Assignments
• Day 1
Read the Horizon Report (2008).
Post a blog on what technological trend you feel will become most prevalent in K12 learning within 5 years and why.
(see Rules of Engagement)
• Day 2
Please watch both of the Sir Ken Robinson videos linked below. Then post two slides on the shared presentation: 1) one way schools kill creativity, and 2) one way schools foster creativity.
Do schools kill creativity?
Creatively Speaking
• Day 4
Assignment 1 - Wikipedia - see post below.
Assignment 2 - Colliding Forces - see post below.
• Day 5 and Day 6
Live Broadcast - post a response to the blog below on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
• Day 7 and Day 8 - Surprise.....
Your assignment is optional - you will receive credit whether you email me yes or no, but you do have to email me. I do not believe in zeros, nor in failure as an option. However, you get what you put in, so I encourage you to say yes....;-)
If you email me yes, here's what you are committing to. Give me your email address at work, what grade level or content area you teach, whether you are an administrator, whatever. What school you are at and a short resume/introduction of yourself. I will leave your name and contact anonymous until I find another teacher/educator/administrator in PVUSD who might like to work with you on REACH, and in turn you with them. I will make an intitial email introduction of each of you to the other - from there, you are on your own to put into practice the communication, collaboration and creativity of 21st century teaching and learning, using information technology to bridge time and space constraints.
REACH (Real Experiences Advancing Childhood Humanities) is an initiative our district is implementing with other educators/administrators outside of our walls. We are connecting students/teachers/administrators, from differing classrooms, differing schools, cities, states, countries, using technology to communicate/collaborate/create in whatever ways possible and appropriate to postively impact student learning - totally up to you and your PVUSD counterpart on what you think would be useful - how big, how small, how deep, how thin, is up to you.
It does not have to be high tech, with tons of technology - in fact, the technology is not the point - learning with and about others is, being creative and taking a risk is the experience. One simple internet connection and a Google account can do wonders (you should now know that), to connect students, teachers, administrators, whatever. I suspect your kids, your school will be richer for the adventure and you will cross into something I believe is profound and necessary in education - REACH'ing beyond the walls......
So, if you want to REACH, give me the details and I will personally try to connect you with an appropriate counterpart. Then, you have the opportunity to extend your coursework learning into actual practice - the point of taking a class. Email me yay with details, or nay. What I wish for you is to REACH beyond this ASU class, throw optimism into the wind and see what emerges in your participatory networking experience.
Jeff......
Read the Horizon Report (2008).
Post a blog on what technological trend you feel will become most prevalent in K12 learning within 5 years and why.
(see Rules of Engagement)
• Day 2
Please watch both of the Sir Ken Robinson videos linked below. Then post two slides on the shared presentation: 1) one way schools kill creativity, and 2) one way schools foster creativity.
Do schools kill creativity?
Creatively Speaking
(see Rules of Engagement)
• Day 3
Assignment 1 - See Blog entry on Web 2.0 Directory below for instructions.
Assignment 2 - See Blog entry on P21 Skills below for instructions.
• Day 3
Assignment 1 - See Blog entry on Web 2.0 Directory below for instructions.
Assignment 2 - See Blog entry on P21 Skills below for instructions.
• Day 4
Assignment 1 - Wikipedia - see post below.
Assignment 2 - Colliding Forces - see post below.
• Day 5 and Day 6
Live Broadcast - post a response to the blog below on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
• Day 7 and Day 8 - Surprise.....
Your assignment is optional - you will receive credit whether you email me yes or no, but you do have to email me. I do not believe in zeros, nor in failure as an option. However, you get what you put in, so I encourage you to say yes....;-)
If you email me yes, here's what you are committing to. Give me your email address at work, what grade level or content area you teach, whether you are an administrator, whatever. What school you are at and a short resume/introduction of yourself. I will leave your name and contact anonymous until I find another teacher/educator/administrator in PVUSD who might like to work with you on REACH, and in turn you with them. I will make an intitial email introduction of each of you to the other - from there, you are on your own to put into practice the communication, collaboration and creativity of 21st century teaching and learning, using information technology to bridge time and space constraints.
