In the article “From Toy to Tool” by Liz Kolb talks about audioblogging with cell phones. Today, students use cell phones to communicate and collaborate with the world around them. Something so integral to our students’ lives outside of school deserves some consideration for potential use inside the classroom.
Audioblogging is similiar to a podcast; it is a voice message from a phone that immediately posts to a blog site. Audioblogging with a cell phone creates opportunities or students to conduct interview activities (inside or outside of school). Audioblogging with a cell phone creates opportunities
for students to conduct interview activities (inside or outside of school). For instance, In an elementary science classroom, students can collect sounds from a trip to the zoo or just a trip outside.
They can also create their own sounds for a project. What a cool thing ha?
What could be the disadvantages on using audiobloggig?
One worry is privacy and protecting students. Blogger.com is not a password-protected blog site; as a result, anyone can read the blogs or audioblogs that are posted by the students. One solution to this problem is to use blogzy.com, a password-protected site that also allows for cell phone audioblogs.
How can we teach our students about the responsibility on using their cell phones? Although audioblogging is free for anyone with a cell phone, it is also an excellent opportunity to talk with students about responsible use of their phones. We can let them know that sometimes there is a cost to all the text messaging, photos, e-mails, and calls they make (even when their plan says “unlimited”). Also, make them responsible for researching their own phone plans and being responsible for staying within the limits of their plan.
Friday, March 9, 2007
Video in the age of participation - article
In the article “Video in the age of participation” by Glen Bull talks about the technological advances that have made digital video feasible in the classroom.
The Discovery Education Web site provides digital video resources in a format that provides connections to explicit curricular objectives. These resources are keyed to content area and grade level with links to state standards. The Discovery Education site provides a preview of some of the features we can expect to find in schools of the future. Discovery provides a variety of mechanisms to ensure that its video is available in a way that fits within a school framework. For example, it is possible for teachers to download video clips ahead of time so that they will be available even if the school network is limited or unreliable. The author argues that with combined efforts, the gap may be shrink between the explosion in use of video on the Internet at large and effective use in schools.
What does Discovery Education Web site provide? It provides resources and these resources primarily consist of copyrighted content from the Discovery Channel and similar sources. The site has approximately 4,000 video programs, but these programs have been separated into 40,000 shorter segments that facilitate integration into lessons. These shorter segments allow teachers to quickly locate the exact clips that fit their specific teaching objectives without wasting time cuing and re-cuing cassettes.
What about Web 2.0, what kind of educational resources provide? A new generation of Web 2.0 site provides online digital video editing, enabling teachers and students to create montages of video clips on the Web. MotionBox, JumpCut, and VideoEgg offer free sites that let people upload, store, and edit videos.
The Discovery Education Web site provides digital video resources in a format that provides connections to explicit curricular objectives. These resources are keyed to content area and grade level with links to state standards. The Discovery Education site provides a preview of some of the features we can expect to find in schools of the future. Discovery provides a variety of mechanisms to ensure that its video is available in a way that fits within a school framework. For example, it is possible for teachers to download video clips ahead of time so that they will be available even if the school network is limited or unreliable. The author argues that with combined efforts, the gap may be shrink between the explosion in use of video on the Internet at large and effective use in schools.
What does Discovery Education Web site provide? It provides resources and these resources primarily consist of copyrighted content from the Discovery Channel and similar sources. The site has approximately 4,000 video programs, but these programs have been separated into 40,000 shorter segments that facilitate integration into lessons. These shorter segments allow teachers to quickly locate the exact clips that fit their specific teaching objectives without wasting time cuing and re-cuing cassettes.
What about Web 2.0, what kind of educational resources provide? A new generation of Web 2.0 site provides online digital video editing, enabling teachers and students to create montages of video clips on the Web. MotionBox, JumpCut, and VideoEgg offer free sites that let people upload, store, and edit videos.
How to Fight the New Bullies - article
The article “How to Fight the New Bullies” by Rosalind Wiseman, makes emphasis on how young people are using internet against each other.
Since there are no social norms when using technology to communicate, children and often adults dare to offend others in anonymity without fearing people’s reactions because they are basically blindfolded to them when using internet.
According to the author there are good news on this aspect. Legal and educational systems have been adopted by some states in U.S., they have started new regulations on the use of internet when it intervenes in the learning environment.
The author also makes some suggestions to the parents about the responsibility and necessity to supervise their child when using internet and hold then accountable when they use it unethically.
