March 29, 2011
February 13, 2011
It has been very interesting reading your blog entries about the article from the NY Times Magazine assigned to you as part of the annotated bibliography assignment and the introductory article "Achieving Techno-literacy". The use of technology in education is a very high profile topic because of discussions about the implications of "digital kids in a digital world" and the current crisis in education funding. Those of you who plan to be teachers and all of you because you are citizens and will be parents must come to grips with these considerations. How will we as a society respond?
A student in this course several semesters ago wrote, “teachers need to start thinking of new ways to more boldly and intriguingly include technology into their curriculum. Educators should be constantly taught new ways to incorporate computers into their teaching and to use it as an added tool to enhance the topics learned in the classroom. As it is right now, however, teachers tend to simply hand out assignments that include technology for the sake of using a computer and not to really enrich the learning process.”
What will your position be?
February 08, 2011
A great learning time
The annual Texas Computer Education Association Convention I am attending this week in Austin is always a great time to hear some of the latest and greatest uses of technology in education.
This morning I attended a session called "Apptivities" which focused on using mobile device apps in ways that are active, independent, divergent, multi-disciplinary and take advantage of mobile features. What a cool way to engage students. Take a look at www.apptivities.org to get a feel for the concept.
During the middle part of the day I "dug deeper" into Google Apps and then ended the day with a session on using Google Maps to create multi-disciplinary GoogleTreks (http://googletreks.org/), a very interactive way of looking at the world.
What do you think? Would some of these approaches have made your learning experiences better?
This morning I attended a session called "Apptivities" which focused on using mobile device apps in ways that are active, independent, divergent, multi-disciplinary and take advantage of mobile features. What a cool way to engage students. Take a look at www.apptivities.org to get a feel for the concept.
During the middle part of the day I "dug deeper" into Google Apps and then ended the day with a session on using Google Maps to create multi-disciplinary GoogleTreks (http://googletreks.org/), a very interactive way of looking at the world.
What do you think? Would some of these approaches have made your learning experiences better?
January 11, 2011
Welcome
Welcome to CS1300-4: Essential Information Technology, Education Emphasis
Spring 2011.
I am excited about teaching this special section of Essential Information Technology designed for those who are interested in teaching, because education has been a lifelong interest of mine. I majored in education and music in my undergraduate studies and received a master's degree in musicology from UT Austin. While I went to college and taught a year in Chicago and also worked a year each in New York and St. Louis, I grew up in Houston and have lived in San Antonio for the last 30 years. I have taught at the elementary and higher education levels and am also certified at the secondary level. For the last 12 years I have worked as an Instructional Technology Specialist in public school districts where my job is to help teachers integrate technology into their curricula. I feel that the use of technology is an integral part of teaching and learning in any subject area today.
As you will also read in the course syllabus, I am very committed to helping you learn to learn about technology and teaching. I hope this course will give you the opportunity to explore many ways to use computers and the other technologies that are growing and changing every day to become a better learner and educator.
I love good music, good books and learning new things!
Spring 2011.
I am excited about teaching this special section of Essential Information Technology designed for those who are interested in teaching, because education has been a lifelong interest of mine. I majored in education and music in my undergraduate studies and received a master's degree in musicology from UT Austin. While I went to college and taught a year in Chicago and also worked a year each in New York and St. Louis, I grew up in Houston and have lived in San Antonio for the last 30 years. I have taught at the elementary and higher education levels and am also certified at the secondary level. For the last 12 years I have worked as an Instructional Technology Specialist in public school districts where my job is to help teachers integrate technology into their curricula. I feel that the use of technology is an integral part of teaching and learning in any subject area today.
As you will also read in the course syllabus, I am very committed to helping you learn to learn about technology and teaching. I hope this course will give you the opportunity to explore many ways to use computers and the other technologies that are growing and changing every day to become a better learner and educator.
I love good music, good books and learning new things!
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