Technology thoughts

I had 2 computers in my room, my first year of teaching and definitely use them as well as I could. Thus, I really appreciated the following list presented today in class by the ‘computer group’:
How learners can use: drill practice. Student initiated creative activity; student poems, test taking, person e-portfolios, diagnose the learning need s of the student, reinforce classroom instruction,
Thought statement: Technology in and of itself is value free.
So what happens to the technology that adds/subtracts to value?

*Cool stuff *Poll everywhere.com (text from phone and call make graph—using cell phones in class)/ Moon.google.com

To the point of silliness

In laying out our task analysis for our ADDIE project, I was surprised at how ‘previously’ seemingly simple tasks can still be broken down to sub skills and sub sub skills. I thought about brushing hair- could go to holding a brush, movement of arm and wrist, pressure of brush on head…

So a better more efficient way to do something is discovered, naturally everyone would adapt this new idea, right? Well, that is what I thought, but my eyes were opened today in class as we talked about the challenges of implementing better design or instruction. In all environments there are many elements and parts that are affected and need to coordinate/cooperate where change is concerned. I was introduced to the word: diffuse= change, getting people to adapt or follow along w/ an idea. Dr. Monson explained that if we want to focus on diffusion, we need to go to the base level- why people believe the things they do

Another word of the day: Lagards = people who don’t want to change. In what way am I a Lagard? ;)

*I want to mention things like Ted.com (world’s leading thinkers and doers) & I tunes U- just in case I forget later that I want to look into them a little more

Ask Questions BEFORE teaching

How do you know there is a need for instruction or where to start? Ask questions! Sound so obvious, right? As I was reading about conducting front-end anaylsis and needs assessment(Dick, Carey & Carey, ch.2), I thought about all the times I have taught or been the learner where this principle of asking questions before instruction wasn’t employed. I have a tendency to ask during or after instruction, when I could avoid a lot of interference and wasted energy if I started out in the right place to begin with.

*helpful thought in designing the ADDIE project*

NEED FOR INSTRUCTION!
How do you know?






When it comes to understanding – how do you ‘really’ know when a learner understands besides - TPR: total physical response ;) new abbreviation learned today in class. How do you measure? how know to what level?

Audio

I liked this graphic organizers of sound theory shown in class

Tool - incredible use for audio *JOTT.com- that might just be the tool I need to help with my blogger block!