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Randy Ziegenfuss

80+ Videos for Tech. & Media Literacy - 0 views

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  • Randy Ziegenfuss on 05 Sep 09
     
    Over the past few years, I have been collecting interesting Internet videos that would be appropriate for lessons and presentations, or personal research, related to technological and media literacy. Here are 70+ videos organized into various sub-categories. These videos are of varying quality, cross several genres, and are of varied suitability for classroom use.
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21st Century Curriculum and Assessment Framework - 0 views

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  • Today, the NCTE definition of 21st century literacies makes it clear that further evolution of curriculum, assessment, and teaching practice itself is necessary.
  • Randy Ziegenfuss on 05 Sep 09
     
    Context for NCTE's 21st Century Literacies Framework
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How the E-Book Will Change the Way We Read and Write - WSJ.com - 0 views

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  • Randy Ziegenfuss on 05 Sep 09
     
    Author Steven Johnson outlines a future with more books, more distractions -- and the end of reading alone
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ELI Podcast: From Knowledgeable to Knowledge-able: Experiments in New Media Literacy | ... - 0 views

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Educause Wesch lecture questions Instructional Design education

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  • Randy Ziegenfuss on 05 Sep 09
     
    How can we use new media to foster the kinds of communication and community we desire in education? This presentation discusses both successful and unsuccessful attempts to integrate emerging technologies into the classroom to create a rich virtual learning environment
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My First Blog - 1 views

janellemarie.edublogs.org

shared by Randy Ziegenfuss on 17 Sep 09 - Cached
  • I am a bi
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 17 Sep 09
       
      This is a comment
  • Thinkfinity is a database
    • jamie hill
      jamie hill on 30 Sep 09
       
      This is similar to Web Guru then??
  • creating a product that they can print out or save
    • jamie hill
      jamie hill on 06 Oct 09
       
      Are most of the activities on the computer then, or can they been done without computers?
    • Douglas Gimbar
      Douglas Gimbar on 08 Oct 09
       
      Jamie, it all depends on what you are looking for. There are hundreds of lessons and activities. You can find ones that can be completed off the computer as well.
    • Heather Apostolopoulos
      Heather Apostolopoulos on 09 Oct 09
       
      The problem with this is then we hear complaints about using ink and toner to print everything out. How do we bypass that?
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  • I would really love easier access to computers
    • jamie hill
      jamie hill on 06 Oct 09
       
      Our science department has our 17 laptops tied up almost everyday. If I want to use them it has to be scheduled well in advance and cant conflict with their lessons anyway. Why can one department create their curriculum around tech. but the others have to suffer.
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 07 Oct 09
       
      Good question, Jamie. I think it is because education has looked at technology as a "nice if you can get it" extra.
    • Heather Apostolopoulos
      Heather Apostolopoulos on 09 Oct 09
       
      I agree, but since my Read 180 is a big thing right now. All of the read 180 classrooms have computer carts with 30 or so lappies! I consider myself lucky, but I do sympathize.
  • vast resource that it is almost overwhelming
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 07 Oct 09
       
      This is one of the new skills - how we deal with the overwhelming amount of content. Thinkfinity is designed to try and help us do this by sifting and sorting through content that would otherwise take more effort to determine reliability (i.e. a Google search).
  • I hope that I am not overlooking great tools as I meander through the site.
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 07 Oct 09
       
      Collaboration can help this!
  • One of the problems that I am experiencing finding a way to work these into my lessons when I don’t have instant access to computers or laptops. 
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 08 Oct 09
       
      This is a real challenge for logs of teachers wanting to try new things, but not having the resources.
  • recite the speech and incorporate a series of images that compliment and connect to the speech.
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 13 Oct 09
       
      Good activity to highlight media literacy. How will they find the images?
  • a very realistic goal
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 13 Oct 09
       
      And ou don't have to actually have an iPod. You can listen to these files on any computer.
  • fireplace
    • jamie hill
      jamie hill on 20 Oct 09
       
      I debated the fireplace.
  • gathering information from Internet resources
    • jamie hill
      jamie hill on 20 Oct 09
       
      What a great tool to have as a HS student going into college. They can collect school stuff and fun stuff in the same place too. I couldnt help but notice a game widget.
  • be a highly technological concept
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 21 Oct 09
       
      It can be a little intimidating at first.
  • I am wondering why more people I know don’t have one of these pages set up for themselves
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 21 Oct 09
       
      Good wondering. Why do you think more people don't use RSS?
    • Douglas Gimbar
      Douglas Gimbar on 21 Oct 09
       
      I think because it is a fairly new technology and certain people are hesitant to try something new. . .a fear of change.
  • Before making my netvibes page, I did create a bloglines page but was not impressed
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 21 Oct 09
       
