From the Classroom: What Does Blended Learning Look Like? In a past Edutopia post, I asked the question, is blended learning worth the hype?
I promised to ask the same question of the aspiring school administrators in the Technology in Leading and Managing course I am teaching at St. Mary's College of California. This essential question guided the candidates' exploration of educational technology and the implications for them as future school leaders. Using the project-based learning (PBL) design principle of an authentic audience, below you will find high school English teacher, Melissa Meyers, describing both the promise and the challenge of integrating educational technology in to our classrooms: It's Worth the Hype (Melissa teaches at Stanbridge Academy, a small, private K-12 special education school in San Mateo, CA, that specializes in mild to moderate learning disabilities.)
Yesterday afternoon in my twelfth-grade World Literature class, I put my students through Hell, literally. Reading is neither pleasurable nor natural for them. Why Integrate Technology into the Curriculum?: The Reasons Are Many. VIDEO: An Introduction to Technology Integration Running Time: 5 min.
Technology is ubiquitous, touching almost every part of our lives, our communities, our homes. Yet most schools lag far behind when it comes to integrating technology into classroom learning. Many are just beginning to explore the true potential tech offers for teaching and learning. Properly used, technology will help students acquire the skills they need to survive in a complex, highly technological knowledge-based economy.
Integrating technology into classroom instruction means more than teaching basic computer skills and software programs in a separate computer class. Many people believe that technology-enabled project learning is the ne plus ultra of classroom instruction. The myriad resources of the online world also provide each classroom with more interesting, diverse, and current learning materials. Teaching With Technology - A Basic Checklist. The 21st Century Skills Teachers Should Have. Technology advancements have touched every facet of life including education.
This latter has been radically transformed and teachers who do not use social media and educational technology in their teaching no longer fit in the new system.That’s why every educator and teacher should reconsider certain values and principles . Today I am sharing with you two short videos that will hopefully change what some think about teaching. The following videos are among the top educative videos online . Watch this first one minute 40 seconds video to see the negative side of some teachers. Negative version of when i become a teacher So if you want to fit in the system and develop professionally then this is how to do it . watch this short video to learn more. positive version of when i become a teacher The 21st century teachers are characterized by certain holistic and student centered features , some of them are summarized below .
The risk taker : The Collaborator : The model : Digital Literacy: Skills for the 21st Century: About This Site. Teachers wishing to foster digital literacy in their classrooms and states wishing to demonstrate it in their students face a common challenge: no comprehensive, established approach exists to guide the teaching, learning, and assessment of specific digital literacy skills.
To begin addressing this challenge, we have developed this website, which was part of a two-year project funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies. The site articulates the skills comprising digital literacy with the goal of helping schools and districts implement a new approach to digital literacy teaching. Throughout the process of developing the resources housed at this site, we collaborated with teachers who had access to the advice and expertise of the CCT team as they attempted to implement digital literacy activities in their classroom. 8 Great Free Technology Posters to Hang in your Classroom. So you want to start your next school year with a great new look for your classroom ?.
A look that will be technology enhanced ? Well, we have suggestions for you: Technology posters . Posters are a great way to catch students attention and stimulate their learning drive . When used on the classroom wall for everyone to look at whenever they are at your class, then you can have better chances that students will grasp what those posters communicate to them. Yesterday as I was working on Teachers Definitive Guide To Google Search Skills I stumbled upon a great resource full of posters that teachers can use in their classroom. Make sure you share with your colleagues 1- Google Scholar Here is PDF Format Here is Print Format 2- Google Book Search Here is PDF Format Here is Print Format 3- Google Search Tips Here is PDF Format Here is Print Format 4- Google Quiz Here is PDF Format Here is Print Format 5- Google Web Search.