Transcript Using technology in teaching.

Module 3
Using technology in teaching.
Part I: Tools for Teaching
TED 367
Methods in Sec. Ed.
Module 3
Explain and demonstrate how teachers
can use various technologies to present
instruction in secondary education.
Reading
• Read the following in the Duplass
textbook:
– Topic 36: “Media- and Computer-based
Resources”
Contents
Introduction to Sympodium
Open Source/Cloud Computing
Virtual Online Tools
Virtual Learning Environments
Wiki
Blogs
Introduction to Sympodium
and Smart Tools
Introduction to Sympodium
• Orientation to the Sympodium.
• Using multiple monitors.
• SynchronEyes: Monitoring and controlling
student computers.
• Using SmartBoard tools.
Wiki
Web 2.0 Technology
What Is Wiki?
• Wiki
– Comes from the Hawaiian term, wiki wiki
(meaning "quick").
What Is Wiki?
• Wiki is a “quick” Web page that readers of the
Web page can edit (make permanent changes
to).
• Press the edit button to make changes to the
Web page for everyone to see.
Wiki Examples
Wikipedia
Using Wiki in Education
(Online Book)
Wikiversity
Changes in Communication and News
• How many people don’t trust Wikipedia as a
primary news/info. source?
Wikipedia (and the Web) is becoming the sum
of all human knowledge and experience.
Reasons for Validity of Wikipedia
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Everyone uses it.
Many editors.
Becoming a trusted source
Easy to track the editors and remove
vandalism.
APA (version 6) recognizes the following
sources: Newsgroup, online forum comment,
electronic mailing list message, web log post,
video file.
Using Wiki in the Classroom
• Democratic process of knowledge
construction.
• Students negotiate:
– Meaning, relevance, wording, accuracy.
• Students learn to respect:
– Intellectual property.
– Work and ideas of others.
Using Wiki in the Classroom
• Facilitates collaboration.
– Teachers: compile and share best practices.
• Allows students to learn from the work of
other students (along with edits by the
teacher).
• Enhances student motivation.
– Work can be made “public” (class, school, or
everyone).
• Can provide more student control and
independence in learning activity.
Using Wiki in the Classroom
• Can invite contributors/editors from outside of
the class.
• Allows student to demonstrate work over time
(deter online plagiarism).
• Allows students to participate in a meaningful,
real-life project.
• Facilitates construction of knowledge.
Student Wiki Use:
Dr. Steve’s Personal Research
• Students are:
– Excited to try the new technology.
– Excited about producing a meaningful, usable
product (being producers of information).
– Appreciate a break from traditional assignment
formats.
When/Why Would
Teachers Use Wiki?
• Facilitates collaboration.
• Allows students to learn from the work of
other students (along with edits by the
teacher).
• Enhances student motivation.
– Work can be made public (class, school, or
everyone).
• Can provide more student control and
independence in learning activity.
When/Why Would
Teachers Use Wiki?
• Can invite contributors/editors from outside of
the class.
• Allows student to demonstrate work over time
(deter online plagiarism).
• Allows students to participate in a meaningful,
real-life project.
• Facilitates construction of knowledge.
How Can Teachers Use Wiki?
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Set up a knowledge base (class or school).
Essay writing.
Collaborative writing of a play/story.
Develop classroom rules or constitution.
Student Wiki Use:
Dr. Steve’s Personal Research
• Students are:
– Excited to try the new technology.
– Excited about producing a meaningful, usable
product (being producers of information).
– Appreciate a break from traditional assignment
formats.
Tracking Student Work
• Methods of tracking student work:
1) View history.
2) RSS feed in my browser:
• For edits.
• For discussion.
1. Select a feed to
follow.
2. Then choose a feed to
view from your favorites.
Examine
• Examine the following items online:
– History of edits.
– RSS feed.
– Communication:
• E-mail.
• Discussion.
Music Methods Wiki
Mod 4 Wiki Assignment
• In Mod 4, we will engage in creating a
collaborative Wiki regarding methods of
teaching.
• The premise is that if you can teach it, you
will learn/understand it better.
• You will be asked to complete an online
survey form and participate in ongoing
research on using new technologies in
teaching.
Blogs
Web 2.0 Technology
Blogs
• blog: Shortened form of the word weblog.
Blogs are Web-based journal pages which are
added one at a time, with the most recent on
top.
