1) Persuasion
2) Retelling
3) Publishers
Friday, September 26, 2008
Friday, September 19, 2008
How to help someone use a computer
"The best way to learn is through apprenticeship -- that is, by doing some real task together with someone who has a different set of skills." I could relate to this because I learn well when I am working with a group of people and we can all pool our knowledge together to figure out the task. When working individually each person has certain strengths and weaknesses. When working together groups can utilize the diverse strengths of people to overcome their weaknesses.
"Don't take the keyboard. Let them do all the typing, even if it's slower that way, and even if you have to point them to every key they need to type. That's the only way they're going to learn from the interaction." I can relate to this rule because I physically need to do the task I am trying to accomplish. When someone takes control of this from me I tend to get a little annoyed and might not pay attention. If they tell me what to do and I accomplish the task I retain that knowledge better.
I think I could use both of these in our presentation because PDA's are a fairly new piece of technology in schools and the best way kids could learn from them is by working together and with their teacher to discover new ideas and ways to use them plus they need to physically do the tasks themselves instead of having the teacher show them everything so they become familiar with the technology.
Agre, Phil. How to help someone use a computer.1996.
"Don't take the keyboard. Let them do all the typing, even if it's slower that way, and even if you have to point them to every key they need to type. That's the only way they're going to learn from the interaction." I can relate to this rule because I physically need to do the task I am trying to accomplish. When someone takes control of this from me I tend to get a little annoyed and might not pay attention. If they tell me what to do and I accomplish the task I retain that knowledge better.
I think I could use both of these in our presentation because PDA's are a fairly new piece of technology in schools and the best way kids could learn from them is by working together and with their teacher to discover new ideas and ways to use them plus they need to physically do the tasks themselves instead of having the teacher show them everything so they become familiar with the technology.
Agre, Phil. How to help someone use a computer.1996.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Copyright and Fair Use LR
Q11) When I first read this I thought I knew the answer right away, it had to be illegal. I just thought about a class taking a video someone else had created and completely altering it so that they were in it, and with the intent of making fun of the people. I didn't think that there was any way it would be allowed. I would have liked them to provide a better explanation as to why it was legal rather then just saying video can be pulled into multimedia projects. What if the students wanted to share what they created, would it be legal for them to post it on the Internet? I'm just not sure how you can get away with modifying someones original creation and making it into something of your own, I suppose the only reason would be because they weren't publishing it or distributing it anywhere.
Copyright and fair use SR
Q1) This one did not surprise me at all because I actually have backups of many of the Cd's and DVDs I own. I was already aware it is OK to have backups in case something happens to the original.
Q2) I was surprised that this one is legal. I was also wondering how a school is supposed to keep track of how many people are using a program at once and enforce that rule, it seems a little tough.
Q6) Again this one was no surprise; almost everyone has used the Internet for research projects and pulled information out of it into their papers or whatever it is they're doing.
Q14) I couldn't believe this one was not covered under fair use! They just wanted to use it to entertain the children, but I suppose they are within their rights to restrict when you can show their movies publicly.
Q15) The fact that this one is illegal confuses me too. A teacher can go in and edit a video but they can't create a video compilation?!?!
Q17) I knew this one was legal to do. It seems kind of silly that anyone would think it wasn't, stuff like public landmarks and building should be able to be shared.
Q19) I was shocked this one was not permissable, I thought this one would be perfectly fine. The explanation does make sense though since yearbooks are not an instructional thing plus they would be using the whole song.
Q20) I think it was pretty obvious that this one wasn't going to be legal. The school was basically profitting off of the work of other people and thats not right.
Q2) I was surprised that this one is legal. I was also wondering how a school is supposed to keep track of how many people are using a program at once and enforce that rule, it seems a little tough.
Q6) Again this one was no surprise; almost everyone has used the Internet for research projects and pulled information out of it into their papers or whatever it is they're doing.
