Ch. 3 Developing Lessons with Technology 

What I learned? 

Chapter three discusses how teachers plan, deliver and assesses lessons that engage tech academic content while integrating all aspects of the lesson plan. There are two main models of lesson planning, student learning objectives and understanding by design. Student learning objectives are the intended planned outcome of the instructional activity. UBD on the other hand had 3 main components identify desired results, determine acceptable evidence and plan learning experiences and instructions. The chapter also discussed the different ways to evaluate and assesses students progress. Evaluation and assessment do differ from one another and have different meanings. Foe example evaluations is what teachers do at a the end of a grade or unit to test their performance. Assessment on the other hand happens throughout a lesson or unit to monitor the student to see who is learning easily and who may need extra help. One more thing that i learned from the chapter was about the the national educational standards for teachers. i had no idea of all the various disciplines that i teacher moust follow as well as technology standards that exist as well. 

What I Wonder? 

Do those students suffer or benefit more from those that teach and assesses in the same ways that there teachers did without all the technically advanced methods we se being used today. 

Quiz Contribution: Short Answer 

Name the five steps to take when making a lesson pan using the student learning objectives 

1. Tell who 2. Is going to do what 3. when 4. how much or how often and 5. how it will me measured or evaluated 

Chapter 2: Reading Reflection

What I Found: Chapter 2 focuses on how using visual learning, information research and retrieval, collaborative feedback, and rapid feedback makes technology unique, powerful, and transformative. The chapter listed examples and definitions of the different experiences listed above and how using a certain form of technology can promote those experiences in positive ways. The chapter also outlined what the science of learning theory that is most often used by teachers. This theory Is Behaviorism cognitive science constructivism and this theory focus is student centered learning. This is the goal as a teacher and it creates situations where students can engage after learning, minds-on, problem solving and thoughtful reflection about academic experiences.

What I Wonder: 

How effective technology really is for a teacher once they have entered the world of education? Do computers and other forms of technology always make learning a positive or is it possible that at times it might complicate learning or teaching. 

Quiz Contribution: Short Answer

List 4 ways how students can use technology to accesses or asses information
Answer: Internet sites, computer search engines, electronic encyclopedias, and CD's and DVD's 

Ch.1 Becoming an e-teacher

-What I Learned?

This chapter focuses around a teachers personal motives for wanting to incorporate technology in the classroom. What i hadn't realized before reading this chapter was how young children are being exposed to technology and different kinds of electronics. Since technology has become woven apart of our everyday lives we tend to take it for granted. The chapter also discusses on p. 5 the many advantages to use technology in the classroom. The main reason being that it lets you change teaching and learning in enriching and productive ways. What i found to be interesting was how the chapter discussed what web 2.0 is, a term i had not heard of before. This new generation of technology can be used to create highly interactive, inquiry-based learning at all grade levels. Overall from reading this chapter the main idea i found was the importance of being able to confidently integrate the computer and other digital electronic resources into teaching and learning. 

-What I Wonder?

I wonder with technology constantly changing and improving what the next major advancements will be  and how it might affect our society in positive and negative ways. I also wonder what the next step will be to create web 3.0 or if they've already starting to make more changes to the web to consider it to soon be known as web 3.0 

-Quiz Contribution: Multiple Choice 

What is the engine that's driving these changes in technology?
a. smart phones b. engineers c. computers d. New software programs
Answer: C- Computers provide people the ability to process information in ways never before possible.

Interview with A Tech Savy Kid:

I interviewed my 13 year old cousin Brooke about what technologies she use to use and what technologies she's currently using. The first thing I asked her was what technologies she could recall using when she was younger. She remembered using technologies such as a desktop computer, television, house phone. and playstation 2. She had mentioned that her favorite game to play with her dad was always mortal combat. The next thing we talked about was her favorite technologies that she uses today. She said out of all them her I-Pod touch is the one she uses the most for music, internet or games. Two more technologies she often uses are her cell phone and x-box. When i asked her if she considered herself to be a digital kid she said "i guess so, i know how to use most of it and sometimes my parents are even coming to me with help on the computer."