Chapter six was all about software! This chapter discussed the vast category of academic software giving examples of how to use it. For example the chapter talked about special needs software that will perform operations such as reading sounds and words .
This chapter also went into desktop publishing software which is used for a variety of reasons. A few ways teachers use them could be to type up a newsletter so they could easily add and arrange graphics, made a worksheet, or even make a flyer for a school event.
Another interesting thing chapter six addressed was simulations. I honestly had to think a little bit to remember that I had in fact used a simulation before. In middle school we had to take a class called tech ed. In this class there was a plethora of ‘modules’ or work stations for us to do. We wouldn’t be able to do all of them but there were enough to keep everyone busy. I can remember that I did the module on aviation in which I got to do a flight simulation! The plane I ‘flew’ ended up crashing, but it was an interesting experience.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Chapter 4
Overall chapter 4 talks about using digital technologies in the classroom. In this chapter these digital technologies can be broken down into the three categories of useful input devices, useful output devices and emerging technologies.
Useful input devices are peices of technology that are sed to imput data into a computer. These devices include: scanners, digital cameras, graphic tables, microphones, tablet PCs, touch screens, and electronic whiteboards.
Output devices allow the teacher to share data with students and faculty. Output devices include a variety of methods of technology. The output devices talked about in this chapter include: data projectors and speakers and headphones. This two major devices share data through images that are projected for students.
Emerging digital techologies for the classroom can be discribed as hardware that are likey to be adapted for use in schools. These types of hardware include: wireless devices, handheld computers, E-books, voice-activated devices, portable storage and the use of virtual environments.
Useful input devices are peices of technology that are sed to imput data into a computer. These devices include: scanners, digital cameras, graphic tables, microphones, tablet PCs, touch screens, and electronic whiteboards.
Output devices allow the teacher to share data with students and faculty. Output devices include a variety of methods of technology. The output devices talked about in this chapter include: data projectors and speakers and headphones. This two major devices share data through images that are projected for students.
Emerging digital techologies for the classroom can be discribed as hardware that are likey to be adapted for use in schools. These types of hardware include: wireless devices, handheld computers, E-books, voice-activated devices, portable storage and the use of virtual environments.
Chapter 4
Chapter 4 is all about the digital technologies in the classroom. They start out discussing how teachers can take pictures and easily download their pictures on their computers. It states that the two most commonly used devices when using a computer are a keyboard and a mouse. With these two devices you can do everything you need to do on a computer. Other devices that are commonly used with the computer are scanners, digital cameras, and touch screen devices. The most common type of scanner is called a flat bed scanner, its like a small personal copier. Also they discuss all about the digital camera. Being a owner of a digital camera, I know all about the special features and how to use one. The memory card is a very important investment when you have a camera some types of cards are Smart Media, Compact Flash, and a memory stick.
A graphic tablet is a electronic pad to draw diagrams or create artwork. This is helpful for art students because it gives a more typical digitizer to draw the original images. It discusses pen input devices which is a PDA. Its a portable computing device that can be used for hand notes, and transfers them into a Word processor. They are very useful for business people and teachers. For people that is on the go all the time! Another digital tool is touch screens. Its a computer monitor that responds to your finger when you touch the screen. Chapter 4 is all about the different technology resources you can use in the classroom to help the teachers and the students teach and learn better. To me Chapter 4 was all a review when reading, because I am familiar with all the technology they mentioned.
A graphic tablet is a electronic pad to draw diagrams or create artwork. This is helpful for art students because it gives a more typical digitizer to draw the original images. It discusses pen input devices which is a PDA. Its a portable computing device that can be used for hand notes, and transfers them into a Word processor. They are very useful for business people and teachers. For people that is on the go all the time! Another digital tool is touch screens. Its a computer monitor that responds to your finger when you touch the screen. Chapter 4 is all about the different technology resources you can use in the classroom to help the teachers and the students teach and learn better. To me Chapter 4 was all a review when reading, because I am familiar with all the technology they mentioned.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Chapter 4
Chapter 4 was all about digital technologies in the classroom. I found it to be a pretty interesting chapter because it was about somethings that i had used before in my classes in high school or even have used in classrooms here at IUE. The first piece of technology that the chapter talks about is a scanner and how a flat bed scanner can be used in so many different ways. I haven't really had a lot of experience with scanners so i found this section of the chapter pretty informative.
