Teaching with Technology

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Comment by Gwen Langrehr on September 14, 2010 at 9:32pm

Hiya Maria,

What sort of software do you have on the netbooks? If you're interested in film study/film creation, I can send you what a friend of mine did last year. Her students made awesome videos and posted them on youtube using flipcams and pc software. let me know if you're interested.

Comment by maria roberts on September 14, 2010 at 8:32pm

Thanks Alan. I actually sent in my paper work this morning for the CLAS conference. Haven't attended since Breckenridge, but I am looking forward to this event. We do have internet access throughout the building. Notebooks have webcams, not sure about flip cameras. This is a huge learning curve after 32 years in the classroom, but I am loving it.

Comment by Alan Olds on September 14, 2010 at 1:38pm

Will your notebooks have internet access? Will there be a local network (so students can communicate with each other within the school?) What kinds of software are on the notebooks already? Will you have access to other technology (e.g. flip cameras)?

You should consider attending the CLAS Conference in October (info on this website). Josh Curnett did a great presentation at the fall CLAS conference on using flip cameras to create storytelling DVD's. Penny Kittle, one of the featured speakers at the fall conference, has kids do an advocacy piece using cameras and DVD software. The kids pick an issue and interview students, teachers and others, then arrange comments with images and sometimes music to make a short film exploring the issue and advocating a change in attitude or course of action. Some pretty powerful stuff. I've also seen a number of Animoto videos (http://animoto.com/intro/1?gclid=CPfamafVh6QCFR9Pgwodg2zyIQ). It's free and has lots of resources. Good luck!

Comment by maria roberts on September 14, 2010 at 12:09pm

Our small k-12 school is embarking on a 1to1 program this year. All students in grades 7-12 have notebook computers and we have been asked to use them extensively. I love the technology and the idea of teaching with computers, but I don't know nearly as much as I would like to. I did attend the ISTE conference in Denver this past summer, but, to be honest, it was incredibly overwhelming. Sure hope this forum can help.

Comment by R. Scott Bartlett on July 4, 2010 at 4:20pm

I did not present but I did soak in a lot of ideas for next year. I'm networking with some of my fellow Teacher/Librarians. One thing that I did not mention is using Google Maps to map the locations from kid's literature. The demo group was from Florida, and they had mapped a book set in their state. We are looking at trying to map book locations here in Colorado. My first attempt is going to be the National Parks series by local authors Skurzynski & Ferguson. One of our other interests is to map the 39 Clues series. I just started, so I'll keep you in the loop.
My other favorite workshop that I really enjoyed was the Flip Camera one. We were in groups and got to produce our own video. The kids should be able to do the same. There's a great source for two-for-one Flip Cameras out there, and I used one for my Storytelling Club last year. This year the kids will produce their own stories with editing, sound and special effects. More info? Go to the ISTE site and the handouts and web sites are attached to each session or workshop.

Comment by Louann Reid on July 4, 2010 at 2:42pm

Thank you, Scott. That's a great resource! Did you present at ISTE? If so, what did you talk about?

Comment by R. Scott Bartlett on July 4, 2010 at 1:55pm

Hello everybody. I'm Scott Bartlett, a Teacher/Librarian in Adams12. I just recently went to the ISTE Confernce (the International Society of Technology in Education) in Denver and absorbed a huge amount of information about using tech in the classroom. Try this website out. It's free and has many ways for students to tell stories via technology. Here's the link:
http://only2clicks.com/pages/adambellow
Adam is not the eduteacher, but the edutecher.
Try it!

Comment by Wendi Kuntz on October 29, 2009 at 1:29pm

Thanks, Louann. You're comments mirror my experience with the feature. I do really like it though. I agree that keyboard time is the last thing I need/want, but like you I tend to write more!

My goal is to have the students use it to peer edit. I dabbled in it last spring, but I'm getting ready to try it before the end of the semester with both my honors and regular Sophomores.

Comment by Louann Reid on September 20, 2009 at 2:04pm

Wendi, I've used track changes and the comment feature in Word. I like it quite a lot. Students can submit papers to me on email, I can download papers, edit offline, upload and email--all without using paper. Most of the time. The drawback is that it adds time on the keyboard, and I didn't really need more of that. The advantage, though, is that I can edit my comments if I want before sending them, and that I tend to write longer ones, which may or may not be seen as an advantage.

Comment by Wendi Kuntz on June 6, 2009 at 5:34pm

The time issue never goes away, at least not for me. The choices seem to remain the same: grading, planning, family. Even after 19 years of doing this, I'm still looking for my efficient ways. Technology sometimes means more time (particularly the first time I try something), sometimes less of my time. I continually quest for ways to keep the onus for learning on them and not on me -- technology can help with that. It can make some difference with grading -- I am beginning to use tracking changes with peer editing and giving feedback. Have you ever used it?

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