Johanna

Johanna

__September 18__ I for the most part agree there are benefits to the use of technology in the classroom. There are definitely pros and cons to the use of technology, but depending on who you are and what you believe will most likely determine if you support this theory or not. I believe that there are benefits if the environment is controlled and that all students have access to the same technologies in, as well as outside of the classroom. If the students do not have alternate access to these technologies, I personally do no feel that there should be work assigned outside of the class environment, not only because of unfairness, but also to ensure that a students work is in fact their own. There is also more reasons and excuses for the students to not complete their work. If there is no one to help them, or if the technology fails them, it may take more time for learning to happen. I do not agree that the use of technology keeps students focused and on task. Yes, it may help to motivate them but I feel there are more distractions when using a new techie device. There are games to be played, music to be heard, and communications to be sent and received just to name a few. For those who are motivated learners or tech savvy students it seems to be effective. I feel that as long as the time spent on the task is actually focused on the task, and not on troubleshooting or distractions then Shibley’s idea of more time spent is more learning. If this isn’t the case then it’s back at square one.
 * How technology can improve learner centered teaching**

__September 25__ www.knewton.com/flipped-classroom So I had no idea as to what this concept entailed. I watched a YouTube video and was quite confused until I read this page. I think the concept is great. You have prior learning so that when students are in class they already have a background with the material and can now focus on the tasks and hands on learning or cooperative learning. This would work great tin my field of hairstyling. This website describes what the flipped classroom us all about, that two teachers developed the concept for student who misses class initially. It has improved poor learning outcomes and works with the now and how there are many online videos. I really liked the lines "sage on the stage" and "guide on the side". It totally makes sense.
 * The Flipped Classroom**

__October 2 __ Rob/Michele/Cindy - Really enjoyed this one, amazing slides, clear and informative information. Great job! Ruth/Kyle/Scott - Really enjoyed the test information. Great job presenting. Very informative.
 * Comments on student Wikis**

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 * Blogs**

www.matrixcanada.ca//professional-site www.zunal.com www.YouTube.com For a bequest I would use a lot of videos to show step by step how-to's because telling someone how to do so just isn't enough. You need to really see how it's supposed to be done. Otherwise everyone's interpretations will be different and the outcome will not be the expected one. Also pictures to show the final outcome as a visualization. Sometimes as you are doing something (ie a haircut) it looks different while performing it than the final finished product or result. Also I would use music to help keep attention and energy levels up.
 * WebQuests**

__October 16__ Learning Outcomes: Kyle - good examples, great that you are already implementing, clear voice Melanie - great slides, good examples, multicultural aspects, uses technology, teach to different learning styles, very diverse Danya - spoke fast, liked "how to use" ideas, good graphics Rob - great slides, technology driven, lots of hands on assignments for experience, different approaches Bitia - nice format (brainstorming bubbles), realistic outcomes, current/modern, short and to the point Carol - hands on learning for better understanding, realistic approaches, perfect outcomes Darrell - good information, great ways to implement, perfect outcomes, should make transit look at your work! Andrew - great prezi! awesome slides, different approaches Aaron - good presentation, lots of info, nice look to slides Cindy - Love your slides, videos, music. Cool ideas very clear on animoto! Don - great trouble shooting ideas, good information Harry - Halloween theme, very clear presentation, great evals Stephen - clear, concise, to the point, good slides, clear voice Ruth - cool webquest, like ruberic idea for evals, clear presentation Derek - like funtime, any evals?, like motivational aspects Scott - good use of technology, like groups of 3 and peer evals, more than one learner approach observation Michele - like slides, great journaling idea!
 * Presentations**

October 30 PBLs: Ruth - cool concept, liked videos, attainable, realistic goals Derrick/Scott - awesome animation, old school to new school, could have focused on a specific element, a lot of info Michele - great video, dramatic, share work, spent a lot of time! Rob/Bitia - inexpensive, liked video, humourous Cindy - fun!, hard work, was it worth the effort?, great use of humour, cool gear! Melanie - good clear info, sorry to hear, hope she gets better, never knew about secret facebook, thanks for sharing Don - iVideo, cool concept, funny, useful information Carole - Yum!, looks difficult, would you use these steps for rice on the outside?, great video Harry - didn't know what geocaching really was, great idea, useful knowledge, in depth Stephen - great slides, videos, and pictures about sewing Dayna - great concept, is it well known or popular?, really want to see video Kyle - very technical, does this affect battery life?, what is the purpose? Darrell/Andrew - looks like fun, didn't know a violin and fiddle were the same, quick learners Aaron - didn't know this was possible!, great
 * Presentations**