Web 2.0 and Beyond in the Classroom

Behold, my Web 2.0 showcase! It was my first time using the drawing feature of Google Docs, so that took a little getting used to. I envision this being used by media specialists when collaborating with their fellow educators in creating lesson plans integrating technology with course content. I wanted to choose tools that would be useful across a variety of subjects. The criteria I used combines Bloom's revised taxonomy and the ISTE NETS, focusing on the aspects that I feel are most integral. Many of these resources could be used in more ways than I have described here (which was another reason why I chose them), but these were the first aspects that came to my mind when thinking about how they would be utilized in the classroom. I also wanted to focus on tools that could be used to help students educate each other.



My understanding of the SAMR framework is that it is organized based upon the extent to which the technology is integrated into and utilized in the task at hand.  The TPACK framework concerns the intersections of technological knowledge, content knowledge, and pedagogical knowledge, and how they ideally can be combined together to make an effective teacher. The TPACK framework just reinforced for me how important it is to use technology to deliver content in the classroom. The SAMR framework made me think about how important it is that we use technology as more than just a gimmick or plain substitution for something we're already doing - we need to use it to transform what we teach, how we teach, and how the students learn and create.

A teacher looking to infuse their curriculum with technology needs to consider many things. Some of these include:

• Is this a tool students/teachers will be able to access at school (consider internet filters, pay sites, lack of technical support)?
• Is this tool being used to redefine the course content and allow students to do innovative things or is it just a veneer for things the students could do without the technology?
• Does the technology allow the student to display multiple 21st century skills?
• Are the students more engaged with these uses of technology in the classroom than they would be without them?
• Does the use of these tools support Common Core/ISTE/AASL standards?

Who Owns the Learning?

I already linked to my book talk in the "What We're Reading" wiki, but I wanted to add it to my blog, too. Here it is!

Developing Digital Citizens

The following is my action plan and accompanying presentation concerning digital citizenship in a high school. I chose my old high school, Pendleton Heights, since I am currently a public librarian and not teaching. Please note that it has been 10 years since I was in high school, so they are probably actually teaching more than just how to avoid plagiarism at this point (I hope). This was also my first time using Prezi, and I absolutely love it!

Developing Digital Citizens

My Prezi presentation:

The Digital Divide

Check out our class's VoiceThread conversation about the new Digital Divide!

 

 It was really interesting for me listening to everyone's takes on what is important to remember about the digital divide and how this affects their teaching.  I'm not sure, but I think I'm the only person in class who hasn't actually taught in a classroom (other than one-off sessions...yet!). Since my only point of reference so far is from a public/community college library, I'm just sort of soaking in the different points of view of everyone who has actually been in the trenches, so to speak.

New Literacies

New Literacies on Google Docs