Boxoftricks.net (nd). Top 10 Tips for Using Technology in the Classroom [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiisteObuhk
Edutopia.org (nd). Digital Youth Portrait -- Cameron.
Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/digital-generation-profile-cameron-video
Edutopia.org (nd). Digital Youth Portrait -- Luis.
Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/digital-generation-profile-luis-video
Edutopia.org (nd). Welcome to the Digital Generation.
Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/digital-generation-project-overview-video
Schooltube.com (nd). Kansas Technology Rich Classrooms
– Partnership for 21st Century Learning. Retrieved from http://www.schooltube.com/video/36743/Kansas-Technology-Rich-Classrooms--Partnership-for-21st-Century-Learning-Summit-Video#
Readings: The
Center for Applied Special Technology website provides very good information on
Universal Design Learning for anyone interested in learning more about it. This is a lot of information to take in at
one time, but this site has been bookmarked for me to reference when creating
lessons for my students. The “book
builder” site seems like it will be a great tool to create books to go with
lessons for students to refer to if they are having trouble or need
clarification on the topic. They can be
used to reinforce the points taught in the lesson. I can’t wait to complete my readings and
lesson plan, so I can move on to creating a book.
Chapter 4 of Web 2.0: New
tools, New schools, shares some web tools
available (blogs, wikis, podcasts, digital storytelling) and ways teachers are
using them in various subjects (literature, English, media literacy, social
studies, journalism, broadcasting, video production, math, science,
geography). The authors stated at the end of the chapter, “The selection we have presented is by no
means exhaustive and, in fact, it’s hard to keep up with all the creative
ideas.” (Solomon & Schrum, 2007, p.
97) There is so much out there, but we
(at least me and my coworkers) are so overwhelmed with the things given to us
from our district and state that we have
to do, it is hard to find the time to look for new things and learn how to use
them in our classrooms. Ideally it would
be great if all the available tools were located in one place, organized so
things are easy to find, have directions of how to use the tools, and have ways
to incorporated it into the classroom. In Using technology with classroom instruction that works, Chapter 2 explains about providing feedback. “Research shows that the more immediate feedback is in classroom settings, the greater its impact on student behavior.” (Kulik & Kulik, 1988) Again, I love how the book shares ways to achieve this with the tools available (word processing application, data collections tools, classroom response systems, grading software, web resources, communication software).
Cast.org (2009). Cast UDL book builder. Center for Applied Special Technology. Retrieved from http://bookbuilder.cast.org
Cast.org (2009). Model UDL lessons. Center for
Applied Special Technology. Retrieved from http://udlselfcheck.cast.org/
Pitler, H., Hubbell, E., Kuhn, M., & Malenoski, K.
(2007). Using technology with classroom instruction that works.
Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 41-58,
217-225.
Rose, D., & Meyer, A. (2002). Teaching every
student in the digital age: Universal design for learning. Alexandria, VA:
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Available online at the
Center for Applied Special Technology Web site. Chapter 6. Retrieved from http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/ideas/tes/
Solomon, G., & Schrum, L. (2007). Web 2.0: New
tools, New schools. Eugene, OR: International Society for Technology in
Education, 77-98.
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