It's time to summarize what I have learned from your blog posts #1-5. I have enjoyed reading your thought-provoking posts. I liked or commented on some of your posts.
I would mention you and your blog posts in different weeks. I hope you would read my post first, and then check the blog posts I mentioned later.
Something about Post # 1
From your post # 1, I learned most of you had been around technology for a long time. Your expectations for this course and varied learning styles helped me know better about you.
- I learned Ben was a psychology major and our tech-wiz guy. He knew how to deal with issues with computers. You can read his post and know more about him.
- I learned Sheighlin only needed that her phone turns on and her laptop works. Even though I have learned all kinds of stuff about technology in the past years, I agree with her.
A question for you, what technologies do you often need in your daily study and work?
- Now we are in Week 10, I encourage you to go back to read your own post # 1 and check how far you have achieved your course goals and how your learning styles influenced your online learning.
Something about Post # 2
In post # 2, regarding factors influencing technology use in the class, most of you listed factors including school technology policy or national standards, students' needs, and students' extensive experience with technology. I learned most of you had grown up with all types of technology, and agreed with the label “digital native” for today’s youth. But I am surprised that some of you did not consider them as digital natives.
- Katie mentioned factors including widely applied standards like Common Core Standards, students' needs, students' prior experience with technology, and the educational applications of technologies. She then talked about differences between herself, a digital native and my teachers as digital immigrants.
- Mycah made a good point about the term "digital immigrant". He said he might be considered a “digital immigrant” to a certain extent from the perspectives of his future students.
- If you have time, you could go back to read your own post # 2 and check whether you have changed your perceptions with regard to ISTE standards, "digital natives, and""digital immigrant".
Something about Post # 3
In post # 3, most of you talked about how to address implementation issues including cyberbullying, freedom of speech for all students while respecting other’s rights, right to privacy, academic dishonesty, and software piracy. To address cyberbullying, some of you suggested you would ask your future students to watch the final TV show episode from “13 Reasons Why”. To address academic dishonesty, some of you mentioned teacher could use Turnitin for assignment submission.
- Megan summarized different ways that she and her teachers have used MS word. In her future class, she talked about how to address the three important issues: Cyberbullying, the right to privacy, and academic dishonesty.
- Taylor mentioned all my students should have access to the technology required to succeed. She talked about how to address the issue: the freedom of speech for all students while respecting other’s rights. I agree this is an important thing teachers should let young kids know from the beginning. The issue is related to cyberbullying.
- Jordan emphasized picture copyright. She then well explained how to address issues including students' privacy and software piracy. She proposed that assigning a computer to each student would avoid many more issues than just software piracy.
- If you have time, you could go back to read your own post # 3 and think about additional implementation issues you might want to address in your future class.
Something about Post # 4
I am impressed by your critique of different lesson plans using the Dynamic Instructional Design model (DID). Most of you shared great resources related to open content or education. The term "open" was one of the hot topics in K-12 and higher education now. I recommend you should check your classmates' post # 4, and explore those resources.
I am impressed by your critique of different lesson plans using the Dynamic Instructional Design model (DID). Most of you shared great resources related to open content or education. The term "open" was one of the hot topics in K-12 and higher education now. I recommend you should check your classmates' post # 4, and explore those resources.
- Morgan critiqued a lesson plan for a 2nd-grade language arts class specifically for discovering adjectives.
- Jessica well explained how an English subject lesson plan fitted with the DID model.
- Abraham well explained how one lesson plan about mythology succeed in following the model in some aspects and failed in other aspects. With regard to Step 4 about technology use for learning support, Abraham suggested the lesson plan should be changed since technology is a necessary tool to enhance learning nowadays. What do you think?
In post # 5, most of you mentioned you would teach students about protecting others and their own intellectual property and privacy.
- Carly shared two good applications named: eBackpack and Quizlet Live to be implemented in her future class.
- Sheridan shared two tools named: Quia.com and Kahoot.it to be implemented in her future class.
- Ben talked about the benefits of Google classroom
- Jennifer also Kahoot.it o be implemented in her future class. She also noticed that ClassDojo is being widely used in classrooms.
- Sheighlin thought about teaching her students about scholarly databases- JSTOR, EBSCO, Google Scholar.
- Katie did a great job in reflectin on the Newsletter Design assignment. She shared a good idea of using Facetime or skype to allow students who are absent to participate in class meetings.
This is the end! Thanks for reading it through!
Good luck with your blog post # 10. Please let me know if you have any questions.