      Yes...Bloglines is just plain ugly looking!
  • personalize t
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 21 Oct 09
       
      This one word captures what technology can do for us.
  • my trip to the world of educational technology
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 28 Oct 09
       
      Hopefully you'll stay, even after class is over!
  • This is the impetus for me to continue to further develop more uses of technology with my students.
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 28 Oct 09
       
      Great! Our understanding really develops over time --- there is no end point. So stick with it!
  • I always thought about learning how to use wikis as a way to respond to reading novels in my class but felt I needed someone to guide me through learning about it.  I haven’t had the time yet to incorporate a wiki in any of my classes, but I am teaching a new course in the spring semester, and I think that I might have the opportunity to try it out there.  As far as I can tell, the course’s curriculum doesn’t seem to have many big technological highlights, so it  might give me the opportunity to engage students using a new medium.  The class is 10th grade on level, which is a step below college prep, and those students might benefit from the ability to engage in discussion outside of class and use a hands on way of doing it.
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 28 Oct 09
       
      This is an idea you might want to consider developing as part of your final project in this class.
  • Hamlet Facebook pages
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 28 Oct 09
       
      Is this something you might share in class?
  • truly engaged and had a good time doing it
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 28 Oct 09
       
      What do you think they learned?
  • they really had an honest reaction of surprise at how fast class was going.
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 28 Oct 09
       
      It would be interesting to dig into this deeper, trying to understand - maybe through some conversation with them - what they found most engaging about the approach you took with the class.
  • ultimately share this idea out there in cyberspace. 
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 09 Nov 09
       
      I wonder if there are practitioner journals - NCTE, ISTE, etc, that would be interested in an article?
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What a blog strange trip it's been - 2 views

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  • Learning how to use Prezi proficiently could easily take multiple days of lessons.  Therefore the students would need to spend a good amount of time just learning about the tool before using it to present other curricular topics.  With the time crunch in schools today this could end Prezi’s life in a classroom before it begins.
    • Douglas Gimbar
      Douglas Gimbar on 01 Oct 09
       
      I haven't checked out the site yet, but it sounds like an amazing tool one can use either in or out of the classroom. Your point about time however is very interesting. We are under so much pressure as teachers to prepare our students for PSSAs that one of the biggest questions we have is do we have enough time to try new stuff, even if the new material is pushing 21st century education.
  • Of course, the more frustrated I got the less I wanted to try to learn about how Prezi worked.  I was that student that got disillusioned with what I was learning somewhere along way, and decided I wasn’t that interested in learning that “something” anymore.
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 08 Oct 09
       
      I really like how you reflected on the process. That is so important to what we do! Too often it is missing in our field.
  • I realized that I, like most students today, have been sucked into the world of instant gratification.
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 08 Oct 09
       
      Is this unique to today, or is this just human nature? Has technology made this worst or made it new?
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  • To truly problem solve in life and in school one needs to be able to analyze  actions that are being taken toward solving a given problem and analyze the result those actions have on the final outcome. 
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 08 Oct 09
       
      This is a pervasive problem - in society - but I also think in our profession. Maybe I can share what I am working on with my dissertation. It reflects some of this.
    • Alicia Cortese
      Alicia Cortese on 12 Oct 09
       
      please don't tease!
  • apply it to one of my classes.
    • jamie hill
      jamie hill on 20 Oct 09
       
      I also showed a Prezi in class. I think the groups that saw the Prezi were more engaged and seemed to have a better working knowledge of the concept than the class that did not see the Prezi.
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 21 Oct 09
       
      I am curious what you saw that made you think this, Jamie.
  • My plan is ultimately to give parents the link to our Prezi.
    • Douglas Gimbar
      Douglas Gimbar on 21 Oct 09
       
      Great idea. We have to keep them as involved as possible.
  • I feel they’ll be motivated to do more metacognative activities such as this one after seeing how the information is presented
    • Janelle Schaeffer
      Janelle Schaeffer on 22 Oct 09
       
      Nice way to achieve balance
  • In having to think outside the box I’ve learned more about technology in education in the last 8 weeks  than I had in the last 8 years
    • Alicia Cortese
      Alicia Cortese on 28 Oct 09
       
      I had a similar notion of what I thought the class would be like. I too am pleasantly surpised and excited about all the new things I have learned in such a small amount of time.
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 28 Oct 09
       
      The format of the class is decidedly different. I set out to try and model a classroom environment that is most conducive to using the various tools. I am interested to get some feedback from all of you on the format of the class. I know it's a it different, but I think it works. I am open to any ideas or suggestions you might have.
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 28 Oct 09
       
