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  • Randy Ziegenfuss on 05 Sep 09
     
    Cobocards are virtually created flashcards. You can print them and study offline, edit them again and again, compare with older versions, check the status of your knowledge, upload pictures and graphs, include formula with LaTeX, share your flashcards with friends, set a deadline for exams,...
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  • Randy Ziegenfuss on 05 Sep 09
     
    A new study by alum Christine Greenhow finds social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook have more educational potential than you might think.
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  • could be extended
    • jamie hill
      jamie hill on 30 Sep 09
       
      So far, my feelings toward these technologies is very different than I expected. It seems to not be about teaching our subjects as much as teaching tools for careers.
    • Kevin Bush
      Kevin Bush on 01 Oct 09
       
      I think that these are simply tools for teaching our subject. Students today are so immerse with computers, ipods, blogs, etc that its no longer technology for them, instead it is just their world. Its what they know, so technology is embedded as a method for teaching but it isnt teaching.
  • Overall, podcasting can add a broader range of ways in which students can be more successful.
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 08 Oct 09
  • For the end of the marking period final project, it would be fun to have the students choose a book they have read and create a podcast.
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  •  It could summarize the book, act out a part, or focus on a specific reading strategy.  Pairing the experienced student with the inexperienced, could incorporate another learning opportunity.  We will see how it goes tomorrow…
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 13 Oct 09
       
      This is good...think of ways beyond simply reading the book. Acting it out, choral reading, etc.might be some options. I wonder if we can get some more ideas from discussion in class.
  • Whereas others have never heard of it.
    • Janelle Schaeffer
      Janelle Schaeffer on 14 Oct 09
       
      When I asked my class, none of them had any experience with podcasts and many kids asked what it was. I even asked my sister and her boyfriend who are sophomores in college, and I had to explain it to them, too. I wonder why they aren't more familiar with it
    • Douglas Gimbar
      Douglas Gimbar on 14 Oct 09
       
      I think it's funny that almost all of my students have an ipod, but hardly any know what a podcast is!
  •  It is the luck of the draw who gets put in a technology class, but those students who don’t get the class are put at such a disadvantage.
    • Douglas Gimbar
      Douglas Gimbar on 14 Oct 09
       
      At our school all freshmen have to take a computers/careers class. I know they don't get into as much detail with certain applications as they would like, but at least all students then get the basics of the technology we will all use in the future. I'm sure there is some way more students can get into that class.
  • having to type in all of the web addresses
    • jamie hill
      jamie hill on 20 Oct 09
       
      I always have this same question. I think your website is a good solution.
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 21 Oct 09
       
      yes...perfect solution!
  • provide organization
    • Douglas Gimbar
      Douglas Gimbar on 21 Oct 09
       
      Something most of our students desperately need!
  • I created a teacher website that had many activities that I found on thinkfinity.org
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 28 Oct 09
       
      I am interested to hear how you are planning to use your web site.
  • As the year progresses, we will have a whole toolbox of activities to choose from.
    • Janelle Schaeffer
      Janelle Schaeffer on 05 Nov 09
       
      this is a great way to build things. this way, you'll have everything compiled for next year.
  • My only hesitation about using wiki-spaces would be the fact the students will not be using this to communicate, post, or share; I will be doing that.
    • Janelle Schaeffer
      Janelle Schaeffer on 05 Nov 09
       
      That's ok. At least, you are familiarizing them with it. You can always do something with it later where they post.
    • Kevin Bush
      Kevin Bush on 05 Nov 09
       
      I think if introduced correctly, students could embrace this technology. Start in the classroom and gradually begin to work on using it on home assignments. The digital divide could be the biggest barrier.
    • Heather Apostolopoulos
      Heather Apostolopoulos on 10 Nov 09
       
      Yeah, the hardest thing I am finding is that my lower economic status students do not have computer access. Eventhough I promote going to the writing lab after school(they can get a late bus) or on study halls, etc...the kids just can't seem to get themselves to either of these times.
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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.
Alicia Cortese

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  • iPhone with some apps
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 08 Oct 09
       
      Curious what you find most useful.
    • Heather Apostolopoulos
      Heather Apostolopoulos on 09 Oct 09
       
      me too! I love my iphone and I have had one since they first came out. Both my kids and my husband utilize one too. Which apps do you reccomend? or which are your favorites? Pandora?all the trivias?
  • ow do we evaluate the learning of the content vs. the application of knowledge vs. the skill of using the technology.
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 08 Oct 09
       
