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Ken Fuller

20 Technology Skills Every Educator Should Have -- THE Journal - 3 views

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  • Ken Fuller on 15 Oct 09
     
    This one is an oldie but a goodie. I use it whenever I work a new group of learners or learners that are new to educational technology. It's an easy read and can be modified to reflect the rapid changes in technology.
  • Siu Connor on 16 Oct 09
     
    Yes, I agree with much of the article and the skills mentioned, but at first glance, it's quite daunting. You're talking about skills that, for the average educator, takes years to acquire and with which to become comfortable. That is something we ,as integration specialists,s need to keep in mind.
  • Ken Fuller on 27 Oct 09
     
    Absolutely Sui! I think TISs face the same challenge as classroom teachers. How do we hook them? For people like you and I it's an intrinsic motivation to grow our knowledge base and fine tune our craft. Once a teacher told me, "there are three kinds of teachers, those that were born to do it, those that can be taught to do it and those that will never get it." I want to believe that the overwhelming majority of teachers fall into that second category. So, back to how do we hook them. I agree with Bill that Atomic Learning is woefully underutilized. One way to get the teachers hooked and increase the likelihood that AL is used is to adopt AL as our launching point for developing all PLOs. Take a look at the AL Toolkit http://movies.atomiclearning.com/k12/atomictoolkit. Assuming that we have done our due diligence and prepared our teachers to register for AL and view relevant tutorials prior to the PLO. Use the toolkit materials to "promote" our PLOs. Encourage teachers to subscribe to the AL newsletter and our web site blog feeds. Design PLOs with their work in mind - flipcharts using upcoming unit actiities, etc. I think it was Kathy Shrock that said something like, when teaching an unfamiliar application use a familiar task and when teaching an unfamiliar task use a familiar application. We also need to change the mindset so that the "learning" is their bag of bricks to carry and that we are here to coach, and support them to that end.
Ken Fuller

Doug Johnson Website - Just-in-Time Technology Training - 0 views

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  • If you as a teacher have scarce time and resources to devote to learning new skills, learning those that will last you the remainder of your career is a sound investment. All teachers do need to be “technologically literate” if they are to both improve their professional productivity and to give their students the learning opportunities technology provides. If we don’t, we are as unethical as a doctor who refuses to learn how to take advantage of a CAT scan.
  • The focus of all teacher training must shift from just-in-case to just-in-time - learning only what one needs to know, just when one needs it. The just-in-time model of technology training relies less of district- mandated classes and more on more personal, individual learning opportunities.Whether individualize or though a class, learning technology should only be a part of a larger professional growth target.  Learning to use a database should be a part of learning to do more effective assessments. Learning to use mind-mapping software such as Inspiration should be a part of learning better writing instruction practices. Learning to more effectively search the Web should be a part of learning to how to improve student research practices. (Other examples can be found at <http://www.doug-johnson.com/dougwri/rubrics-for-restructuring.html) In other words, the focus should be on improving professional practices, not learning to use a computer. Most educators, including me, are better teachers than students. I’ll confess I have small patience with most classes and workshops whether they are about technology or anything else. Sitting, even for a few hours, listening to a presenter drone on does little for me except help develop a strong empathy for our kids. But if we learn to structure technology training to suit individual adult learning styles and place it within the context of improving educational practices, teachers can and will become “technology-literate” – just in time. 
  • Ken Fuller on 26 Apr 11
     
    This blog entry is bit dated but it still hits home on many key points: - informal - customized/differentiated - constructing lessons that make sense
Ken Fuller

MidLink Magazine Home - 2 views

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  • Ken Fuller on 21 Nov 09
     
    Sponsored by NC State University and the University of Central Florida, MidLink Magazine highlights exemplary student work, defining best practices in educational technology integration.
  • Ken Fuller on 21 Nov 09
     
    Be sure to listen to co-founder Caroline McCullen's podcast.
Scott Nourse

More Schools Embrace the iPad as a Learning Tool - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • A growing number of schools across the nation are embracing the iPad as the latest tool to teach Kafka in multimedia, history through “Jeopardy”-like games and math with step-by-step animation of complex problems.
  • replace textbooks; allow students to correspond with teachers, file papers and homework assignments; and preserve a record of student work in digital portfolios.
  • extend the classroom beyond these four walls
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  • takes away students’ excuses for not doing their work.
  • e traditional scope of homework: go home, read, write,” he said, referring to its video and multimedia elements. “I’m expecting a higher rate of homework completion.”
  • spending money on tablet computers may seem like an extravagance.
  • invest in them before their educational value has been proved by research.
  • “There is very little evidence that kids learn more, faster or better by using these machines,”
  • “IPads are marvelous tools to engage kids, but then the novelty wears off, and you get into hard-core issues of teaching and learning.”
  • versatile tool with a multitude of applications, including thousands with educational uses.
  • laud the iPad’s physical attributes,
  • light weight
  • , is advancing its effort to go paperless and cut spending. Some of the tablets are being used for special education students.
  • simulate a piano keyboard on a screen or display constellations based on a viewer’s location
  • Scott Nourse on 04 Jan 11
     