      Great reflections, by the way....
    • Douglas Gimbar
      Douglas Gimbar on 28 Oct 09
       
      I think it takes a certain type of person to excel in a class formatted in this fashion. From what I can see, all of us fit into that mold. Maybe it would not work for students who have to be here, but does for us because we all want to be here.
    • Alicia Cortese
      Alicia Cortese on 28 Oct 09
       
      I agree with Doug. I think this format works wonderfully because we are all motivated to learn. I must say though, I have been stressing about our final project... I still love my rigid guidelines. Hopefully techology enables me to break the bonds of my tightly controled and structured learning style.
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 28 Oct 09
       
      That is interesting, Doug. And I think you are correct in that all of you seem to have a certain disposition that operates fairly successfully in this kind of environment. Are their a variety of dispositions? Should education be accepting of varying dispositions in teaching? If so, how does the system manage that?
    • Shawn Collier
      Shawn Collier on 29 Oct 09
       
      I feel like a big component of this class that helps us all feel like we're learning so much is the absence of right and wrong. So many classes have tests, or papers, or projects where you'll be judged in front of your peers, which causes instant stress. In this class however we're able to come and learn with each other, with out worrying about that stress. It's funny becasue as much as we all might hate the idea of 10 page papers we have been trained to show what we've learned in that format, which in a weird way almost makes us feel more comfortable doing something we don't like than doing something outside the box.
    • Kevin Bush
      Kevin Bush on 29 Oct 09
       
      I agree with the 10 page paper bit, I wonder when higher education will let go of the old way to promote digital literacy and learning.
  • As educators we strive to positively reach all of our students; but often don’t ever interact with all of the other professionals in our buildings.  This is a problem. 
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 03 Nov 09
       
      Good job starting with what you perceive as a problem!
    • Shawn Collier
      Shawn Collier on 03 Nov 09
       
      I feel like so many people (kids, teachers, parents, administrators) in the world today are scared to be wrong. This negatively affects people's ability to be life long learners. If we could all take time to realize that we have A LOT to learn from each other think about how productive schools would be. I remember learing about Japanese lesson study and the way many in Japan plan for their students. With in these planning sessions it's acually looked at as a positive trait to say you don't know much about a subject becuase it's self reflective and provides an opportunity for growth. We're missing this in America.
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 03 Nov 09
       
      I would agree. Look at our policitcal system. Do we really think that a leader is going to turn our country and its complex problems around in a year? Regardless of who could have been elected last November, Americans would have expected a quick fix AND for that person to have all the answers. It doesn't work that way. Anyhow...enough of politics.
    • Douglas Gimbar
      Douglas Gimbar on 03 Nov 09
       
      Lifelong learning is one of the most important parts of "real world". Being able to change, adapt, and communicate with others is a tool students need to know now so they can grow in the future.
    • Shawn Collier
      Shawn Collier on 03 Nov 09
       
      I absoloutely agree with you Doug. it makes you wonder how much we teach anymore that teaches kids to be life long learners. So much of our curiculum helps them know specific facts to do well on standardized tests, which does not translate to facilitating life long learning.
    • Alicia Cortese
      Alicia Cortese on 04 Nov 09
       
      I too agree but one also has to realize that the passion a teacher models to their students is also a key motivating factor in creating intrinsic learners. While we may have to teach particular skill sets we can do it with bravado thus allowing are students to realize how much fun learning can be.
  • While I may not be in an ideal place to utilize technology with the students I see, I am in the perfect position to use technology to enhance teaching and learning with my co-workers.
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 03 Nov 09
       
      I like how you stuck with it and have come up with an idea that is real and meaningful.
  • I’m hoping that utilizing Google docs will do this for me.
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 03 Nov 09
       
      Nice idea...think about how you'll implement this, get others involved, and lead the way!
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 03 Nov 09
       
      Good luck!
    • Heather Apostolopoulos
      Heather Apostolopoulos on 04 Nov 09
       
      Our English department has been using google.doc to hook everyone up with all kinds of rubrics for writing projects, etc. It has work really well, if you thnk you need some type of rubric, you can usually find it on there.
    • Kevin Bush
      Kevin Bush on 05 Nov 09
       
      Our administrators think google docs is too complicated. My students absolutely love being able to share their ideas while writing their papers.
  • I felt like I was spinning my wheels attempting to squeeze something out of all of  the technology we’ve explored. 
  • Another constraint is the fact that all meetings have to be scheduled in advance. 
    • Douglas Gimbar
      Douglas Gimbar on 18 Nov 09
       
      How far in adavance?
  • Douglas Gimbar on 01 Oct 09
     
    I agree with you 100 percent. You need to learn about the students just as much as they need to learn about the material you are teaching them.
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