The chapter then goes on to talk about scantrons. I've had a lot of experience with these. They are really easy to use. We always took scantron tests or quizzes in high school and my biology professor here at IUE even is giving scantron quizzes. It can grade a whole class of 30 plus student's quizzes in a matter of minutes. It's an easy and effective way to take quizzes or test. It definitely makes a teachers job easier, atleast when it comes to grading.
The next thing the chapter talked about that I could really relate to was DIGITAL CAMERAS! I love digital cameras! I use mine everyday! They're small and portable and definitely easy to use and now a days they're pretty inexpensive for a decent one! This is something I will definitely be incorporating into my class room! Everyone loves pictures! I plan on taking lots of pictures of my classrooms throughout each school year and making slideshow dvds for my students and their parents at the end of the year.
Later on in the chapter it talked about LCD projectors. I really don't know how to used one, I always struggle with them when I try to use them. They must be really stubborn or something. But I see LCD projectors all the time at IUE and saw them a lot during high school and I was always having to try and use them. I just never had good luck with them, not even this past fall in speech. Even our professor struggled with it.
At the end of the chapter it talked about portable storage. This is also something that I have a lot of experience with. I actuall used a USB drive today to save my cheerleading packets on. USB drives are easy to use and an effective way to move your documents from place to place. USB drives are very inexpensive and are an effictive tool for anyone using computers.
The chapter then goes on to talk about scantrons. I've had a lot of experience with these. They are really easy to use. We always took scantron tests or quizzes in high school and my biology professor here at IUE even is giving scantron quizzes. It can grade a whole class of 30 plus student's quizzes in a matter of minutes. It's an easy and effective way to take quizzes or test. It definitely makes a teachers job easier, atleast when it comes to grading.
The next thing the chapter talked about that I could really relate to was DIGITAL CAMERAS! I love digital cameras! I use mine everyday! They're small and portable and definitely easy to use and now a days they're pretty inexpensive for a decent one! This is something I will definitely be incorporating into my class room! Everyone loves pictures! I plan on taking lots of pictures of my classrooms throughout each school year and making slideshow dvds for my students and their parents at the end of the year.
Later on in the chapter it talked about LCD projectors. I really don't know how to used one, I always struggle with them when I try to use them. They must be really stubborn or something. But I see LCD projectors all the time at IUE and saw them a lot during high school and I was always having to try and use them. I just never had good luck with them, not even this past fall in speech. Even our professor struggled with it.
At the end of the chapter it talked about portable storage. This is also something that I have a lot of experience with. I actuall used a USB drive today to save my cheerleading packets on. USB drives are easy to use and an effective way to move your documents from place to place. USB drives are very inexpensive and are an effictive tool for anyone using computers.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Chapter 4
Chapter four was all about the different kinds of technology available today for educators to use. The chapter talked about input and output devices along with devices such as cameras, scanners, webcams, and graphics tablets.
In my pre calculus class during my senior year at Richmond High School, I had a wonderful teacher by the name of Mary-Jane Hansing. She had recently adapted her class to the use of a graphics tablet and a projector. I really loved this simply because she could get a view of the class while she was teaching so she honestly knew if we were getting the concept or not. She once said she liked it because she didn’t have to block information while she wrote it on the chalk board.
Not only did the graphics tablet help us to learn faster, but it really came in handy whenever we missed a class. When Ms. Hansing taught a lesson and wrote notes/examples on the tablet she would save it. That way all she had to do was print it out and give it to whoever had missed class.
