Educational uses of technologies Beyond the web: the broad range of educational uses of new technologies –The Bruce & Levin taxonomy

Bruce & Levin taxonomy Based on Dewey’s four impulses of children –Inquiry –Communication –Construction –Expression

Your questions questions

Exemplary educational uses of the web For teachers For students

Categorization Task Pick two of your exemplary educational web sites (one for teachers; one for students) Send me an message: –Where do they fit in the taxonomy? –What resources are needed to do them? –What instructional goals might they accomplish?

Categorization Teams: 15 minutes Jean Dave Andrea Dinah Kim Ann Shawna Kristi Jennifer Donna Su Stephanie Liz Lisa Colleen April Joanne Joyce Annie Jodi Carla Mary Sharon Dan

What makes for a good personal web page? Let’s look at some of the ones you selected. General features to have: General features not to have:

Design guidelines One screen in size if at all possible (with links) Careful and planful use of animation Care with colors and backgrounds

Personal web pages Who is your audience? What are your goals? (what do you want the people that look at your personal web page to have learned from viewing your page?)

Your personal web page Who is the audience? (are there multiple audiences? If so, multiple personal web page!) What do you want them to learn from viewing your web page? What do you want to accomplish with your web page? (inquiry, self-communication, construction, expression uses)

Other personal web page uses Portable bookmark file Web weaving Job seeking Community building

eportfolios Exemplars of own best work Create your own web page with eportfolio elements (or if you have one already, add eportfolio elements)

eportfolios with students Michelle Jacobs’ project

Next class meeting Not tomorrow, but Thursday, same time, same place Office hour: after class on Thursday

Lab time log into TAPPED IN, establish an account, and explore it with guest access find an exemplary “room” in TAPPED IN and send me its name, a short description, and why you find it exemplary

Lab time (cont.) Claris HomePage for modifying/creating web pages (for those who aren’t already using some other web editor) Create or modify a personal web page for yourself. You can use a “template” if you’d like.template Retake pictures :-( with new camera :-)

Reading for next class read “Technology in Action” by John McSweeney on integrating technology into the classroom me one or more questions about this reading to address in class me In the same message, me one or more questions about integrating technology into your curriculum that Kim Harris might address

Break time! Meet back here in 15 minutes: