Week-05

= EDU 356A Technology in the Classroom Week #5 Agenda =

//Class Objectives://

 * Use a variety of technological tools (word processing, spreadsheet, presentation software, internet, instructional software, Inspiration, digital cameras, DVDs, etc.) to prepare and deliver instruction (S4. P5) (S12. P2, P3)
 * Use and adapt lessons integrating technology to meet the needs of diverse learners (S7, K2)
 * Plan for integrated lessons utilizing technology (S11.P3)
 * 12. The educator understands the role of technology in society and demonstrates skills using instructional tools and technology to gather, analyze, and present information, enhance instructional practices, facilitate professional productivity and communication, and help all students use instructional technology effectively.

Content Question: //Which applications work best to share resources?//
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Did You Know (original by Karl Fisch) The point that really stood out to me was the fact that all the technology that we are learning on today will be out dated in 2 years. This is amazing to me because we are teaching students to use different technologies that will not even be of use to them within the next 2 years. It comes to a point where you ask yourself what is worth teaching and what is not. A point that correlates along with this that stood out to me was that we are educating students about things that have not even been invented yet and we are preparing them for jobs that are not even available yet. This was very interesting to me because it goes back to the question of what is important to teach the students and what is not. Something that you teach a kid may inspire them to go on and make it better or it might spark an idea for something that they want to create. As an educator I plan on reducing the gap between the US and other countries by making my children more aware of what is going on around the world. If we as educators close the door on our classrooms and never incorporate or inform our students about what is going on in the world around them they will never be challenged to keep up with these other countries or make something bigger and better than what they had created. I will encourage my students to study other countries and what advancements they have made. I think that part of the thing about reducing the gap is being culturally aware.
 * What points stood out to you?
 * How do you plan as an educator to help reduce the gap between the US and other countries?

//Class Activity////://

 * Save this form for your own login information records by uploading it to your Google Docs profile. [[file:Login_Information.doc]]


 * Students create their own //Visual Ranking or Seeing Reason// project.
 * Create your own [|teacher account.]
 * After creating your own teacher account, each student is responsible for creating a Visual Ranking project for use in their own classroom.
 * Upon completing the creating of a project, each student is to provide group username and password to Mr. Mantz. Mr. Mantz will then access class project and complete the activity.
 * Students are to organize themselves in groups based on what they look to teach. (elementary, PE/Health, ect.)
 * Upon completion of sites being shared among peer group, post all sites (as links) on class Wiki.
 * Each student is to create their own Google form to be sent out to teachers asking them to complete the survey as well as being embeded within their "My Page" on the Future Teachers Ning.

//Homework 9-28-09://

 * Students are to **visit two** of the following links and identify **four** Web 2.0 tools or sites that could be beneficial in their classroom.
 * 1) Exploring Web 2.0
 * 2) Cool Tools for Schools
 * 3) Web 2.0 in Education
 * 4) Web 2.0 Glogster (just click on certain words to visit those sites)
 * Upon selecting **four** resources each student is to write a blog post identifying those sites/tools with URL, brief description of site/tool, and explain how it could be used within their own classroom.
 * **Deadline for blog posts are October 4, 2009 at 11:00 p.m. CST**