On top of those two things, I found that I really enjoyed that class (I highly doubt it was because I LOVED math). She made it fun and was able to show us multiple ways of doing the same problem side by side.
In my pre calculus class during my senior year at Richmond High School, I had a wonderful teacher by the name of Mary-Jane Hansing. She had recently adapted her class to the use of a graphics tablet and a projector. I really loved this simply because she could get a view of the class while she was teaching so she honestly knew if we were getting the concept or not. She once said she liked it because she didn’t have to block information while she wrote it on the chalk board.
Not only did the graphics tablet help us to learn faster, but it really came in handy whenever we missed a class. When Ms. Hansing taught a lesson and wrote notes/examples on the tablet she would save it. That way all she had to do was print it out and give it to whoever had missed class.
On top of those two things, I found that I really enjoyed that class (I highly doubt it was because I LOVED math). She made it fun and was able to show us multiple ways of doing the same problem side by side.
Chapter 11
Chapter eleven discussed issues pertaining to the ‘digital divide’. The digital divide is essentially all of the bureaucratic red tape issues that come with technology such as copy write issues. This chapter also addressed topics like privacy of students and their work, the proper use of technology by students, and plagiarism.
I suppose I never really realized it until the book pointed it out, the teacher is responsible for insuring that the students use the technology properly. The proper use of technology is just as important to know as knowing how to take care of your textbooks.
I cannot say that I have an experience with modern technology and plagiarism, but I do remember when it was first addressed with me. I was in third grade and we all had to do a report on an inventor. The inventor I had chosen was Thomas Edison. The class went down to the library and got books on our inventor of choice. This was the first time I had to do an actual report and I was seriously concerned about doing it. I did not know how to take notes or how to organize anything so I did the only thing I could think of: memorize the book word for word. Of course, to my third grade mind, this was brilliant! I thought this report would be easy because I remembered the book, I could just re-write it. Then when my teacher saw it, she first congratulated me on memorizing the book but then told me that what I had done was called plagiarism and was illegal. She told me that I would get arrested for taking someone else’s work. Needless to say, I never plagiarized again!
I suppose I never really realized it until the book pointed it out, the teacher is responsible for insuring that the students use the technology properly. The proper use of technology is just as important to know as knowing how to take care of your textbooks.
I cannot say that I have an experience with modern technology and plagiarism, but I do remember when it was first addressed with me. I was in third grade and we all had to do a report on an inventor. The inventor I had chosen was Thomas Edison. The class went down to the library and got books on our inventor of choice. This was the first time I had to do an actual report and I was seriously concerned about doing it. I did not know how to take notes or how to organize anything so I did the only thing I could think of: memorize the book word for word. Of course, to my third grade mind, this was brilliant! I thought this report would be easy because I remembered the book, I could just re-write it. Then when my teacher saw it, she first congratulated me on memorizing the book but then told me that what I had done was called plagiarism and was illegal. She told me that I would get arrested for taking someone else’s work. Needless to say, I never plagiarized again!
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Chapter 11
The main part of chapter 11 focuses on the ethical issue of plagiarism when using other peoples work for a research paper. It is not only important for teachers to notice the importance of avoiding plagiarism , but it is also important for students to learn the importance of avoiding plagerism. Teachers can address these issues through a variety of resources. Electronic white boards, powerpoints, and posters can be used to show students how to evaluate the websites that are being used.
Personally I have not seen elementary teachers address the issue of plagiarism. What I have noticed is that this very important issue is being addressed heavily in the middle and high school classrooms.
Personally I have not seen elementary teachers address the issue of plagiarism. What I have noticed is that this very important issue is being addressed heavily in the middle and high school classrooms.
