Tag Archives: Technology
Allowing Students to Create with Technology
This week’s theme of innovation for Issues and Advances in Education Technology provides a great opportunity to focus on the creativity of teachers. While teachers can use technology in the classroom, it will only be effective when coupled with reflection … Continue reading
Embracing Change and Technology
Students often learn about new technology before their teachers and parents have even heard its name. While this can feel daunting to many adults, it is inevitable as students spend more and more time online than ever before. The Pew … Continue reading
Protecting Ourselves and Our Students in a 2.0 World
As we take a look at the issues of online safety and copyright this week in Issues and Advances in Education Technology, the central theme remains responsible and thoughtful educational practices. This course details many ways that we can utilize … Continue reading
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Not a Replacement: Technology and Critical Thinking Together
The use of technology in the classroom brings about a great deal of debate in academic circles. It upsets some as technology can further separate the “haves” from the “have nots”. Additionally, technology can often be seen as a replacement … Continue reading
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21st Century Learning: No Time Left to Wait
The first few weeks of Issues and Advances in Education Technology class gave us opportunities to think of ways in which to use technology. We considered collaboration as we brainstorm web 2.0 technologies to make our lessons more engaging and to tap … Continue reading
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Why Collaborate?
While collaboration applies specifically to this week’s tag in Issues and Advances in Education Technology, it can certainly be applied to nearly every aspect of effective teaching. In order for teachers to be outstanding at their craft, they must learn … Continue reading
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Blogs – No Longer Just for People in their Mom’s Basement
This week’s readings for Issues and Advances in Education Technology can be characterized as rationale for utilizing technology in the classroom and practical application of a specific technology – blogs or wikis. While I used blogs and read the Washington … Continue reading
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Using Technology
As I enter my third year of teaching high school students, it becomes more apparent that the students know more about technology than I do. Now this isn’t really the surprise. Generation upon generation inevitably becomes more technologically efficient than … Continue reading
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