    Pros and cons
Ken Fuller

How Slang Affects Students in the Classroom - US News and World Report - 1 views

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  • Slang terms and text-speak such as IDK (I don't know), SMH (shaking my head), and BTW (by the way) have become a common sight on student assignments, befuddling some high school teachers who are unsure how to fix this growing problem.
  • According to a survey of 700 students ages 12 to 17 by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, 85 percent of the respondents reported using a form of electronic communication, whether through instant messaging, text messaging, or social media. Growing up in a technological era, high school students may be unaware they are using language shortcuts in the classroom, says Allie Sakowicz, a rising senior at Maine South High School in Park Ridge, Ill.
  • "I think that students don't even realize that they're doing it," Sakowicz notes. "When we're using all this social media we're not thinking about spelling words right, so naturally that's going to translate into the classroom."
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  • In fact, 64 percent of students in the study reported inadvertently using a form of shorthand native to texting or social networking. But, the problem does not end there, as Sakowicz acknowledges that younger teachers see the slang but "let it go." "Not that they like it, but they kind of expect it," she says. "Teachers that are older and aren't familiar with all the social media devices are really upset that this is what's becoming of our language."
  • While advocates of slang words may say this trend is simply an evolution of language, Chad Dion Lassiter, professor of race relations at the University of Pennsylvania, considers it "a dumbing down of culture." Lassiter leads an academic mentorship program for high school students in the Philadelphia area and has observed "this broken level of communication."
Ken Fuller

The Power of Educational Technology: 10 Tips for Beginning Bloggers - 1 views

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  • Ken Fuller on 18 May 10
     
    I found this site while surfing one night. I thought it was pretty interesting so I subscribed to their RSS feed. I use NetNewsWire as my aggregator [feed reader/organizer]. Anyway, I have been trying to get my teachers to use their blogs to get information out to parents, etc. Maybe this blog post can help as a springboard to that end. Look for more from me on RSS and aggregator.
Scott Nourse

Tony Vincent's Learning in Hand - Home - 0 views

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  • Scott Nourse on 15 Nov 10
     
    Using handheld or portable tools in education-- resources and information.
Ken Fuller

Top News - Cable industry floats broadband plan for students - 0 views

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  • Ken Fuller on 07 Dec 09
     
    NCTA President Kyle McSlarrow said the plan has two goals: "to drive sustainable adoption in populations that currently do not benefit from broadband, and to ... positively affect educational performance among participating students." Sounds great right? But, check out the two posted comments which both bring up good points. Keep track of this program.
Ken Fuller

Measuring the iPad's Potential for Education -- THE Journal - 1 views

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  • Ken Fuller on 29 Apr 10
     
    Teacher considers using Apples new iPad to replace her Macbook for classroom use.
Scott Nourse

More Schools Embrace the iPad as a Learning Tool - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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  • The Virginia Department of Education is overseeing a $150,000 iPad initiative that has replaced history and advanced-placement biology textbooks at 11 schools. In California, six middle schools in four cities (San Francisco, Long Beach, Fresno and Riverside) are teaching the first iPad-only algebra course developed by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
  • converted an empty classroom into a lab with 36 iPads — named the “iMaginarium”
  • uestion whether school officials have become so enamored with iPads that they have overlooked less costly options
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  • working with textbook publishers on instructional programs and sponsoring iPad workshops for administrators and teachers
  • iPad algebra program in California
  • n Virginia, Pearson, an educational publisher, added iPad-specific features to existing American and world history programs, including an application for “Jeopardy”-like games and functions that enable students to take on-screen notes in the margins, bookmark pages and zoom in for close-ups. Pearson will develop iPad versions for all of its new instructional programs for students in kindergarten through 12th grade, and begin offering iPad versions for 30 top-selling math, reading, literature, social studies and science programs in April.
  • “Traditionally, so much of art history is slides on a screen,” he said. “When they were able to manipulate the image themselves, it came alive.”
  • iPads would also save money in the long run by reducing printing and textbook costs; the estimated savings in the two iPad classes alone are $7,200 a year.
  • eplacing math textbooks with digital versions
  • 60 percent of the high school’s literature reading list from iBooks free.
  • “We are talking about changing the way we do business in the classroom.”
  • Scott Nourse on 05 Jan 11
     
    part 2
Ken Fuller

15 iPad Skills Every Teacher and Student should Have ~ Educational Technology and Mobil... - 0 views