• Blog posts normally allow readers (many times
members) to comment on each post, opening
the possibility for dialogue.
How Are Blogs Being Used?
• Provide content/news/information.
• Update information on software/hardware
products.
• Allow people to interact with the news.
Citizens Voice
Times Leader
Ways to Use Blogs
• Students can:
– Post material to show/document their progress on
a project.
– Post material that they learn as they research a
topic.
– Make comments about each other’s writing/work
(peer reviews).
Promotes critical, analytical,
and reflective thinking.
Ways to Use Blogs
• Teachers can:
– Create a online book discussion.
– Have students reflect on progress of a projectbased learning activity.
– Post examples of student work for parents.
– Build a class newsletter.
– Have students comment on news items or issues.
(Richardson,
2009)
Teachers and Blogs
Writing
• Assignment ends.
• Monologue.
• Thesis.
• Written for teacher.
Blogs
• Blog continues.
• Conversation.
• Synthesis.
• Written for world.
Blogs allow a teacher to teach new
writing skills, support Constructivist
learning, support reflection, and
support social interaction.
Educational Uses of Blogs
• Students can post material to show/document
their progress on a project.
• Students can post material that they learn as
they research a topic.
• Students can make comments about each
other’s writing/work (peer reviews).
Educational Uses of Blogs
• Engages students in conversation about
learning.
• Allows students to become information
providers online.
• Allows students to build skills to communicate
more effectively.
Use of Blogs for Your Course
1. How might you utilize blogs in the blended
course you are proposing?
2. What type of information could you blog
about (for you to be an information provider
on the Web)?
Blogger.com
Open Source Programs
and Cloud Computing
Open Source Programs
• Open source refers to programs that:
– Are freely distributed.
– Provide access to the source code for
modification.
– Can serve as a replacement for expensive
software.
opensource.org
Open Source Programs
• Get a list of open source programs at the
following URL:
opensourcewindows.org
Open Office
• Open Office is a product very similar to
Microsoft Office. And best of all, it’s for
free!
OpenOffice.org
Cloud Computing
• Cloud computing refers to a new way of
how to work with PC applications.
• Instead of a user purchasing an
application and storing it on a PC, the
application resides on a company’s server
and users log in to use the application.
Cloud Computing
• Benefits:
– Don’t have to purchase software. May just
purchase a subscription to use (unless it is
offered for free).
– Don’t have to maintain software.
– Don’t have to upgrade software: constant
incremental upgrades.
Google Docs
Virtual Learning Environments
(Course Management Systems)
Virtual Learning Environments
• Virtual learning environment (VLE) (also
known as a course management system)
is a software system designed to support
teaching and learning in an educational
setting.
• While originally created for distance
education, VLEs are now most often used
to supplement face-to-face classroom,
commonly known as Blended Learning.
Blended Learning
• Blended Learning is the combination of
multiple approaches to learning. In the
strictest sense, blended learning is when
an instructor combines two methods of
delivery of instruction.
• Most commonly refers to a combination of
technology-based materials and face-toface sessions used together to deliver
instruction.
Blended Learning
• Example: Give an introductory lesson in
the classroom, and then provide follow-up
materials, communication, and activities
online.
Virtual Learning Environments
• Tools provided:
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Assessment.
Communication.
Uploading of content.
Return of student work.
Peer assessment.
Administration of student groups.
Collecting and organizing student grades.
Questionnaires.
Tracking tools.
Blogs and RSS.
Virtual Learning Environments
• Used presently at MU:
– Blackboard
– “My Courses” in eMU
– Wimba: New at MU.
• Moodle: Open source tool for free.
• Elluminate: Used in many online schools.
Using Virtual Tools in the
Classroom
Virtual Tools
• Virtual tools provide:
– An opportunity for students to more concretely
experience material.
– A way to bring the material to life (make it
understandable and relevant) for students.
– A way to motivate and gain attention of
learners.
– Hands-on experience.
Virtual Online Tools
Virtual Chemistry Lab
Virtual Chemistry Experiments
Virtual Frog Dissection
Virtual Frog Builder
Virtual Math Manipulatives
Virtual Math Museum
Virtual Online Tools
Virtual History at
Discovery.com
Knowledge Matters
Ancient Egypt
Virtual Globe Theater
Virtual Poetry Reading
What other virtual tools can you
locate online?