Students no longer need to go to school, or find a knowledgeable adult who is willing to help them find out information.
Students now turn to the Internet and look up the information themselves.
This is how Education 2.0 is different from Education 1.o.
Students are able to take it upon themselves to look up information and become experts on whatever subject they want, and they use technology to do it.
In 1.0, students would write essays. In 2.0, students are creating podcasts.
Students are now producers, publishers, peer-reviewers, as well as audience members.
Students in the 2.0 world are creative and have the ability to share their creations with the world.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
NETS-S
After examining the NETS-S standards, I must say, schools are lagging. I am not a full-time teacher, but I do substitute teach. It is sad to see that these standards do not appear to be met all the time.
It seems as though most students have an understanding of technology operations and concepts. Students are using digital tools to research topics, but that appears to be as far as it goes. Once the research is done, it's back to paper and pen to write up the finished product.
For myself, I feel I am better prepared to implement these standards. Through the course I have learned some new and exciting tools to include in my teaching.
Technology in the classroom needs to be used more to allow students to create original works and to have them think critically and problem solve, not just for research.
The Net Generation Has Arrived
Teachers...get ready for the Net Generation.
The generation is full of multitasking, networking students used to getting instant gratification.
Want to know what year the Magna Carta was signed?
By the time you get out the history textbook, go to the index, find the page, then read the page, your students will have already found the answer on Google and have moved on to bigger and better things.
That's the thing about this generation. They are fast and we need to keep up.
Having been in a few different school districts, I have seen technology used for good, or not at all.
One district, we'll call it District A, prides itself on its use of technology. Every classroom has a SMARTboard, five computers plus another computer for the teacher, as well as a classroom set of laptops available upon request from the school's computer room.
The teachers in this district take advantage of all that is offered to them and the students are better off because of it.
District B on the other hand, does not take advantage even though the tools are provided. SMARTboards are in all the classrooms, but not once have I seen a teacher use one.
It's not even just about the actual computers or SMARTboards, it's about all of the tools that come along with them.
There are so many tools made available through the Internet. They really are unlimited.
I have to admit I am not all that technologically savvy, but with this new generation I need to get it together and learn quick in order to keep up.
Courtesy: HowStuffWorks
The generation is full of multitasking, networking students used to getting instant gratification.
Want to know what year the Magna Carta was signed?
By the time you get out the history textbook, go to the index, find the page, then read the page, your students will have already found the answer on Google and have moved on to bigger and better things.
That's the thing about this generation. They are fast and we need to keep up.
Having been in a few different school districts, I have seen technology used for good, or not at all.
One district, we'll call it District A, prides itself on its use of technology. Every classroom has a SMARTboard, five computers plus another computer for the teacher, as well as a classroom set of laptops available upon request from the school's computer room.
The teachers in this district take advantage of all that is offered to them and the students are better off because of it.
District B on the other hand, does not take advantage even though the tools are provided. SMARTboards are in all the classrooms, but not once have I seen a teacher use one.
It's not even just about the actual computers or SMARTboards, it's about all of the tools that come along with them.
There are so many tools made available through the Internet. They really are unlimited.
I have to admit I am not all that technologically savvy, but with this new generation I need to get it together and learn quick in order to keep up.
Courtesy: HowStuffWorks
What is 21st Century Literacy?
Computer Literacy - Knowledge and understanding of computers and their uses.
Information Literacy - Knowing how to find, analyze, and use information; the ability to gather information from multiple sources, select relevant material, and organize it into a form that will allow the user to make decisions or take specific actions.
Integration Literacy - Ability to use computers and other technologies combined with a variety of teaching and learning strategies to enhance students' learning; matching appropriate technology to learning objectives, goals, and outcomes.
Teaching is no longer about standing in front of the class and lecturing, or having students read from a book. Technology is a part of students' lives and it should be incorporated into our teaching.
The days of just using textbooks, novels, and chalkboards are gone. In are the days of twitter, blogs, and SMARTboards.
I worked with a 5th grade teacher who began blogging with her students toward the end of the year. The students loved it!
Technology makes students interested and engaged.
Like it or not, technology is something that is not leaving, so we might as well get used to it and discover all that it has to offer.
Information Literacy - Knowing how to find, analyze, and use information; the ability to gather information from multiple sources, select relevant material, and organize it into a form that will allow the user to make decisions or take specific actions.
Integration Literacy - Ability to use computers and other technologies combined with a variety of teaching and learning strategies to enhance students' learning; matching appropriate technology to learning objectives, goals, and outcomes.
Teaching is no longer about standing in front of the class and lecturing, or having students read from a book. Technology is a part of students' lives and it should be incorporated into our teaching.
The days of just using textbooks, novels, and chalkboards are gone. In are the days of twitter, blogs, and SMARTboards.
I worked with a 5th grade teacher who began blogging with her students toward the end of the year. The students loved it!
Technology makes students interested and engaged.
Like it or not, technology is something that is not leaving, so we might as well get used to it and discover all that it has to offer.
Google Earth...Explore the Possibilities
In order to be a high achiever this week, I designed a newsletter for Google Earth. I love Google Earth.
There is so much you can do with it, especially in the classroom. Teachers can use this tool in any subject and make their lessons more meaningful by adding real world scenarios.
The Google Earth site offers a number of lessons for incorporating their tool into lessons. My favorite was for math.
I always find that when students are able to make real world connections, in math in particular, they tend to try harder and even have more fun!
With Google Earth, people can create 3D images, tag locations, get driving directions, and even make movies!
For those wondering, I made the newsletter using LetterPop. I found it to be somewhat frustrating to use at times, but it may just have been the template I chose. At times when I was writing, the text would no longer be visible.
It offers a number of different templates to create newsletters, however, and if you sign up for the basic package it's free!
There is so much you can do with it, especially in the classroom. Teachers can use this tool in any subject and make their lessons more meaningful by adding real world scenarios.
The Google Earth site offers a number of lessons for incorporating their tool into lessons. My favorite was for math.
I always find that when students are able to make real world connections, in math in particular, they tend to try harder and even have more fun!
With Google Earth, people can create 3D images, tag locations, get driving directions, and even make movies!
For those wondering, I made the newsletter using LetterPop. I found it to be somewhat frustrating to use at times, but it may just have been the template I chose. At times when I was writing, the text would no longer be visible.
It offers a number of different templates to create newsletters, however, and if you sign up for the basic package it's free!
Getting Animated with Picasion
I just put together my first Picasion masterpiece. This was really easy! It did take me a minute to figure out how to get the slideshow in my blog, but then I had myself an aha! moment and realized all I had to do was copy and paste the HTML code in with the text. It is pretty neat to see all of the items I have created in the past two weeks. I'm sure many more are to come!
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Literacy Toolkit
This past week, our group has been working on designing a literacy toolkit. Everyone in the group took the time to look up helpful sites for interactive literacy, literacy games, etc. We split the web sites into categories and then each person chose at least two categories to work on. I took interactive literacy, grammar/writing, and videos. Take a look at our toolkit. It is still a work in progress, but let me know what you think!
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