Today we'll watch our iMovies and go over the reflection portion of the assignment. Please note that the due date has changed to Thursday, October 4 at the beginning of class. Please make sure to publish your completed page.
Inspiration Project:
Did you know that some experts estimate that amount of information in the world doubles every year? Making sense of a lot of data is quite challenging. Reflecting this reality, critical 21st century skills of assessing, interpreting, organizing and presenting information are key elements of educational standards across the country. Graphic organizers can be effectively used in the classroom to support student's gaining these important skills.
Your understanding of teaching, learning, and technology integration is really starting to come together. You are learning that technology is not used in K-12 classrooms just to make learning more fun. Technology tools can be used in conjunction with good teaching strategies to address various learning styles and student needs.
What does it mean to be a visual learner? What is visual learning? What does this look like in a classroom? Where does visual learning fit with the curriculum standards you looked at before today's class? Are there specific standards that require visual learning activities? What key words in the standards indicate this?
One of the resources students and teachers can use to assist in visual learning is Inspiration, or the preK-3 version called Kidspiration. Both tools allow students to see a concept and its connecting themes and ideas.
During today's class, you'll become more familiar with the program and look at examples of how this tool can be used to develop learning activities.
Near the end of class, you'll begin working on your Inspiration project. It is due at the beginning of class on Tuesday, October 9.
Want to earn another late pass?
Self-regulated learning, a construct in educational psychology, entails that 1) how students regulate their own learning is affected by a variety of elements such as motivational beliefs, and 2) use of strategies that facilitate or hinder students in becoming self-regulated learners. This research study is to, through a qualitative lens, examine undergraduate students' self-regulated learning process in an introductory educational technology course.
Participants are needed for a one-on-one semi-structured interview to discuss a number of questions concerning their self-regulation of learning during their study of the EDIT 2000 course. The interviews needs to be completed by the end of this semester. However, participants will decide the specific time and location of interview. Please contact Ying Liu at yliu@uga.edu if you are interested. Your attention and participation will be very appreciated."
Mark your calendar:
We will not meet as a class on Tuesday, October 9. You will be attending a session of your choice at the 2007 Learning Technologies Showcase at Tate Center. You can read more about the showcase here. More details will be provided on Thursday.
FOR THURSDAY:
1. Your iMovie project is due at the beginning of class on Thursday.
2. Download the trial version of Inspiration and/or Kidspiration.
3. Begin work on your Inspiration project - it is due next Tuesday.