Chapter 11
Chapter 11 was about using technology in classrooms. In the beginning of the chapter it talks about strategic planning that schools have to do because of the costs of technology in this day and age. At the high school I attended I saw how our school had to plan to make technology work. We had some very outdated computer labs and a couple updated ones. We also had a couple of classrooms that got smartboards or projectors to use and were considered smart classrooms. So our school was slowly making changes to implement technology and they had a strategic plan.
The Chapter then goes on to talk about Legal issues in the digital age. I didn't know there were that many different legal issues. But, I guess it makes sense since we have so much more access to everything. I liked the fair use guidelines chart on page 401. It made it easier for me to understand what fair use guidelines were.
The chapter also talked about privacy on technology. As a teacher you have to make sure you are protecting your students privacy. You also have to make sure that you are following the school districts polocies. Also, you would want to make sure you are protecting the pictures of students and all of their information.
The academic dishonesty part of the chapter is something that I found interesting and it was definitely something that I could kind of relate to. I have heard of friends going to websites and getting papers that another student had wrote and turning it in in high school instead of doing it themselves. This is probably a big problem at a lot of schools that don't have antiplagiarism software because I know of a lot of people that have done this or tried to do this.
At the end of the chapter it talked about how the role of a teacher is changing because of all of the changing technology and how technology is being incorporated into all of the students lessons. There are the NETS standards that we all know about. Technology is going to play a large part in our teaching careers.
The Chapter then goes on to talk about Legal issues in the digital age. I didn't know there were that many different legal issues. But, I guess it makes sense since we have so much more access to everything. I liked the fair use guidelines chart on page 401. It made it easier for me to understand what fair use guidelines were.
The chapter also talked about privacy on technology. As a teacher you have to make sure you are protecting your students privacy. You also have to make sure that you are following the school districts polocies. Also, you would want to make sure you are protecting the pictures of students and all of their information.
The academic dishonesty part of the chapter is something that I found interesting and it was definitely something that I could kind of relate to. I have heard of friends going to websites and getting papers that another student had wrote and turning it in in high school instead of doing it themselves. This is probably a big problem at a lot of schools that don't have antiplagiarism software because I know of a lot of people that have done this or tried to do this.
At the end of the chapter it talked about how the role of a teacher is changing because of all of the changing technology and how technology is being incorporated into all of the students lessons. There are the NETS standards that we all know about. Technology is going to play a large part in our teaching careers.
Chapter 11
Chapter 11 is all about Issues in implementing technology in schools. It addresses the ISTE National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers. About planning and designing learning environments and experiences, assesment and evaluation, productivity and professional practice, and social, ethical, legal, and human issues. It talks about Strategic planning, how and why they spend so much time preparing for technology. It explains copyright and the fair use of using resources. It talks about the freedom of speech and the interent, and how the content on the interent is not regulated and some material are not acceptable for children. It talks about Academic Dishonesty where they have websites where students hire someone to write their papers, which to me is unfair and I don't think they should be able to have these websites. It gives you a detail description of Wireless networking. How schools offer WiFi and most local business places offer Wifi. I thought chapter 11 gave you a basic learning of technology in schools, How they are hiring people to write papers, and the use of WiFi in schools.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Chapter 7
The biggest part of chapter seven was about the variety of ways to communicate over the internet. E-mails, chat rooms, instant messaging, discussions, mailing list, and video confrencing are just a few communication techniques that are discussed in this chapter. What I found interesting was that most of these techniques are things that we use everyday, but I 'm sure like most of you I didn't realize that all of these could be used in the classroom. If you take a look at the elementary students they are just as savy when communicating through technology as we are as college students. My opinion is that it is more important than ever that we, as future teachers, learn to communicate not only with the other faculty members and parents through technology, but also the students.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Chapter 7
