EME 2040: Intro to technology for educators has been a large eye opener. I had no idea that there was this many resources. I was aware that there was websites that connected standards, but we have gone far past that.
One of our learning outcomes was to evaluate and critique various tools, and I have certainly found out that through the internet and computers, there is a vast amount of tools. We can create, search, find, save, and build just about anything, and then have our students do it. We had hands on in designing web quests, our own website, blog posts, and working together for lesson planning.
Along with this comes boundaries, which were a little confusing and sometimes seemingly on the grey lines with different "if's," which was also apart of our learning outcomes. It is a very good idea to become very familiar with these, for yourself, and for your students. They will probably make all those mistakes, and as teachers, we have to be aware of all those to be able to guide them to success while avoiding legalities. To help deepen our understanding, and learn a bit from from what our colleagues have learned, through group discussions online.
The assignments, discussions, and activities allowed for good reflection, deeper thought processing, and reflection among peers. The book, as listed in the resources section below, provided guidance to the many different avenues open to us, as well as the struggles that we may face in utilizing what we have learned in our classrooms. In assessment of this information, we have been well directed, and given time for reflection, so that we have become prepared in a big way to incorporate much of what we have learned in our classes.
Photo credit to J. F. Clay. Retrieved from Flickr on April 26, 2016.
Photo credit to US Department of Education. Retrieved from Flickr on April 26, 2016.
Photo credit to Penn State Law. Retrieved from Flickr on April 26, 2016.
These photos are like the journey our nation has made over several decades. We started with desks and teachers, then we moved into classrooms with computers, and now we often see business and college classrooms loaded with technology. What will be next?
Resources:
[Classroom picture]. (2009, January 19). Retrieved April 26, 2016, from https://www.flickr.com/photos/pennstatelaw/4074478013/in/photolist-7d3LmV-dh6wKJ-fDeyy7-fCUqnt-fCUqXR-fCWXbB-fCWZAD-fCUp8v-fCUnDX-fz1Br2-7PRDoF-9Vvu9v-9VyjPA-9VyjbA-9VyjvE-9VyjTf-9Vyj41-9Vvtxa-9Vvtmc-9VyiPG-8bdmTp-aA3fmG-6m6kmz-9wk9nE-fPgazB-9VvmGn-fPxH2s-9VvmpZ-9Vvn9c-9Vyc99-9VvmTc-9VvnrZ-9Vyd8y-mZqVhg-fPgapv-9Vydkj-9VvmyR-9VycoN-9wh8Gk-9Vycf9-9VydhG-9wh8Cx-mZsEeL-dNaoiR-mZsEhb-mZsDos-mZqXbr-axk7VN-mZqQxB-mZsFxN
Clay, J. F. (2009, December 10). Old School Room [Digital image]. Retrieved April 26, 2016, from https://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesclay/4178670540/in/photolist-7nfMaN-6rAWgD-3QJ2W2-dezfEq-3JEMgg-7ykGtj-q725vD-ruCgZF-jasPSj-dezhf6-dGf99E-2wpccb-4AmYai-8FwL8f-d1opJh-8FtyVe-9Vvt94-9Vvtu4-2X64cT-ct87Au-d79ZWm-9wh8EK-9wk9nU-fCXgd4-d1VENG-9Vyd41-9VycBb-cuDNSy-9Vvn5B-9wk9oG-c8wqZQ-9Vvmjz-9VvmYe-fDcgdu-fDex85-fCUoMV-7FwPct-fCXgac-mZqVqT-9VycXS-d79SjE-nwu4Lq-fDePRf-c8x2xw-canmwh-fDcgfS-9chSab-p68YQL-fCUGVt-7PRBqt
Maloy, Robert, Verock-O’Loughlin,Ruth-Ellen, Edwards, Sharon A., and
Woolf, Beverly
Park (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition.
Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.
US Department of Education. (2013, August 27). IMG03 [Digital image]. Retrieved April 26, 2016, from https://www.flickr.com/photos/departmentofed/9606671841/in/photolist-fCUGR8-fCWZHD-fDbYEh-fDewMJ-5poZvS-fCUquV-fCUGY2-fCWZP6-7PUWgY-fDeyCC-cigNHy-7d3LmV-dh6wKJ-fDeyy7-fCUqnt-fCUqXR-fCWXbB-fCWZAD-fCUp8v-fCUnDX-fz1Br2-7PRDoF-9Vvu9v-9VyjPA-9VyjbA-9VyjvE-9VyjTf-9Vyj41-9Vvtxa-9Vvtmc-9VyiPG-8bdmTp-aA3fmG-6m6kmz-9wk9nE-fPgazB-9VvmGn-fPxH2s-9VvmpZ-9Vvn9c-9Vyc99-9VvmTc-9VvnrZ-9Vyd8y-mZqVhg-fPgapv-9Vydkj-9VvmyR-9VycoN-9wh8Gk
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