Views+on+Technology

===//This page offers sources for educators to read about how others feel about technology (mainly in education) and provide their own input. Click on any of the links below to begin!// ===

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 This is a personal blog by one of our own classmates! This particular post reflects on the use of iPods in the Special Education classroom. People can comment or share their own personal experiences with using iPods in class. They may also want to share websites with lesson plans for this. ======

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 Bethknittle.net/WP_Blog is a personal blog from a technology specialist from a large school district in Massachusetts. She uses this particular blog to reflect on personal learning experiences. In addition to reading Beth’s views, teachers can view her photos, homepage, and a Wiki resource page. Teachers can also use this website to reflect on their own teaching and to discuss today’s topics with other teachers from different areas in the world. ======

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 This blog tells about how his school district is moving forward with teaching students how to use web 2.0. It tells about how they started the movement and gives examples of ideas used in some of the classrooms. ======

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 This weblog combines general views on technology in education with information on specific technologies teachers can use. On March 11, 2009, Mr. McLeod initiated a compiling of sites that allow teachers to connect to other classrooms around the world. Our own instructor responded. His posting “Iowa – A Computer in Every Hand” has some very interesting ideas on how to increase the ratio of computers per pupil in Iowa public schools. Many districts could benefit from these ideas. ======

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 Do read “Yup, They Get It” from Feb. 24th. This is an example of a school that has successfully implemented technology into their curriculum. It is a wonderful picture of exactly what technology integration should be. ======

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 Jen also introduces the “Palm Breeze CAFÉ” on YouTube, and I am pretty sure I will look up more episodes from these folks! They have a ton of technology ideas to share, and they are easy to watch. They are also understandable for novices. ======

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 This site has a lot of interesting information about new technologies that have education implications. I suggest reading “I’m Done with EdTech” because there is a video posted there of a new type of minicomputer called Siftables. These have wonderful possibilities for the classroom! I also read “Ning vs. Blog” which helped explain some of the differences between the two for novices like me. ======