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Blog Posting Assignment #2

May 4th, 2009

What are some things that you have learned about effective teaching strategies when integrating technology?
When integrating technology it is important to utilize a variety of teaching strategies—as each student learns differently.  When implementing a new technology, such as blogging (TechQuest), being a sage-on-stage initially is important as students need much guidance when participating in a [...]

Project Evaluation Session 4 Blog Entry

April 26th, 2009

How would you approach another project of this type differently given what you’ve learned here?

 
Given what I have learned I might approach another project differently by using a different blogging site.  Blogspot.com is a quality blogging site, however there were some glitches to the site [...]

Third Blog Post from Session 2 ~ Internet Research

April 12th, 2009

Third Blog Post from Session 2 ~ Internet Research
Use the Internet as a resource in the planning of your project. Information you may try to find includes:
·      Others who have attempted projects similar to what you have proposed
1. http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2008/01/27/learning-to-blog-the-elementary-way/
Kim Cofino, a Literacy Specialist at the International School Bangkok in Thailand, introduced blogging to her elementary aged [...]

Second Blog Post from Session 2 ~ Finished version of the Project Description

April 11th, 2009

Project Description Session 2 Blog Entry #2 
 An educational need or opportunity. This element is fundamental in this project. Since we have limited time, energy, and resources, cool technology without a clear sense of why it matters or what we gain by it is of little value in the educational setting.
EDUCATIONAL PROBLEM/ISSUE: The problem that blogging [...]

Project Description Session 2 Blog Entry

March 25th, 2009

Project Description Session 2 Blog Entry
 An educational need or opportunity. This element is fundamental in this project. Since we have limited time, energy, and resources, cool technology without a clear sense of why it matters or what we gain by it is of little value in the educational setting.
EDUCATIONAL PROBLEM/ISSUE: The problem that blogging with [...]

Online Technologies

December 3rd, 2008

  INTERACTIVE DISCUSSIONS WITH EXPERTS
 (A connection via audio and video- video conferencing) – using iChat or Skype
1.     What content could this help you teach?
Interactive discussions with a “guest speaker” could help students comprehend information more fully and also give them real life examples and an opportunity to ask questions that I cannot answer (by law, [...]

GOOGLE DOCS: Sharing is Caring :)

November 18th, 2008

                  Describe your experience as a user of the application. What functions did you like and what functions did you find frustrating? Why?
                  I liked that this application was very user friendly and easy to use. Using Google docs, one can create a document, presentation, a spreadsheet, and [...]

Instructional strategies for Blogs … are they beneficial?

November 15th, 2008

1.     In your blogs we want you to write about the following:
o   What instructional strategies would fit well with using blogs in the classroom? Why?
The constructivist model, which promotes inquiry based learning, would fit well using blogs in the classroom.  As an educator in health and physical education, one could pose an open [...]

WebQuests: An Interesting Educational Tool

October 31st, 2008

 

What additional considerations have to be made when creating computer-based instructional objects (e.g., StAIR projects, WebQuests) for students to use independently?

 
There are an array of considerations to me made when creating a computer based instructional object for [...]

Hello world!

October 20th, 2008

Welcome to your brand new blog at Edublogs.
To get started, simply log in, edit or delete this post and check out all the other options available to you.
There’s stacks of great supporting material too! Take time to view our some helpful introductory videos, read through our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) or stop by The Edublogs [...]