This pages is the start of a compilations of videos and media tools to use as points of engagement for introducing difficult ideas in creative ways for students.
1. A rap of the Kreb Cycle
The citric acid cycle is a complicated jumble of enzymes, glucose, all ending with the production of energy in the mitochondria of aerobic organisms. This rap takes viewers through all the parts of the Kreb cycle in a parody of the popular rap song Thrift Shop originally produced by Mackelmore
http://io9.com/the-krebs-cycle-rapped-to-the-tune-of-macklemores-th-455748978
Project Planning Sheet
Shelbi Burnett
Video Assignment
Goals:
Through this movie project we are attempting to tie together various ideas and topics from ED 245 into something relevant to our professional growth, teaching, and/or the students we will educate. This assignment will help us expand our knowledge of this particular media tool (iMovie or Windows Movie Maker) in addition to demonstrating its effectiveness in the classroom setting. With our movie we are demonstrating the importance of fair use and its relevance to students and education today. During our time in ED 245 and through discussions, we have realized we were not knowledgeable about the topic of fair use. This video could be an effective tool for representing the general lack of awareness around this topic as well as educating students about fair use in general.
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1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity, 2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments, 3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning, 4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility, 5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership, All Posts, ED 245: Intro Computers and Education, Standard #10: Collaboration, Standard #4: Content Knowledge., Standard #5: Innovative Applications of Content., Standard #7: Planning for Instruction., Standard #8: Instructional Strategies., Standard #9: Reflection and Continuous Growth.
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My best friend’s mother was the technology director at our high school. She was a lovely lady responsible for web design as well as blocking all the sites deemed inappropriate by the administration. Not unlike many high schools and districts around the nation, we had a whole host of blocked sites. Most often these were social networking sites, image collection sites, and sites involving lewd material.
The idea of blocking content is a controversial idea close to the heart of many media moguls and technology directors. There is something to be said for protecting children from the copious amounts of material available on the World Wide Web. But at what point does this become a detriment to learning. Certainly children need to learn to fend for themselves, after all, once students reach the collegiate level, they have unsolicited access to the internet. Continue reading 'Computers as a Distraction?'»
Prompt:
In general, the digital divide refers to the unequal access by some members of society to information and communications technology, and the unequal acquisition of related skills. Does the digital divide exist in today’s schools? Where does mobile use fit into this equation? Special needs? The first three news articles speak to these areas of the divide.
We tend to think about the divide in terms of access – does a student/school have networked computers? Wireless or mobile access? On the other hand, there is another definition of the divide which focuses on the instructional and pedagogical uses of technology with students. In other words: Once we have it, how do we ask students to understand and recognize its potential? Teachers? The last article speaks to this perspective of the divide.
What are your thoughts?
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Project Planning Sheet
Photo Montage
Goals:
The objectives of this lesson include becoming familiarized with a Photo publishing or movie making program to create a finished product that informs a group of peers or parents about what is happening in my classroom, or a little biography of my teaching experiences. A video making program such as iMovie or Windows Movie Maker would be a fun tool for communicating both with parents and school administrators to provide a concise look at what is happening in my classroom. I have discussed communication is vital to the success of education and this assignment would encourage open lines of communication as parents of the students in my classroom would become more aware of the activities we are doing as well as staying up to date on the material we are covering. As a biology teacher this video is a neat construct of the fun incorporated into my classroom.
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1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity, 2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments, 3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning, 4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility, 5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership, All Posts, ED 245: Intro Computers and Education
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This was a group assignment that both modeled and explained constructivism in the classroom. In addition to our PowerPoint presentation, we provided an activity for the class to demonstrate a constructive activity in the classroom.
Constructivism
Prompt:
Comment on the first two articles and how they relate. What effect does technology have on student learning? What implications are there for educational techology leaders? Continue reading 'Effect of Technology on Learning'»
Prompt:
Post your reactions to the action steps and recommendations outlined in the National Education Technology Plan. How parallel are the major stories from 2009 and the federal government’s position on the future of technology in schools?
Looking to the future, the 2010 Horizon Report identifies and describes emerging technologies likely to have a large impact on teaching, learning, or creative inquiry within the next five years. How does it compare with the NETP?
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