      Great topic for class discussion.
  • do we even need to require a computer class
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 08 Oct 09
       
      If technology is like air in the classroom, the answer is NO!
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  • Oregon Trail
    • Douglas Gimbar
      Douglas Gimbar on 14 Oct 09
       
      I thought I was the only one who liked this. Is that game still out there somewhere?
  • What took my block 2 class just over 1 and a half class period has stretched into its fourth day of construction. It got into my head as to just where to set the bar for other classes and future assignments and further raised the question of whether students could have gotten just as far as they would have if they had made posters.
    • Heather Apostolopoulos
      Heather Apostolopoulos on 22 Oct 09
       
      I, too, have been learn how to deal with what my "at risk" kids can do to the type of student I previously taught!
    • Douglas Gimbar
      Douglas Gimbar on 28 Oct 09
       
      Maybe posters would have gone smoother, but would the students be motivated to complete them. Eventhough it's taking a while, were the students engaged? Were they putting forth a good effort? Isn't that the most important thing?
    • Alicia Cortese
      Alicia Cortese on 28 Oct 09
       
      It may have taken longer but your students gained content knowledge while learning how to problem solve and think critically. No one ever said that building 21st century learning skills would be easy. Kudos to you for taking a risk, putting forth the effort and engaging all of your students.
  • could a chalkboard be used for the same purpose
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 02 Nov 09
       
      Yes....and you can only have one kid at the SmartBoard at a time...not so with the chalkboard...you can have as many kids as fit!
  • Yes, they spend thousands to buy technology but are not prepared to develop an infrastructure to actually support easier usage.
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 02 Nov 09
       
      True, but if used in an innovative way, I'd still rather have one on a stand than none at all. "If used in an innovative way..." .. key phrase here.
    • Douglas Gimbar
      Douglas Gimbar on 03 Nov 09
       
      Innovative way is definitely the key. I use mine to display review flipcharts that I found online. I also use it to do our PSSA review problems in class. So far, the main benefit of the smartboard is that it doesn't take much time to clear and move on, and you don't have to worry about chalkdust!
    • Kevin Bush
      Kevin Bush on 05 Nov 09
       
      I just wonder how much of this could be done without the fancy SmartBoard vs. the cost. I visit one classroom that simply uses it for a screen without using any of the interactive features and has disconnected the wire used to connect to sync it to her computer. Again, "if used in an innovative way..."
  • This leads to my ultimate grumbling of the week, I think that because of the shortcuts made to put technology into the hands of teachers and students that we are actually sacrificing class time and more importantly time on task. The concept of time on task was first studied by the late Ted Sizer who passed away recently. As a traveling teacher, I need to pack and unpack at least three times per day. I wonder how much time students actually lose not only in my class but throughout a day because of technology. Its not as though that time can be gained back. I do believe that technology is valuable to students but our schools need to do more with both infrastructure and training to make the devices increase the academic capacity of our students.
  • why aren’t schools quicker to recognize the power behind technology.
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 09 Nov 09
       
      This is the million dollar question. Leadership, vision, DNA? All of the above? And more?
  • post their own ideas,
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 09 Nov 09
       
      It's an age of creation, not just consumption.
  • ill technology one day make brick and mortar school obselete?
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 09 Nov 09
       
      This was "debated" - oxford style - at the last ISTE/NECC conference in Washington, D.C. http://istevision.org/watch.php?vid=d50b09b05790f24ee5dcfcb2d98a51b5ee98f902
    • Douglas Gimbar
      Douglas Gimbar on 11 Nov 09
       
      I don't think they will ever be obselete. We will always need a "meeting place" where students can gather and have face-to-face communication with theire teacher and each other. Will they have a diminishing role in the future? Maybe.
  • While one member of my department was showing off the new goods he stated and I quote, I don’t why they spent so much money, I only need this for attendance and emails.”
    • Douglas Gimbar
      Douglas Gimbar on 18 Nov 09
       
      I'm curious as to how old this person is.
    • Alicia Cortese
      Alicia Cortese on 18 Nov 09
       
      Does your district provide training?
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