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Unit 1 - Get Ready to Use Technology in the Classroom


  • How technology can benefit teaching and learning 

    • promote the 4 Cs while teaching whatever we teach
      • collaboration
      • creativity
      • communications
      • critical thinking 
    • put students in touch with real world tools & problems
    • model to students how to learn
    • invite trial and error
    • invite 24/7 access 

  • Why and how technology can support the work you currently do

    • improve access to real world resources
    • improve efficiency
    • leverage my time and efforts  

  • How you can use technology to prepare (students?) for the future

    •  reinforce 21c skills 
    • model to students how to use tech .. how to learn things that are new

  • What tools are available in the G Suite for Education

    • two fundamental / basics to Google G Suite
      • Google Classroom 
        • a collaboration tool for teachers and students that helps organize and streamline the classroom experience - leverages work, saves time
      • Google Drive 
        • a virtual hard drive where you can store all your files - stories, designs, drawings, recordings, videos - anything! 
    • collaborative tools
      • Google Docs: documents come to life with smart editing and styling tools to help you easily format text and paragraphs. Choose from thousands of fonts, plus add links, images, drawings, and tables
      • Google Sheets: spreadsheets for analyzing, visualizing, and charting data
      • Google Forms: quick & easy surveys to gather information
      • Google Slides: a presentation tool that makes it easy to tell stories
      • Google Drawings: Graphics and flowchart creation with shapes, text, and images
    • classed as tools .. that can increase student engagement
      • Gmail: Email, contacts, tasks, and communications
      • Google Calendar: Scheduling, calendars, and appointments
      • Google Hangouts: Live video conferencing and messaging
      • Google Sites: Webpage creation and publishing
      • Google Groups: Group communication and web forums
    • others seen as outside of domain of Google G Suite
      • Chrome: Internet browsing
      • Google+: Online communities and social networking
      • YouTube: Online video hosting and sharing
      • Google Maps/Earth: Interactive maps and satellite imagery
      • Blogger:  Publishing blogs

  • How to pick the right tool for your objective

    • first 
      • make learning goals your first priority
    • second
      • understanding the basics of what tools can / cannot do 
    • being creative with students
      • invite them to produce any number of things with the concepts they have learned in class .. creating forces reflection and understanding of key concepts (stakes get higher when done / presented in public)
        • videos of their own based on a model Youtube video

  • How you can help your students behave responsibly online.

    •  motto - respect & protect
    • digital responsibility:
      • Copyright and fair use
        • easy access
          • copy/paste/print
          • free use / modify / share 
          • scholarly searches
      • Online safety
        • leaving a digital footprint
          • search for their name online, do an image search of themselves
          • leaving information on a shared computer 
            • logging off shared computers 
            • clearing their personal information 
              • use incognito in Chrome 
      • Communication
        •  Hangout student groups 
          • sharing / collaborating 
          • setting up chats
    • need for policies & procedures to put these into effect
      • possible topics
        • Use of Network
        • Internet Safety (privacy, inappropriate content, unwanted contact)
        • Filtering and Monitoring
        • Copyright and Ownership of Work
        • Network Security and Privacy (student data)
        • Disciplinary Action
        • Digital Citizenship
        • Social Media Usage

Supplementing textbooks 

  • how to support and enhance the curriculum
    • inviting students to research current application of concepts learned in class
      • find videos that echo what's been learned in class / textbook



Key takeaways 
Technology is a tool to support teachers in their efforts to increase student learning


Ideas for follow up 
  • Absence of any digital citizenship & policies / procedures on proper / safe use of network being taught 
  • Possible use of Google Hangout / Google Slides for student collaboration outside of class 

References

1-to-1 Essentials - Acceptable Use Policies | Common Sense Media. (n.d.). Retrieved October 7, 2017, from https://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/1to1/aups
1-to-1 Essentials - EdTech Glossary | Common Sense Media. (n.d.). Retrieved October 7, 2017, from https://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/1to1/glossary
Cybraryman Internet Catalogue. (n.d.). Retrieved October 7, 2017, from http://cybraryman.com/digcit.html

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  1. UnknownOctober 11, 2017 at 11:38 PM

    Thanks JIm for sharing your thoughts . i am yet to try out some of these tools, but will explore in tehdays to come.

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  2. UnknownOctober 18, 2017 at 7:15 PM

    I will start with google docs.One thing at a time for the time being.

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  3. UnknownOctober 18, 2017 at 7:15 PM

    I am working with Unit 1 and find it interesting. Your blog notes guide me further. I need to learn how to write a blog.

    ReplyDelete

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