Transcript Immigration and Belonging - EDUC 6300G Digital Portfolio

Learning From, Learning Through and
Learning With Technology
Presented by:
Audrey NG, Neil Cornett and Amy Wright
Agenda
 Digital Education Technology
 How technology can be used as a mind tool in
support of learning in Grade 7 History
 Grade 7 French Immersion
 Topic to study (choices given)
 Research phase
 Field Trip (virtual)
 Blog / Scrapblog (Collaboration)
 Oral presentation (digital slideshows, display boards,
etc)
Digital Education Technology
 VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) classed software
 Has voice + video capabilities
 Founded in 2003 (Luxembourg)
 Intra-Skype communication is free
 Connecting to landline or other device costs money
 Well over a half billion registered users worldwide
 May 10, 2011, Microsoft acquired Skype for $8.5B
Critical Examination of Skype
Advantages
 Convenient (weather, geographic location etc.)
 Cost Effective
 Can facilitate different student choices
Disadvantages
 Uncertainty around future of Skype
 Training required for curator
Skype as Mind Tool
Grade 7 History (French Immersion)
Description of Assignment
 Research Phase (1 week)
 Field Trip (1 day)
 Discussion (blog/scrapblog) (2days)
 Presentation (20 minutes/group)
Internet Research Phase
Choice of Personalities
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Isaac Brock (major general)
Tecumseh ( Shawnee chief)
Laura Secord ( private individual)
Charles-Michel de Salaberry ( militia organizer)
Henry Proctor (general)
John By (lieutenant-colonel)
Research Questions
Laura Secord as a person
Importance of her role in battle of 1812
Associations with her name today
Field Trip Phase
Virtual Tour via Skype
Interaction with Curator
Discussion Phase
Blog / Scrapblog
 Comment on experience
 Share ideas
 Address questions
Discussion
Discussion - Blog Questions
Laura Secord
 If her husband was not hurt, do you think Laura
Secord would have been the hero she is? Why?
 How did her actions (making a detour and walking 20
km for 20 hours so as not to get caught) lead to the
winning of the battle?
 Why do you think it took many years (1860) for her to
be recognized as a hero? What does that say about
the role of women in society in those days?
Discussion - Blog Questions
Tecumseh
 During the American revolution, many Shawnee
villages were destroyed by the Americans. Tecumseh
realized that the natives had to unite to survive. How
important was that decision?
 Do you think the Shawnee people made the right
choice to be the allies of the British? Why?
 What do you think would have been the outcome of
the battle if Tecumseh had not died?
Presentation Phase
Presentation Options:
Digital Slideshows
Display Boards
Posters
Discussion Question
This presentation has suggested that Skype
can be used as a mind tool to help students
learn by bringing a field trip in the classroom.
What are other ways in which Skype might be
used as a valuable educational tool?
References
Bain, C.M. , DesRivieres, D. (2007). Canadian History 7. Pearson
Education Centre. Toronto, Canada.
Ontario Ministry of Education Curriculum. Retrieved on May 20,2011
from website: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum
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