Networked Students Video

Here is a Video I made using Movie Maker Pro about networked students;

Podcast via ipadio II

Here is my attempt at using the ipadio podcast tool via my iphone.


http://ipad.io/SRP      

podcast via ipadio

Here is my attempt at a podcast using ipadio

http://ipad.io/SRK

Using technology to help in the classroom!!!

Well its been months since we started this journey in technology in education and I have to say I've learned a LOT!  Despite growing up without any of this technology I've always felt fairly competent in my use of technology.  What I didn't consider is what I didn't know.  I now understand blogging -which although I knew the word had never considered actually blogging myself, now I think I'll do it as part of my instruction.  The big tools for me will be Teacher Web pages, Wiki's and Podcasts as these tools are just to perfect for education not to use.  The other tools I learned about will be incorporated as I experiment with being a teacher and reaching out to students.  Strategically I've changed from considering technology as something to use to help in education to viewing technology as more of a partnership in education as the tools needed to teach in today's high tech world!

Podcasting II

Podcasts -pre-recorded audio lessons /comments/commentary which are posted to websites and for downloading (like on an iphone or ipod) are the next web tool or technology tool available to teachers today.  This is an excellent way to present a lecture without having to devote class time to the lecture freeing up time for higher level learning through discussion or other teaching method.  Also by using asynchronous teaching students can learn when it's best for them;  late at night, early in the morning or whenever timing is just right!  This is a true pro in the pro/con weighting of lessons. This is also a great tool  for students to produce content for alternative assessment.  some of the negatives or "cons" would be technology can't always be counted on to work 24/7 or it CAN be counted on to break when you need it most :)

Also I don't know how useful to highly visual learners this method of instruction would be...

but all things considered here is one more tool that can definitely help in instruction of students.

Looking at Ethics

Our book defines Ethics as moral guidelines that govern the use of computers networks, and information systems...  For me the word has always been a little bit more. Genesis 1:27 says, So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them...  So for me ethics is of course far bigger than our computer use but for class the definition works and it is a natural extension to my own ethics that I've been given as a Christian human being trying to be as Christ like as I can (and of course always falling short).

Virtual Tours

A virtual tour is another web tool to help students or anyone who wishes to learn about a topic or subject.  Done visually through sequenced pictures / video(s) this is a visual tool perfect for learning. Definitely a great way to learn complex content.  I didn't have this available as a formal student back in the day but today as a student of life (and teacher candidate) I've used a form of virtual tour to learn weird stuff.  Consider a broken washing machine, you buy the part (to save a little money) and using the owners manual attempt to fix the machine yourself. Impossible for most but a quick visit to youtube and a virtual tour of the repair and suddenly you are an expert on that small particular piece of knowledge and your washing machine is fixed for the price of an $18 dollar part!!!! 


As with any web tool the teacher must preview the site prior to having students using it to confirm content and make sure it is appropriate for the age group.


So, go visit youtube and check out a video on something like changing your oil! or adding memory to your laptop.  Not quite the academic topics I'll be using in class but cool stuff none the less.