REACH (Real Experiences Advancing Childhood Humanities) is an initiative our district is implementing with other educators/administrators outside of our walls. We are connecting students/teachers/administrators, from differing classrooms, differing schools, cities, states, countries, using technology to communicate/collaborate/create in whatever ways possible and appropriate to postively impact student learning - totally up to you and your PVUSD counterpart on what you think would be useful - how big, how small, how deep, how thin, is up to you.
It does not have to be high tech, with tons of technology - in fact, the technology is not the point - learning with and about others is, being creative and taking a risk is the experience. One simple internet connection and a Google account can do wonders (you should now know that), to connect students, teachers, administrators, whatever. I suspect your kids, your school will be richer for the adventure and you will cross into something I believe is profound and necessary in education - REACH'ing beyond the walls......
So, if you want to REACH, give me the details and I will personally try to connect you with an appropriate counterpart. Then, you have the opportunity to extend your coursework learning into actual practice - the point of taking a class. Email me yay with details, or nay. What I wish for you is to REACH beyond this ASU class, throw optimism into the wind and see what emerges in your participatory networking experience.
Jeff......
Sunday, October 12, 2008
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I feel that the technological trend that will be most prevalent in k-12 education is grassroots video. Students are able to see the real life and the practicality of what they are learning through videos. In addition, video can be used to differentiate learning, allowing all learners the access to the videos. Furthermore, students can create their own videos which allows them to showcase their learning. Although video is already a popular educational tool, I think it will become even more advanced in the years to come.
I feel that the next biggest thing regarding educational technology will be grassroots video. I feel that with the increase in online classes and technology such as cell phones, webcams and laptops in the hands of young people these grassroots videos not only become relevant and engaging to students but also become an important teaching tool. For example students may be able to learn about the heart by watching a class in a different state dissect a heart.
I also feel that this will be an important reflective and formative assessment tool as teachers will be able to have students really show them what they have learned and how what they have learned applies to real life situations. Grass root videos are so versatile that I think they will be a part of everyday learning within the next five years.
I completely agree with you. I think you are hitting the nail on the head. I love what you said about students seeing the real life practicality; this is so meaningful for kids!
Oops, I forgot to say that the above comment was to Eschrey.
The Horizon Report
The technological trend I feel will be most prevelant in K-12 learning in the next five years is collective intelligence. Websites such as wikipedia are becoming staples for research and our students are very adept at navigating the internet. In the next five years more bodies of knowledge that are continually added to will become more prevelant and our students will access these for their own use as well as create and contribute to collective intelligence.
Mobile broadband and social operating systems will also be on the rise in K-12 education, however I think that collective intelligence will rise as the fastest growing technology students manipulate. It requires only an internent connection whereas not every child is going to have a cell phone at school, nor will certain schools allow and embrace their use. Social operating systems exist now but it may be more than 5 years before our public school students all have their own academic profile they log into when they sit down in your class. Collective intelligence on the web is only going to grow and will be a resource our students utilize more often in the next 5 years.
Collective intelligence will become most prevalent in K12 learning within 5 years. Collective
intelligence comes from large groups or many individuals. The information may be gathered from many at one time (Wikipedia) or by the activities of many overtime.
For educational purposes, collective information is great for teachers and students because it's easy and fast to access!!! The days of turning the pages of the Encyclopedia are over. Many students need the instant gratification and are less willing to look something up in a book or magazine because it takes longer. Personally, I would rather call my mom on the phone and ask her how to spell a word than to look it up in a dictionary. I'm sure that most students feel the same way. Using the Internet is much more convenient. Plus, the information is more up to date.
Not only can students learn from this technology, they can also give their input. Students like to give feedback. They feel more a belonging when they can share what they've learned from personal experience and knowledge. Collective intelligence is also getting students ready for the career world ahead. Many occupations such as meteorology, archival science, and environmental studies all use it.
