2/19/17
Infographic
This week was spent researching and creating an infographic on Technology in K-12 Education. After many attempts to narrow down the topic, I finally decided to use K-12 Education. Creating the infographic on Piktochart had it's own challenges.
While I did use a template, I wanted to change the color scheme. I had to experiment with different options until I found what I liked. The images that were available to choose from were limited. Sizing and location of text boxes were challenging at first until I practiced with it for awhile. After I finished, I wanted to wait and look at it the next day before submitting. I panicked when I went to look for it today and couldn't find it. The original one was there but not the updated one. I logged out and logged back in several different ways and still couldn't find it. Yes, the panic at this point was real. After hours of working on this infographic, I was going to have to start over. I clicked on the original and the updated version was there. Oh what a relief!! That assignment is now turned in and off to start the next.
Sunday, February 19, 2017
Thursday, February 16, 2017
February 12, 2017
February 12, 2017
21st Century Students and Teachers
The 21st century learner is not the same as their parents as learners. According to Couros, to be successful, the 21st century learner need different types of opportunities to be successful. These opportunities include:
The 21st century learners are digital natives who use technology in their daily lives. For the most part, schools today do not allow the use of students' personal devices. The students use Internet for learning outside of school. Social Media and Web 2.0 tools are used for communication outside of school but these options are not allowed in school. Students disconnect from the traditional methods of learning. The mind set of educators needs to change in order to reach the 21st century learner. Educators will need to provide opportunities for students to learn 21st century life and career skills.
With the shift in school culture due to technology, school leaders need to promote a positive school culture. Communication is the key when initiating changes in technology. In exchange, a school culture can support or limit a school leader. School leaders need to realize that by distributing leadership, there will be a better acceptance or 'buy in' of the changes in the school culture. The school leader will also need to model and use new technology. The 21st teacher will need develop technology rich lessons based on data. Professional development needs to focus on student-centered teaching strategies with follow up activities.
Technology is here and ever changing. In looking at my current school, technology has been available for several years. In the last year or so, devices have become more abundant for student use. The infrastructure has been updated and can handle more devices. With the positive changes, it varies how much time students spends on devices. Some teachers/classes still rely on the lecture method while others use more technological methods to deliver instruction. There is discussion on developing school/teacher social media sites as a way to improve communication. While we are moving forward, I think we are not as advance as other schools or districts in the use of technology in the school.
21st Century Students and Teachers
The 21st century learner is not the same as their parents as learners. According to Couros, to be successful, the 21st century learner need different types of opportunities to be successful. These opportunities include:
- Voice - the opportunity to share their learning.
- Choice - the opportunity to choose how and what they learn.
- Time for Reflection - the opportunity to reflect of what they have learned.
- Opportunities for Innovation - the opportunity to create.
- Critical Thinkers - the opportunity ask questions and to challenge what they see.
- Problem Solvers/Finders - give students a chance to find and solve problems with a purpose.
- Self Assessment - help in letting students understand what they know.
- Connected Learning - allowing experts on various subjects share their knowledge.
The 21st century learners are digital natives who use technology in their daily lives. For the most part, schools today do not allow the use of students' personal devices. The students use Internet for learning outside of school. Social Media and Web 2.0 tools are used for communication outside of school but these options are not allowed in school. Students disconnect from the traditional methods of learning. The mind set of educators needs to change in order to reach the 21st century learner. Educators will need to provide opportunities for students to learn 21st century life and career skills.
With the shift in school culture due to technology, school leaders need to promote a positive school culture. Communication is the key when initiating changes in technology. In exchange, a school culture can support or limit a school leader. School leaders need to realize that by distributing leadership, there will be a better acceptance or 'buy in' of the changes in the school culture. The school leader will also need to model and use new technology. The 21st teacher will need develop technology rich lessons based on data. Professional development needs to focus on student-centered teaching strategies with follow up activities.
Technology is here and ever changing. In looking at my current school, technology has been available for several years. In the last year or so, devices have become more abundant for student use. The infrastructure has been updated and can handle more devices. With the positive changes, it varies how much time students spends on devices. Some teachers/classes still rely on the lecture method while others use more technological methods to deliver instruction. There is discussion on developing school/teacher social media sites as a way to improve communication. While we are moving forward, I think we are not as advance as other schools or districts in the use of technology in the school.
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
February 5, 2017
February 5, 2017
This week has been spent researching and 'playing' with various infographic sites. I looked at Smore, Infogram, Create Visually, Canva and Piktochart. Canva was a user friendly site but I could not find a template I liked. Smore was also user friendly but it didn't appeal to me. I ended up choosing Piktochart. I liked the templates that were available to choose from and it was easy to manipulate (change color, font, location) the different parts of the template.
I also spent time searching for peer-reviewed articles about assumptions with technology. This was not as easy as I expected it to be. In the search, I realized I needed to narrow down the search to assumptions of technology in education. Even with narrowing the search, there are numerous choices to focus on such as general assumptions, social media, flipped classrooms, online classes,etc. I pulled several articles to review in order to narrow down the subject. Since I am teaching in a face to face class, I am leaning towards focusing on how technology impacts a face to face K-12 school and classroom.
This week has been spent researching and 'playing' with various infographic sites. I looked at Smore, Infogram, Create Visually, Canva and Piktochart. Canva was a user friendly site but I could not find a template I liked. Smore was also user friendly but it didn't appeal to me. I ended up choosing Piktochart. I liked the templates that were available to choose from and it was easy to manipulate (change color, font, location) the different parts of the template.
I also spent time searching for peer-reviewed articles about assumptions with technology. This was not as easy as I expected it to be. In the search, I realized I needed to narrow down the search to assumptions of technology in education. Even with narrowing the search, there are numerous choices to focus on such as general assumptions, social media, flipped classrooms, online classes,etc. I pulled several articles to review in order to narrow down the subject. Since I am teaching in a face to face class, I am leaning towards focusing on how technology impacts a face to face K-12 school and classroom.
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