From Edsgar W. Dijkstra:

"In their capacity as a tool, computers will be but a ripple on the surface of our culture. In their capacity as intellectual challenge, they are without precedent in the cultural history of mankind. "

Friday, March 7, 2008

Web 2.0 Applications for Instruction

PreZentit
  • Create presentations in a few clicks, wherever you are.
  • You only need a web browser.
  • Work with your team in the same presentation at the same time.
  • Your presentations can be private or public. And each one has its own web address.
  • Download your presentations and show them even without an Internet connection.
  • There is no limit in the number or length of the presentations and you have 250MB to store your images.
  • The presentations are web pages (HTML) so you could even edit them manually (if you want it).
FreeWebs
  • It's 2008 - you need a website
  • No design skill required, we do the work
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Monday, February 11, 2008

The Science Videos

YouTube-like sites bring science to the masses:
  1. The Journal Of Visualized Experiments
  2. SciVee
  3. LabAction
  4. DnaTubePublish Post
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Monday, August 6, 2007

The Standards


Let's examine the TL8 (Technology Literacy by Grade 8) Standards to help you identify the skills that the State of Maryland has deemed fundamental to being technologically literate. A companion document to the student standards is Computer Literacy Skills. We will begin with a video produced by MSDE on Tech Literacy by Grade 8

Here's a quick look at the Technology Standards for School Administrators and the Technology Standards for Teachers.

Let's use the Treasure the Technology document to investigate the components of the TL8 Standards. Use your TL8 Standards and the companion Computer Literacy Skills document to answer the questions on Treasure the Technology.
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Thursday, June 14, 2007

The Science/Math Workshop


The Technology Academy
Math/Science Workshop

The Math/Science Workshop community is now operational. The interaction between its members has begun through the use of blogs.

Let's identify anything technological that has instructional potential in our content areas. If each member will act as a clearinghouse for their finds by trying it out, reporting its merits and then explaining why it should be used we can stay on top of the wave we're riding. Report that information on your blog, or start one just devoted to new stuff we can share. Put your links on the common blog and we can all stay informed.
I'm always available for you. Get in touch with me through the school e-mail, or at renkwitz@fastol.com. I'll post anything the group needs to know here on the Interactive Blog.
I really enjoyed our four days and I hope you learned things to help enhance your instruction. You'll be hearing from me when your goodies arrive!
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Tuesday, June 5, 2007

The Monday Agenda-June 11th



•Welcome

•Logistics
–8:30 to 12:30
–Coffee and doughnuts at 8:00 am
–Breaks will come at appropriate times

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Click here to download a Word Document with the week’s schedule

Technology follows content

Learning curves

Ongoing professional development
1st hour will be devoted to Standards and Technology.
  1. Questioning Standard I
  1. Questioning Standard IIA & IIB
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Please, bring in your two lessons tomorrow on your new flash drive

–The Technology Training will be devoted to the operation of the Texas Instruments Navigator System under the tutelage of Donna Johnson.
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Monday, June 4, 2007

The Tuesday Agenda-June 12th



•Welcome
•Logistics
–8:30 to 12:30
–Coffee and doughnuts at 8:00 am
–Breaks will come at appropriate times
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Click here to download a Word Document with the week’s schedule
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Technology follows content

Learning curves

Ongoing professional development

1st hour will be devoted to Standards and Technology.
  1. Questioning Standard I
  1. Questioning Standard IIA & IIB
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  1. Questioning Standard III
  1. Questioning Standard IV
–The remaining three hours will be devoted to Doug Becker and Dan Hortert. They will offer training in the use of the Vernier Lab Pro, CBL2 and sensors.
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The Wednesday Agenda-June 13th



•Welcome
•Logistics
–8:30 to 12:30
–Coffee and doughnuts at 8:00 am
–Breaks will come at appropriate times

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Click here to download a Word Document with the week’s schedule

Technology follows content

Learning curves

Ongoing professional development

–1st hour will be devoted to Standards and Technology.
  1. Questioning Standard V
  • The calculator is the subject for this morning’s Math Technology Training. Sylvia Vannoy will teach the operations of the TI calculator.
  • –The members of the Tech Academy not attending the calculator session will be working on Science/Math: Content and the Web. We will be integrating technology into the your Lesson Plans.

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