Teachers can use collective intelligences with colleagues. They can learn from other teachers experiences and findings just by clicking a few keys. Any questions they have, they have knowledge and experience from teachers all over the United States. I believe collective intelligences will only continue to grow in schools.
This comment is to Eschrey. I agree this is visual learning which is great for ELL students and elementary kids as well as real life learning for the middle school and high school kids. Great blog!
This comment is to Christie B. Well said. I know when I assign projects I try to provide direction for the students when they begin their research and I always direct them to these collective learning websites such as wikipedia or ask jeeves. We are certainly moving towards easy access to large amounts of information at our fingertips.
This comment is for Julie. Great detail! I couldn't agree with you more. The days of flipping through the encyclopedia are indeed gone. With the movement towards this type of development everybody wins! The teachers learn from their colleagues, the students learn that there is a wealth of knowledge at their fingertips and they can access it at anytime and we are preparing the students for the rapidly changing future to be able to be flexible and open minded about their learning.
This comment is to Rachel. Grassroots is certainly a real world way for students to learn. Kids are already as you wrote comfortable with cell phone use, online classes are convenient and in high use and webcams and laptops are only going to become more flexible in their use and powerful in terms of their capabilities. I do believe we will see a trend towards this type of learning. The sky really is the limit when you start sharing learning all over the country and the world.
From the collaborative standpoint, the video conference is probably the most vital form of technology that teachers and administrators and perhaps parents can all benefit from. Video conferencing can be used to collaborate with other teachers regardless of location or even conduct subject meetings, grade meetings, and sped meetings. Lastly, faculty meetings can also be conducted with the convenience of being able to receive all information from any location (well almost anywhere).
Eschrey I agree that grassroot videos will be a great tool to use in the future classroom. The days of "no more pulp" are ahead and video is a great way for students to respond to what they have learned. Wouldn't it be nice one day to have a video clip of your students verbally explaining to you what they learned in the lesson in said of having STACKS of paper to grade!
Rachel I agree that grassroot videos will be a key tool for online classes (especially with those types of classes on the rise). Students can view the videos and respond as well as getting the chance to make their own.
Chrisite I love the idea that one day our students may have their own academic profiles to log in to. This would give them the chance to list their interests personally and academically and share them with other students around the world. Also based on their profile they may be tagged to certain collective websites.
This comment is for Eschrey:
Technology will be one of the tool in our classroom in today education and we will see more of it often and will use it to educate our students.
Hi Rachel,
I feel the same way you do too. I'm thinking that everyone is aware that we are in the technology world and most of our teaching practice will be applying technology into our classroom and lesson.
Hi Christie,
I don't think just for the next five years, but rather technology is the next educational trend and as educators we will have be teaching that skills to our students because that's today powerful tools for any career, students will need to know technology and apply it in their profession.
Julie I agree with you on the instant gratification part...since everything is at our fingertips..the thought of looking something up seems so tedious. We as a society are no longer patient when it comes to technology. If a webpage takes more than two seconds to upload I am the first one clicking the mouse to refresh!!! :) Iam sure that our students feel the same way!
Reno video conferencing would be a great tool to use to collaborate with other teachers within your school as well as district wide. I know my district holds grade level trainings....video conferencing would be great for this type of thing.
Reno,
I totally agree with your on the faculty meeting should be on video conference. I'm not sure about the parents will be on video conference, because I think meeting parents in a face-to-face meeting will give a better home-connection.
Julie,
To many technology out there don't you think. But happen when technology fail? I remembered when my computer crash, I was a little frustrated, but I do have hard copy of my lesson plan and I can still instruct on the whiteboard. But our students are not have not been to the world without technology, they freeze when technology fail, and don't know what to do or don't have a plan B.
Eric our students DEFINTELY need to be prepared for the competitive job market that they will be entering. Being an educator means giving our students the best tools and knowledge to go forth and be successful so I completely agree if businesses are leaning towards this then we need to get our students READY!! :)
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