Week 11: Learn how to learn - Overcome the Fear of Technology

This is the last week of our blog everyone, yay! So let's try to make this the best blog week and have everyone be very active and make a lot of posts. :)

For the first question you will need to read the article:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1488330/smart_ways_to_use_the_interactive_smart_pg2.html?cat=15

Q1. Which one of these examples that the article gives do you think you would use in your classroom and how would you apply it (give a specific example)?

For the second group of questions the article you need to read is:
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/tm_objectid=16123144&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=why-teachers-fear-technology-name_page.html

Q2. Do you agree or disagree with the statement about how using technology "interferes with genuine learning from books"?

Q3. What ways can you help other teachers on your faculty to not have a fear of technology?

For the third group of questions you will need to read this article:

http://www.go2web20.net/

Q4. Explore a few different web 2.0 tools and applications, Which one did you like the most and why and which one did you like the least and why?

Q5. After looking at the different web 2.0 tools and applications which one would you use in your classroom the most, why and what are some examples of how you could use it?

Week 10- Voice thread and digital story telling

Hey guys hope you having a good week and hope you all have a Happy Easter!
Here are the questions for this weeks readings.


In the first reading:
Q1. Out of the top ten lessons, which do you find to be the most important and why? How could this be used in your classroom?

Q2. What do you see as the benefits of digital storytelling?

In the second reading:
Q3. How do you feel about the top ten that are given on this website? Do you know of any other websites or programs that are NOT on the list that you would add?

Q4. Look through the programs and websites that are on the list. What ones have you used before? Try some out you have not used before and give your feedback on them.

Week 9: Free and Open Educational Resources - Application

Q1. From the 9.1 reading

What trends/technologies from the reading would you like to incorporate in your own teaching/classroom?

Q2. From the 9.1 reading

Out of the "ten reasons potential learners might use share online content" which one do you think is the strongest reason? why and how could you incorporate it into your classroom?

Q3. From the 9.2 reading

What google application do you think would be useful to you as a teacher and why?

Week 7 Free and Open Educational Resources

Hi class, welcome to Week 7 blog! Just a reminder that everyone has to blog at least once by Friday the 5th at midnight. Here are our questions for this week!

Q1: Based on the article 7.1, what does Open Education Resources mean to you? What are some of the other reactions to OER? How can you incorporate the ideas of OER in your future class?

Q2: Based on 7.2, what other ideas could you add to this wiki? What ideas did you like the best, why? Which ideas were new and interesting to you?

Q3: Based on 7.2 can you find examples or links of Topten 2.0 for young learners? What was your reasoning for choosing this link?

Week 6 Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility

Hi class, the readings are about digital citizenship. Please respond to at least 1 of the questions based on the readings and your prior knowledge.

Q1. Based on the readings, which elements in digital citizenship do you find to be the most important and why?

Q2. Why is digital etiquette so important? Especially for future teachers?

Q3. How will digital communication help connect you and your students?

Week 2, 3 & 4. Blogging Practice

Here are discussion questions for Week 2, 3 and 4. You can pick any one of these questions to start with and hopefully others will follow (to response, to comment). Please participate actively and post as much as you can. A minimum of 1 post is required by the end of Week 3. For how-tos please check the updated Project 4 Blog at http://edu315.wikispaces.com/Project+4+Blog

Q1. One of the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) for teachers is to Model Digital-Age Work and Learning. Can you describe an example activity or scenario that shows you are a teacher who can apply your digital knowledge and skills in a school/classroom setting? (From Reading 2.1)

Q2. Prensky (2001) argued about the distinction between digital natives and digital immigrants and about the fundamental causes of the decline of today’s education in the US. What do these arguments mean to you as a teacher candidate? (From Reading 3.5)

Q3. Educators are talking about Web 2.0 and its potentials in education. What do YOU think Web 2.0 is? Try a one-sentence definition in your own words (Reading 3.1, 3.3, 4.2, 4.3). Can you give one example of its potential use in an elementary or a middle school classroom? (From Reading 4.1)

Know you, know me

Let's get to know each other better... please introduce yourself to the class, you can follow the following list, or you can use any other creative ways of self-introduction.

• Your First name
• Four adjectives that describe you
• Sibling (son or daughter of)
• Lover of (3 things)
• Who feels (3 things)
• Who fears (3 things)
• Who would like to see (3 things)
• Resident of (street, city, state)
• Your profession (job - where do you work?)
• Your last name
(Credits: Thank Dr. Lin for sharing this activity)