# Schaffhauser, . (2010, December 01). It's time to trust teachers with the internet: a conversation with meg ormiston. Retrieved from http://thejournal.com/Articles/2010/12/01/Its-Time-To-Trust-Teachers-with-the-Internet-A-Conversation-with-Meg-Ormiston.aspx?sc_lang=en&Page=1
Journal #4 required me to read the web based article “It's Time To Trust Teachers with the Internet: A Conversation with Meg Ormiston”. In the article they talk about how many social networking and other educational websites are being blocked by the filters or by other means at the school. Therefore, teachers are not able to teach their students through technology. It can be maddening for some teachers to have to deal with such a problem on school campuses. If a teacher’s teaching style does include web based technology and then it is blocked the whole lesson plan is wasted because the filter blocks the certain sites from the classroom. Although, it is understandable that administrators have to do things, like putting filters on social networking sites, to “protect” the kids from potential harmful material. Why would they want to restrict a responsible adult from teaching their students. I do agree with the article that if there is a responsible adult in the classroom to help guide the students into the technology lead education then I do not see why there needs to be restrictions on what the students can and can not do to learn, technologically speaking.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Journal #2 NETS 2-5
Ferguson, H. (2010). Join the flock!. International Society for Technology in Education, 37(8), Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/learn/publications/learning-and-leading/issues/Join_the_Flock.aspx
miller, s. (2010). Enhance your twitter experience. Learning and leading with technology,
The article from Hadley Ferguson is actually very informative piece. It lays out how to use twitter in a very concise and easy to understand way. Going through the article now and looking back to the class that we went over twitter made it seem a lot easier. Being able to read it as well as do it personally made it a lot less complicated to me. Before this class I didn’t realize you could put the # symbol before the link that you want to add could help actually improve your overall “hits”. The only major problem I have with twitter is that it only gives you 140 characters to actually post something. Which isn’t bad for putting up links but if you want to complete an idea it makes it very difficult to do so.
The second article by Shannon Miller was actually pretty interesting. However, it just reiterated what Hadley Ferguson said in the first article. Although, the main different that I thought was a nice add on was the portion that talked about PLN or Personal Learning Network. The idea behind it actually is intriguing because it allows individuals to learn through a social network instead of you learn by yourself. That is actually a great idea to have on the Internet.
miller, s. (2010). Enhance your twitter experience. Learning and leading with technology,
The article from Hadley Ferguson is actually very informative piece. It lays out how to use twitter in a very concise and easy to understand way. Going through the article now and looking back to the class that we went over twitter made it seem a lot easier. Being able to read it as well as do it personally made it a lot less complicated to me. Before this class I didn’t realize you could put the # symbol before the link that you want to add could help actually improve your overall “hits”. The only major problem I have with twitter is that it only gives you 140 characters to actually post something. Which isn’t bad for putting up links but if you want to complete an idea it makes it very difficult to do so.
The second article by Shannon Miller was actually pretty interesting. However, it just reiterated what Hadley Ferguson said in the first article. Although, the main different that I thought was a nice add on was the portion that talked about PLN or Personal Learning Network. The idea behind it actually is intriguing because it allows individuals to learn through a social network instead of you learn by yourself. That is actually a great idea to have on the Internet.
Journal #1 NETS 1-5
Light, D. (2011). Do web 2.0 right. Learning & Leading with Technology, 38(5), Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/learn/publications/learning-and-leading/issues/Feature_Article_Do_Web_2_0_Right.aspx
In reading through the Web 2.0 article what I found really interesting was that the teachers were able to better connect with their students through web-based technology. In the study, the author found that teachers were better able to teach their students through the posts, blogs, and one-on-one interaction through the Internet. Furthermore, what really stuck out to me was the teachers’ ability to teach social norms through technology. The teachers provided an atmosphere that allowed the students to learn through peer support, self-analysis, and creative communication in and out of the classroom. I enjoyed reading about the section because I connected with the portion of the reading. It gave me an understanding that technology was in fact a great way to introduce students to social norms to go along with learning the educational material.
Another aspect of the study that was intriguing was that if the technology was used correctly then the material that was given to the students was indeed helpful in their educational careers. What interested me about the first half of the article was that students were able to read the material through the technology they found “cool”. Although, it seems to be a little hard for me to grasp at times it does seem neat to be learning about the different aspects of technology that can be helpful to teach others with.
In reading through the Web 2.0 article what I found really interesting was that the teachers were able to better connect with their students through web-based technology. In the study, the author found that teachers were better able to teach their students through the posts, blogs, and one-on-one interaction through the Internet. Furthermore, what really stuck out to me was the teachers’ ability to teach social norms through technology. The teachers provided an atmosphere that allowed the students to learn through peer support, self-analysis, and creative communication in and out of the classroom. I enjoyed reading about the section because I connected with the portion of the reading. It gave me an understanding that technology was in fact a great way to introduce students to social norms to go along with learning the educational material.
