textbook – it’s a custom edition of a text called: Supporting Learning with Technology: Essentials of Classroom Practice by Joy Egbert. You can get it at the UGA bookstore. However, it would be helpful if you had a USB drive and if you could get a hold of headphones with a microphone.
What will you be doing this semester? You’ll be learning more about technology tools that you can use in your life now. Then, we’ll apply what you’ve learned to a K-12 classroom setting. All of this will be done through project-based learning. Don’t know what that is? I promise you will soon enough. You’ll be doing a lot of work, you won’t be bored, and you certainly won’t hear yourself saying, “when am I ever going to use this?”
In order to better tailor this course to your needs – you’re going to work with a small group to come up with a list of technologies that you would like to be using in your life but for various reasons, you are not. Make sure to introduce yourself to your group members and tell them the biggest concern you have about our class before you start the brainstorming. We’ll share your ideas (and concerns) before the end of today’s class.
What do you need to do before Wednesday’s class?
- Complete the online student information sheet before the end of class.
- Buy your book.
- Make sure you have some pictures somewhere (like in Facebook) that you will want to use on your autobiography page for your web-based portfolio.
- Most important: Write a story about how you think people learn. Give me an example from your life or the life of others that shows how they learned in that way--something like riding a bike, driving a stick shift, multiplying fractions, ironing a shirt, etc. It could be something you learned 10 years ago or just last week. This should take at least 2 handwritten pages (or 1 1/2 typed pages). Please be very detailed and tell the story. This is due at the beginning of class on Tuesday.
- Start thinking about what audience you’ll be creating activities for this semester. What grade level: PreK-2, 3-5, 6-8, or 9-12? Are you interested in science, speech therapy, special education, mathematics, history . . . ? We’ll talk more about this on Tuesday but you’ll be better off if you have a general idea of your interests beforehand
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