http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hoel0039/posts/ learning as I go en-us 2005-07-16T13:15:20-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hoel0039/posts/024593.html How do you think differently about school technology leadership issues than you did before? Before starting this course, I did not view myself as having a significant role to play in technology leadership at my school. Essentially, I viewed myself... Tech Integration I hoel0039 2005-07-16T13:15:20-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hoel0039/posts/024592.html United Streaming - Videos. FREE trial. http://www.unitedstreaming.com Atomic Learning - Tutorials for various software packages. Quiz Star - Altec.org resources. Can upload using CSV. FREE.... Tech Integration I hoel0039 2005-07-16T12:09:53-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hoel0039/posts/024553.html I am sure that this is a weak area for my district. We are very small -- perhaps 150 total students in three schools. I can certainly be a resource to our special education teacher in recommending some potential solutions.... Tech Integration I hoel0039 2005-07-15T12:17:22-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hoel0039/posts/024550.html (Dang it! I closed my browser and lost my original info!) Interacitve Physics - $249. Very powerful. Interacitve Mathematics - Smart Notebook - FREE. Hugely powerful. Quia - makes games, etc. very easily. $49/ license. Egg Timer - FREE download.... Tech Integration I hoel0039 2005-07-15T12:12:03-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hoel0039/posts/024546.html alt text - brief information d-link - longer description (optional for screen readers) Turn off images in the browser or use text only browser to verify that your site successfully conveys the desired information. Analysis tool www.webxact.com. Note, Sobriety High's... Tech Integration I hoel0039 2005-07-15T11:08:49-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hoel0039/posts/024516.html I mentioned the idea for "free and reduced technology" to a friend (actually, over livejournal which I have been using for over two years.) He mentioned MITs $100 Laptop.... Tech Integration I hoel0039 2005-07-14T15:50:09-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hoel0039/posts/024506.html Schools have school supply lists. Lets bight the bullet. Students need to have a laptop as an element of their schools supplies. The main reason this is not happening is because of the economic hardship this would place on some... Tech Integration I hoel0039 2005-07-14T12:22:30-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hoel0039/posts/024501.html What does my institution need to do to tackle the digital divide? I am a teacher in a charter school (boo, hiss). We have a high ratio of computers to students and a population with relatively high computer access. However,... Tech Integration I hoel0039 2005-07-14T12:12:24-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hoel0039/posts/024495.html In schools, access is even. But use varies such that poorer schools do more "drill" type activity. In homes, SES creates a divide. On the net, information is culturally centered on white americans. Gender, girls shy away from computers. Games,... Tech Integration I hoel0039 2005-07-14T11:23:57-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hoel0039/posts/024448.html Thinking about the experiences of first year teachers. Anecdotally, new teachers have terrible experiences with "student teaching." There are ample reasons for this. I suggest that a new model must be introduced that better supports and aides new teachers. For... General Education hoel0039 2005-07-13T11:01:08-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hoel0039/posts/024447.html Has some lesson? Check out later. http://www.ncrel.org/tech/index.html Becker article. How are computers being used in science? http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v8n51/ NASA site. Download our house. http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/... Tech Integration I hoel0039 2005-07-13T10:43:37-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hoel0039/posts/024404.html Criteria for Technology Integration (my brainstorm): -efficient use of tool (student does what student does best, computer does what it does best); -promotes cognitive development; -familiarizes students with mindtools. Clearly, what the group came up with is a mess! But,... Tech Integration I hoel0039 2005-07-12T12:04:39-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hoel0039/posts/024389.html Prentice Hall -- Introduction to Chemistry (meant for AP) Author: Zumdahl Flynn scientific has ready made kits available (bit more pricey, way less time and materials required for storage.)... General Education hoel0039 2005-07-12T10:52:10-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hoel0039/posts/024342.html I enjoyed the opportunity to explore different software and lessons. The ideal of "technology integration" requires a great deal of preliminary skills on the part of students and faculty. For instance, the fathom tool requires being comfortable with the maninpulation... Tech Integration I hoel0039 2005-07-11T13:09:51-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hoel0039/posts/024335.html I feel as though my course readings have already influenced this thought far too much. Technology integration is the appropriate use of technology to enhance student learning. Learning may be in the content area or, more generally, in the capacity... Tech Integration I hoel0039 2005-07-11T10:53:12-06:00