Another aspect of the study that was intriguing was that if the technology was used correctly then the material that was given to the students was indeed helpful in their educational careers. What interested me about the first half of the article was that students were able to read the material through the technology they found “cool”. Although, it seems to be a little hard for me to grasp at times it does seem neat to be learning about the different aspects of technology that can be helpful to teach others with.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Friday, March 4, 2011
Journal #5
Mendicino, M, Razzaq, L, & Heffernan, N. T. (2009). A comparison of traditional. JRTE, 41(3),
In my 5th reading I read an article that was based on the difference of math retention in homework. The article went on to study the differences between web based feedback with homework compared to the traditional math homework in the 5th grade. In the findings the students showed a greater deal of success in the web based homework assignments. However, I do think that since it was a very limited study, a grand total of 28 5th graders, it is not a complete study. 28 students are not enough to base any type of change in teaching style. Although, the study does she a fair amount of success with web based homework the failure of the study is the limited number of participants. We don’t get a sense of the different effect of students in different parts of the U.S. or even the world. Furthermore, 5th grade math is limited too because we only get an idea of how students react at the elementary level. It may be a good idea to do several more tests at the Junior High school level as wells as the High school level. On top of that including people from different socioeconomic levels, different parts of the Country, and different cultures could add a lot more legitimacy to the entire study.
Q#1: How can technology help in improving scores in a student’s homework?
A: Well, based on the journal article, it says that positive feedback on the computer with their homework can have a great effect on improving scores. I do agree with that, with technology can be an important step for students understand what is going on in the classroom. However, the only concern I would have would be with if technology takes over the entire class. What would happen to the socialization of the student if they don’t have to interact with anyone?
Q#2: Will technology take the classroom by storm for helping student’s with their in class and out of class work?
A: Yes, it will. In my personal experience I have seen many different classrooms that work with computers for the in-class work. It does seem to help the students overall with their work. However, I have also noticed that many of the students flip through the actual work in the lesson to the final “test”. That can have a negative long term effect on the children who are in the class.
Journal #8
Larson, L, Miller, T, & Ribble, M. (2009). 5 considerations for digital age leaders. (International Society for Technology in Education,
The 8th journal entry is about 5 ways that a teacher could improve their teaching styles. In the article they brought up that teachers should be able to become visionaries in the classroom, technologically sound, flexible enough to the point on taking the day to day a moment at a time, always have a long term plan and work towards it, and be a great citizen in and outside of the classroom.
The article was nice and was to the point when it came to its point. It is important that a teacher does know how to use technology in today’s classrooms. Technology is a great way for students to connect to the material that they need to learn, as long as the technology is done correctly. Furthermore, I agree with the article when it comes to teachers needed to present themselves as role models to the students. It is important that students do see leaders in the front of the classroom because a teacher has an effect on the students in their classroom.
However, I do not think that technology is the end all be all of education in the classroom. It will create too much of anti-social behavior in the students and they will grow up lacking in the social skills that are required to be an adult in today’s society. In that sense the article got it right by saying that Leadership is the most important thing in the classroom for the teacher.
Q#1: What is the most important thing for a teacher to do for the student’s education?
A: I think it is important that a teacher does give an example of how to act socially as an adult. Being a Leader in the classroom is an important way to show that a student can become a successful person. Being a leader in the classroom does not mean you are the authoritarian ruler over the entire classroom world. Yes, that can be effective and you, as a teacher, must show some authority in the classroom but to be a true Leader in the classroom you must also encourage them to learn.
Q#2: Are the 5 steps of being a good teacher the only way to become a good teacher?
A: No I don’t think that the 5 steps are the only way for a teacher to become a good teacher. I think that it has left out some things that will allow a person to become a good teacher in the classroom. One of those ways that they forget was that a teacher needs to capture the student’s interest about the subject they are teaching. The 5 steps can be a great part of teaching within the norms of the day to day classroom but it may need to be adjusted because of the different socioeconomical, financial, and other aspects of classroom may have a huge effect on the 5 steps.
Journal #3
Roblyer, M. D., Porter, M, Bielefeldt, T, & Donaldson, M. D. (2009). “teaching online made me a better. Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 25(4),
In the 3rd article there was a study that I read was about whether or not teaching in a virtual and traditional sense will make for better teachers. Many thoughts and ideas were thrown around in the journal article. Some about the social effects of online and traditional class room settings. Another idea that was given in the article was about class room curriculum, online and offline. A 3rd idea that was given was Assessment strategies for teaching in the class room and online. In the end, when it came to the study was very much on the small scale setting could not give any substance to the overall picture. But it did show that the teachers, from K to 12th grade, who participated, did, overall, become better teachers to the students in their class rooms.
In the study the teachers themselves improved their teaching through the advancement of their own knowledge of technology and its ability to cross generational gaps in the class room. Therefore, improving the student’s ability to learn and retain the information that is given to them by that teacher in the traditional class room setting.
Question #1: How would technology help improve teacher’s performances in the classroom and online teaching?