Chapter 7 is all about something that i'm sure all of us use everyday, The internet. The chapter goes over many different aspects of internet. One thing that i'm sure we all use everyday is e-mail. We use it in this class to get our assignments to Judy and is something we all know how to use. It also talks about ISPs which are internet service providers. ISPs include things like e-mail, chat rooms, instant messaging and even internet access and browsers like internet explorer or mozilla firefox. It also goes on to talk about using electronic mail in teaching and learning and that is something that we do in this class. We use assignment transmisson which are assigned activites that are emailed to the teacher. Later on in the chapter it talks about creating and evaluating web sites. It gives you an easy to read and understand website evaluating rubic. It gives you all of the different categories and descriptions of what the different scores would be. This made it easier for me to understand how to grade the websites and what was good and bad.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Chapter 7
Chapter 7 is all about the internet and the world wide web. It talks about modems. How you can connect through satellite equipment, external modem, and a DSL modem. It talks about internet based communications like e-mail, chat rooms. It tells you how to understand e-mails. Also using e-mail in teaching and learning. Like for assignments, class discussions, communication student to student, or teacher to student. It discusses mailing list, and a FTP. Which is a File Transfer protocol a method used for transferring files. It talks about creating and evaluating websites. Reading this chapter was basically a review for me. I know how to e-mail. and communicate through e-mail. I understand and have created a website before and went through a evaluation on a website. So while reading this chapter it basically was a review for me, about the internet and using e-mail for communication and transferring files.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
CHAPTER 5
Chapter 5 discusses many different types of software and how to incorporate them effectively into the classroom. The first two types of software that the chapter addresses are administrative and academic software. Both types of software are designed to make the teachers job easier. In the chapter it also reminds that the ISTE's NETS emphasize the importance of being able to use software efficiently. It also adresses Productivity software which is used most by both students and teachers. Productivity software includes programs that we use everyday such as microsoft word which would be an example of word processing software. Productivity software also includes electronic spreadsheets, database management systems, and presentation software. The chapter goes on to talk about portfolio assessment software and evaluating and selecting the right management software. It gives a rubic to help you grade and evaluate the management software.
Chapter 5
Chapter 5 talks about administrative software and the ways it can be used in the classroom. The main topic of this chapter is productivity software. Productivity software includes word processing, elecronic spreadsheets, database management systens, and presentation software. Before reading this chapter I had a good idea of how word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation software could be used by teachers, but I didn't understand how data bases could be used within the classroom. After reading this chapter I learned that a data base is basicly used to get organized both in teaching and professional task.
Chapter 5
Chapter 5 was about understanding software. A administrative software that is software that assits an educator. It also mentions academic software, software that assits both educators and learns in teaching and learning the process itself. Chapter 5 basically covers the different software types that you can use in the classroom. Such as word processing, electronic spreadsheets, database management systems, and presentation software. It talks about how you can print your document, and save what you have done. Its also shows how you can break down a presentation, with the slides, graphics, multimedia, hyperlinks, and printing options.
Chapter 7
Chapter seven was all about one of my favorite things, the internet. Throughout most of my life, I have had access to technology and the internet and just took for granted that both things would work. Before reading this chapter, I suppose that I never really thought about what exactly the internet is. The book said that the internet is "made up of millions of individual machines and networks that have agreed to connect, provide resources to each other, and share data." To me, this is kind of like a bunch of people in a group working on a research paper. Everyone agrees to get along and share what they come across.
The rest of this chapter was about the different ways an individual can receive the internet such as DSLs and Cable Modems.
The rest of this chapter was about the different ways an individual can receive the internet such as DSLs and Cable Modems.
Chapter 5`
Chapter five was all about software and other tools that help professionals accomplish their given tasks more efficiently and more accurately. This would be defined as productivity software. This particular chapter happened to focus on more common tools such as Microsoft word, excel, publisher, access, etc. The book states that word-processing software is "the most commonly used computer application". Programs such as word-processing software have almost entirely replaced older technology such as the typewriter. The advantage to using word-processing software instead of a typewriter is that you can store and manipulate your data until you are finished working. With a typewriter you would have to be very careful not to make an error because you can not manipulate what you do as you do it.
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