Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Review of Course

In the beginning I was enthused that this would be a hybrid course and Prof. Luongo was teaching. Thank you Prof. for taking on this course as per Joan S. advised-because the other computer courses were closed. Thus, being said we your students and some of us including myself are now DONE with the certification courses. In two days I will feel more elated having accomplished this graduate cert. and I need to celebrate this achievements.
The one most important aspect to me was learning how to evaluate a website! Several years ago I didn't fully comprehend the definition of a website and now was taught to evaluate, for example Scholastic.com. Once again I rave over the fact of this lesson/presentation. And our textbook Teaching and Learning with Technology will be a treasure to consult with in the near future regarding educational technology. I will ALWAYS remember my professor Luongo and my 2 courses with her as the instructor. Thank you professor and with all your understanding and concern for ALL your students! Love ya and admire you...
Norine Switzer

Monday, December 8, 2008

Educational Technology Literacy

Teachers need to be able to read and write, so too do they need to be technologically literate. Teachers must also be able to apply the technologies they know to enrich their teaching and to enhance their student's learning.
As educators, it has become necessary to understand and accept this expectation and to plan how, during preservice and in-service years, to meet this escalating professional requirement.

Students' Web Privacy

When sharing the students' work or including their images or names on a web site, a teacher must be sure to carefully guard a child's privacy. To include any student's information or work, it is best to first have the parent's or guardian's permission. No specific details about the child should be divulged, including his or her name.
Those who might harm children might use a class web site as a way to target them. It is up to each teacher to be sure his or her site is consistent with district and school guidelines.

Global Learning Community

Student-to-student communication within a classroom, grade level, or school is just the beginning of what the Internet has to offer to students. One of the most imaginative ways of utilizing you classroom web site as a communication tool is to connect your classroom to others across the globe, thereby building a global learning community for your students.
Keypals, e-pals, and cyberpals are some of the terms used to refer to the other people with whom the students may correspond.
Keypals assignments can help students practice communication skills while enhancing cultural awareness. Whole sites are dedicated to establish this type of learning community.

Weblogs

I have experienced blogging for two graduate courses and I appreciate the value of it.
Weblogs, or blogs, are virtual online spaces that support the posting of personal commentary on the Web. Blogs provide primarily one-way communication, but with the inclusion of comments and links, blogs become powerful interactive writing tools.
Bloggers post their ideas, and others respond to these ideas, either in comments to the posting or in other blogs with a link back to the original posting.

Online Publications

Many educational journals now have an online version available via the Internet. Most of of these online publications include current and archived articles of interest to educators. Most also have local sitebased search engines that allow you to type in key words to look for on the site.
Electronic publications also typically offer a page of related links that may prove useful in your quest for information. Once found, electronic articles can be saved or printed for your use.

Educational Resources on the Web

Just as the Internet and the WWW have had a dramatic impact on society , so too have they had an impact on education. Schools no longer have to be isolated without access to information and resources.
The world's knowledge base can be placed at the tips of the fingers of every learner. Communications, once limited to paper, pen, and post are now instantaneous and international, opening new horizons for the development of learning communities.