A: By reading the article I found that the teachers who do use technology improve their own teaching styles. I think that the real improvement is with the teachers themselves because they had to adjust the way they taught in the class room.
Question #2: Will there be more studies and a wider scale study about this subject?
A: I hope so because it was an interesting article and it showed that teachers who adjust their learning styles are better able to connect with students today.
Journal #9
O’Dwyer, L, Carey, R, & Kleiman, G. (2007). A study of the effectiveness of the. Journal of Research on Technology in Education,, 39(3),
In my 9th Journal entry I read an article about the effectiveness of online teaching for Algebra. I found that the article to be enlightening to say the least. Many of the tests that were conducted in the study showed that, within the small population that was surveyed, there was a vast improvement in the student’s ability to learn Algebra. The Mean for those students using the web in the pretest was 14.91 and jumped to 15.27 in the posttest. Whereas, the students who did not use the web average Mean was 14.99 in the pretest and 14.61 in the posttest.
In my 9th Journal entry I read an article about the effectiveness of online teaching for Algebra. I found that the article to be enlightening to say the least. Many of the tests that were conducted in the study showed that, within the small population that was surveyed, there was a vast improvement in the student’s ability to learn Algebra. The Mean for those students using the web in the pretest was 14.91 and jumped to 15.27 in the posttest. Whereas, the students who did not use the web average Mean was 14.99 in the pretest and 14.61 in the posttest.
I found those stats interesting because I would have thought that they would have been closer together. What was most shocking was that the students who were not a part of the web based teaching actually did worse on the post test than what they did on the pre test.
Question #1: How would the stats help teachers in the class room?
I would say that, based on the stats, the information could be helpful to administrative and teachers alike because it shows that students who take web based classes in their education can improve their understanding of any given subject. They can also apply it their own individual teaching styles by giving the stats a serious look and adjusting their teaching to include what they feel is best for the student. Maybe a teacher can apply technology in the classroom in a most basic way because students may be learning the material better through technology because they are seeing it, hearing it, and experiencing it through the means that they are most comfortable with as students. That is probably the best way for teachers to give the tests. To apply their knowledge to the technology in the most attractive way for the student.
Question #2: There are a lot of generational differences between learning. What are those differences?
There really wasn’t much information beyond a small number of socioeconomic data. In the generational gap of learning the teaching of subjects were different for each generation. But what is very interesting is that going into the future it seems like young children have found their own nitch and are learning quicker and easier with technology than the generations before them have. Since they are growing up with it all around them it is a great way reach students in the classroom as a whole.
When it comes to individual learning differences is the key to teaching the student through technology. Obviously, a student who has ADD is going to learn differently than a "normal" student will. Yet, the trick is to learn through experience on how to conduct yourself in the classroom in ways that each student can at least learn the material that is presented to them. Help from other teachers who have been in the system a while can always help but you also have to develop your own personality within the system so that the students will respond to you as a teacher.
When it comes to individual learning differences is the key to teaching the student through technology. Obviously, a student who has ADD is going to learn differently than a "normal" student will. Yet, the trick is to learn through experience on how to conduct yourself in the classroom in ways that each student can at least learn the material that is presented to them. Help from other teachers who have been in the system a while can always help but you also have to develop your own personality within the system so that the students will respond to you as a teacher.
Journal #10
Seth, A, Raj Singla, A, & Seth, K. (2010). Aspects of service oriented computing. The Journal for Computing Teachers, Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/jct
For my Tenth article that I read was for my Journal entry was about the implication of Service Oriented Computing to help ease the software applications and infrastructure of the technology age. What the article claims is that it will help the entire IT departments in the areas of rapid application, automated business processes, and multi channel applications. Now the first question that I have about the article is, what exactly do they expect from the companies and school’s to do with the information that they are offering? I found that there was a lot of “what If’s” and circumstancal processes in what the authors where proposing in the article. On the opposite side of the coin they did articulate that it was up to each individual system to make it more concrete.
For my Tenth article that I read was for my Journal entry was about the implication of Service Oriented Computing to help ease the software applications and infrastructure of the technology age. What the article claims is that it will help the entire IT departments in the areas of rapid application, automated business processes, and multi channel applications. Now the first question that I have about the article is, what exactly do they expect from the companies and school’s to do with the information that they are offering? I found that there was a lot of “what If’s” and circumstancal processes in what the authors where proposing in the article. On the opposite side of the coin they did articulate that it was up to each individual system to make it more concrete.
The second question I have about the article, going into reading it, was would it be helping the students, teachers, or someone else in the School system? Now reading through the article I did find that they were directing the program to the actual IT team at the particular company/school. The entire system will be easier to implement for the IT team at the school and the upkeep with be the responsibility of the IT team at the school. Therefore, in my own opinion it doesn’t help direct education of the students and in classroom teaching for the teachers. All it does is help out the IT team at the school. Will it help cut costs in the budget from year-to-year? Maybe, but there is too much to process for that to be fully answered.
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