Q14) I couldn't believe this one was not covered under fair use! They just wanted to use it to entertain the children, but I suppose they are within their rights to restrict when you can show their movies publicly.
Q15) The fact that this one is illegal confuses me too. A teacher can go in and edit a video but they can't create a video compilation?!?!
Q17) I knew this one was legal to do. It seems kind of silly that anyone would think it wasn't, stuff like public landmarks and building should be able to be shared.
Q19) I was shocked this one was not permissable, I thought this one would be perfectly fine. The explanation does make sense though since yearbooks are not an instructional thing plus they would be using the whole song.
Q20) I think it was pretty obvious that this one wasn't going to be legal. The school was basically profitting off of the work of other people and thats not right.
Web 2.0 Educator
I decided to read Wes Fryer's blog about his experience with various technologies. He seems like a Jack of all Trades in the technology world. Some of his blogs were about new technology, some were about incorporating technology in schools and school districts, still others were simple tips for people when using their computers. Of the posts which I read it seemed like he had a lot of knowledge about computer security, or maybe that was just what he happened to be focusing on at the time. One of his blogs even described how his Wordpress had been hacked so he had to go and do a lot of work to find out where the changes had been inserted, then upgrade to a newer version of Wordpress, then tighten his security even more so no one could access it.
To me it just seemed like he went above and beyond what the normal person would have done in that situation. He also described a new program called Deepfreeze and explained the pros and cons of it. How it can revert computers harddrives to almost pristine condition but how this could also be used negatively if someone wanted to hide their tracks. I think he has a lot of really good ideas about technology in the classroom and he clearly has sufficient knowledge about a lot of areas in technology. He even posted a comment explaining the power dynamics in a school when it comes to technology. He described the teachers as the obtainers, the IT staff as the maintainers, and the principles and superintendents and the sustainers.
To me it just seemed like he went above and beyond what the normal person would have done in that situation. He also described a new program called Deepfreeze and explained the pros and cons of it. How it can revert computers harddrives to almost pristine condition but how this could also be used negatively if someone wanted to hide their tracks. I think he has a lot of really good ideas about technology in the classroom and he clearly has sufficient knowledge about a lot of areas in technology. He even posted a comment explaining the power dynamics in a school when it comes to technology. He described the teachers as the obtainers, the IT staff as the maintainers, and the principles and superintendents and the sustainers.
Friday, September 12, 2008
Chapter 2: Respect, Liking, Trust, Fairness
The first part that caught my eye in this chapter was on page 19 where the students made a list of things entitled "If you're looking for respect..." and it outlined the things a teacher should do if she or he intends to have the respect of the students. They said such things as, "show up on time" and "don't assume you know everything about someone".
The reason this part of the book jumped out at me was because I think when we go into a school to teach and we are the adults we automatically believe we should be respected. This book just goes to show us that the students have certain expectations from us and we need to meet them in order for them to respect them and thus make our job a whole lot easier.
The reason this part of the book jumped out at me was because I think when we go into a school to teach and we are the adults we automatically believe we should be respected. This book just goes to show us that the students have certain expectations from us and we need to meet them in order for them to respect them and thus make our job a whole lot easier.
Chapter 1: Knowing Students Well
The first thing that caught my attention about this chapter was the sample questionnaire the author talks about and provides an example of. I had never had to take one of those in high school before but it seemed like an excellent idea and a simple and fast way to learn some things about the students.
I think the reason it jumped out at me was because of what a simple idea it was and how easy it would be to implement it in the classroom, and yet throughout my entire high school career none of my teachers ever used one. This part of the chapter definitely opened my eyes and made me realize the delicate balance that needs to be maintained between being their teacher and being their friend.
I think the reason it jumped out at me was because of what a simple idea it was and how easy it would be to implement it in the classroom, and yet throughout my entire high school career none of my teachers ever used one. This part of the chapter definitely opened my eyes and made me realize the delicate balance that needs to be maintained between being their teacher and being their friend.
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