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  • Ken Fuller on 08 Apr 13
     
    iPad apps recommended for each learning goal.
Ken Fuller

To Tweet or Not to Tweet: Managing the Legal Risks of Social Media - 0 views

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  • Ken Fuller on 15 Jul 10
     
    Being proactive is key in harnessing the power of emerging technologies like social media. Check out this article on the implications of social media in the workplace from an HR perspective. Try looking at the content through the eyes of an IT specialist. Directly from the article "The Bottom Line" Organizations must develop strong policies and implement them in a defensible way. If there are no internal resources with the hybrid legal and IT experience needed to execute a smart e-discovery strategy, it's advisable to hire outside expertise. Getting your e-discovery ducks in a row may be a tall order, but it can be done. Here are some guidelines: 1. Know your enemy. Find out what kinds of social media tools are being used in your organization and why. 2. Don't try to ban social media. Locking down your company's Internet access is an unrealistic goal, and it sends the wrong message to employees. 3. Establish good policies. Consider legal risks in all of the company's existing policies, including corporate communications and acceptable use policies. 4. Educate employees. Communicate why policies are important for the well-being of the organization and its staff. 5. Solicit feedback. Ask users for their input about policy changes. This will go a long way in ensuring adoption. 6. Keep it short. Make policies clear and understandable, and cut the legal jargon. Provide guidelines and examples to help employees understand the company's expectations. 7. Require employees to certify (in writing) their understanding and compliance with all corporate policies. 8. Track and audit the use of social media sites. This will provide valuable insight about policy compliance and the nature of social media use. Most importantly, learn to embrace social media for all of its benefits. Used properly, social media tools enhance your brand, foster collaboration, and help build the kinds of relationships you need to develop successful teams.
Ken Fuller

IT4Educators - Atomic Learning - 0 views

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  • Atomic Learning offer teachers technology integration courses for graduate credit in association with IT4Educators The online, anytime, anywhere format you enjoy with Atomic Learning is now available in courses for college credit in cooperation with IT4Educators. » Apply learning by creating classroom content. Start with your own curriculum, and use your existing Atomic Learning username and password to view our video clips on the most innovative technology tools available - from Twitter to blogs, Moodle® to SMART™ Notebook. » Online and self-paced. The interactive courses are created and delivered by highly-trained practicing educators in the field to help you stay ahead of each new generation of digital learners. » Earn credit. Engage your students. You earn college credit. And what you'll create are innovative classroom experiences that will fully engage your students in the learning process.
  • Ken Fuller on 14 Jun 11
     
    Remember to have your atomic learning username and password available. IT4Educators allows you to take online, self paced courses.
Siu Connor

Technology Integration Matrix - 2 views

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  • William Russo on 14 Oct 09
     
    Great explanatory rubric for levels of technology integration
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Google co-founder Sergey Brin wants more computers in schools | Technology | Los Angele... - 2 views

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  • William Russo on 31 Oct 09
     
    Interesting thoughts by Google's founder. Consider this in light of how we approach our work.
Cheryl Ann Hurd

Kidblog - 0 views

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  • Cheryl Ann Hurd on 13 Nov 10
     
    A great site for Educators to create a blog site for student work.
Scott Nourse

Pearson Maximizes the Power of the iPad for Virginia Students - 3 views

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  • Scott Nourse on 17 Jan 11
     
    Pearson partners with the Virginia Department of Education to provide Virginia students with the first-ever Social Studies digital curriculum made especially for the Apple iPad. Three lesson elements allow students to connect, experience, and understand Virginia's Standards of Learning, providing a complete instructional solution.
  • Robert Tyrrell on 23 Jan 11
     
    Hopefully this is just the start. Is this to Debs desk?
Scott Nourse

Apple Education Challenged Based Learning webinar - 1 views

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  • Scott Nourse on 25 Mar 11
     
    A webinar on a discussion of Challenged Based learning with a technological tools focus. The video is on the bottom.
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