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Posted in Platforms on Apr 28th, 2008 1 Comment »
A few years ago, technologists would often get into discussions on the appropriate platform (PC or Mac) for schools. For some, the argument centered around the platform that the students would soon be using “out in the real world.” For others, the argument was how easy or intuitive the system was. Teachers who had PC’s at [...]
Posted in Technology Integration on Apr 28th, 2008 No Comments »
I remember hearing an analogy six or seven years ago that went like this:
Imagine if you could bring a teacher from 1800 through time to today’s classroom. The chances are pretty good that the teacher would know the purpose of the room, be able to read the books contained therein, use the chalkboard/whiteboard, and begin [...]
Posted in Student Use of technology on Apr 16th, 2008 No Comments »
This morning we spent about 3o minutes working on a math manipulative site. The students were engaged, and seemed to enjoy the experience. For the last half hour, I sent them all to a site for a basic circuit construction kit. http://phet.colorado.edu/new/simulations/sims.php?sim=Circuit_Construction_Kit_ACDC We made simple circuits using the light [...]
Posted in In the fox hole on Apr 16th, 2008 3 Comments »
Teachers will sometimes say, “But that’s one more thing on our plates.” when reacting to administration’s expectations that they “use” technology. I just had a conversation with a high school teacher who told me that when there’s a focus on technology, that creates a black hole, negatively affects budgets, time, contracts (positions, negotiations) and that [...]
Posted in Moving The Cheese on Apr 15th, 2008 No Comments »
No, this isn’t an ad for a presidential candidate. It’s a summary of reactions from our curriculum meeting this afternoon. We met to discuss how keyboarding was going to be included in the curriculum….and the technology coordinator and I decided to take that as a diving board into the pool of what we are going [...]
Posted in Moving The Cheese on Apr 15th, 2008 1 Comment »
We all go down the same hole for the cheese. Just like those lab rats, if the cheese is moved, there’s confusion and frustration. Just moving a pile of papers from the kitchen counter to another location causes serious brow furrowing in my household. Let’s face it, it’s easier to do tasks repetitively rather than [...]
Posted in How teachers use technology on Apr 15th, 2008 No Comments »
This week a fifth grade teacher brought in the entire fifth grade, one group of 20 or so at a time, as they were typing their research papers. I was amazed at the four and five page papers they had written complete with bibliography. But what surprised me more was the way the computer was [...]
Posted in Student Use of technology on Apr 15th, 2008 No Comments »
For much of this year, I’ve seen two or three students come into the 5-8 lab with their aide. The students would go to BrainPop, and the time seemed well spent. After we received “Neighborhood Map Machine,” I trotted out to show them the new software and for the next few weeks the students would [...]
Posted in Technology Workshops on Apr 14th, 2008 No Comments »
This year we decided to offer one hour mini workshops on a variety of technology topics including operating system management, software use in the classroom/lab, and browser use and management.We offered these each Wednesday and Thursday when teachers weren’t stressed about conferences or grades being due or impending vacations. We planned one hour from 3:15 [...]