What do we do when parents of the abuser are non-responsive? My personal opinion will be to take this matter into a more serious setting where parents of the abuser, abuser, affected people involved, and professional staff can address the problem and give solution.
What do you think about this article? I think that although it does not provide expanded alternatives to stop bullying, it actually address the issue and makes us aware of the already existing problem. The article sort of a call for action.
Since there are no social norms when using technology to communicate, children and often adults dare to offend others in anonymity without fearing people’s reactions because they are basically blindfolded to them when using internet.
According to the author there are good news on this aspect. Legal and educational systems have been adopted by some states in U.S., they have started new regulations on the use of internet when it intervenes in the learning environment.
The author also makes some suggestions to the parents about the responsibility and necessity to supervise their child when using internet and hold then accountable when they use it unethically.
What do we do when parents of the abuser are non-responsive? My personal opinion will be to take this matter into a more serious setting where parents of the abuser, abuser, affected people involved, and professional staff can address the problem and give solution.
What do you think about this article? I think that although it does not provide expanded alternatives to stop bullying, it actually address the issue and makes us aware of the already existing problem. The article sort of a call for action.
Breathing Fire Into Web 2.0 - article
The article “Breathing Fire Into Web 2.0” by Justin Hardman and David Carpenter talks about the importance of preparing students with the tools necessary in technology and it focuses on today’s internet that can be very useful to staff, students, and parents.
Hardman and Carpenter introduced Web 2.0. It works as an online communication and collaboration system for schools educators and parents. Also it is an excellent piece of technology to support learning in the classrooms.
The Hong Kong International School (HKIS) has taken this leap to create its own all-in-one Web-based system called my Dragon Net (http://dragonet.hkis.edu.hk).
The article emphasis and focuses in the development and the use of this Web-based system since it has had a great and positive impact in education.
It all started as an online file storage and calendar system for one international school has grown into a multifaceted virtual community experience that works to achieve aspects of Web 2.0 to meet the needs of the users’ educational, collaboration, and communication needs.
The great advantage of myDragonNet is that it is provided to after-school activities, sports teams, clubs, and even activities outside school. These collaborative spaces enable our clubs, sports teams, faculty committees, and other community groups to work together more efficiently and effectively. In this way the student’s overall educational experience at school comes from activities both inside and outside the classroom.
1. How did myDragonNet was design? The coolest thing in this design is that the development was grounded in the idea of inclusion. Hardman began working with students, teachers, and administrators researching their needs and ideas for how myDragonNet should work for them and the result was phenomenal.
2. Since this tool looks very promising to better lives in everyday tasks for teachers and students, could be any way or risk that student could take this great advantage as the only latest social networked presence?
Hardman and Carpenter make stress on the wrong idea of that the system is future proof and they also mention to their hope for students trying this web that their identities and accomplishments are much more authentically represented than they would be in Facebook or MySpace.
Hardman and Carpenter introduced Web 2.0. It works as an online communication and collaboration system for schools educators and parents. Also it is an excellent piece of technology to support learning in the classrooms.
The Hong Kong International School (HKIS) has taken this leap to create its own all-in-one Web-based system called my Dragon Net (http://dragonet.hkis.edu.hk).
The article emphasis and focuses in the development and the use of this Web-based system since it has had a great and positive impact in education.
It all started as an online file storage and calendar system for one international school has grown into a multifaceted virtual community experience that works to achieve aspects of Web 2.0 to meet the needs of the users’ educational, collaboration, and communication needs.
The great advantage of myDragonNet is that it is provided to after-school activities, sports teams, clubs, and even activities outside school. These collaborative spaces enable our clubs, sports teams, faculty committees, and other community groups to work together more efficiently and effectively. In this way the student’s overall educational experience at school comes from activities both inside and outside the classroom.
1. How did myDragonNet was design? The coolest thing in this design is that the development was grounded in the idea of inclusion. Hardman began working with students, teachers, and administrators researching their needs and ideas for how myDragonNet should work for them and the result was phenomenal.
2. Since this tool looks very promising to better lives in everyday tasks for teachers and students, could be any way or risk that student could take this great advantage as the only latest social networked presence?
Hardman and Carpenter make stress on the wrong idea of that the system is future proof and they also mention to their hope for students trying this web that their identities and accomplishments are much more authentically represented than they would be in Facebook or MySpace.
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