http://blog.lib.umn.edu/kows0005/httpbloglibumnedukows0005thoughts/ Here we go! en-us 2005-08-02T11:42:58-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/kows0005/httpbloglibumnedukows0005thoughts/025232.html As I began the Facilitating Tech. Integration course, I didn’t really view myself as a technology leader at my school. I thought that I was simply a teacher who was interested in learning how to better use technology in... CI5344 kows0005 2005-08-02T11:42:58-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/kows0005/httpbloglibumnedukows0005thoughts/024589.html I think the study was interesting because it addresses some of the practical issues of technology integration in the classroom. One thing that I had never really thought about was in the "Innovator" section. I think this is a mistake... CI5344 kows0005 2005-07-16T10:16:34-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/kows0005/httpbloglibumnedukows0005thoughts/024552.html I really can't do much commenting on my school's use of assistive technology, because, although I work in a special ed. district, my school does not deal with these technologies at all. I can say that I was really amazed... CI5344 kows0005 2005-07-15T12:14:44-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/kows0005/httpbloglibumnedukows0005thoughts/024502.html As I approach this blog, I really have to work to keep my cynicism in check. I wanted to comment first on the article "Learning for the 21st Century". I almost started laughing when I picked up the article and... CI5344 kows0005 2005-07-14T12:14:08-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/kows0005/httpbloglibumnedukows0005thoughts/024443.html I was interested in many things that happened in class today. First, I think it's pretty funny that scholarly journals and standards are talking about tech. integration, yet there are few that actually define what that means. I think that... CI5344 kows0005 2005-07-13T09:58:22-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/kows0005/httpbloglibumnedukows0005thoughts/024330.html To me, technology integration means that technology objectives and individual subject (English, Art, Science, etc.) objectives are being met simultaneously. There is no "computer lesson" or "media lesson" that lives seperate from the rest of the lessons in that class.... CI5344 kows0005 2005-07-11T10:27:49-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/kows0005/httpbloglibumnedukows0005thoughts/024326.html One thing I liked about this article was that they emphasize the importance of teaching the basics along with technology integration. Frequently, it feels like this becomes an either/or debate, when to really teach both things well, they should be... CI5344 kows0005 2005-07-11T09:48:56-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/kows0005/httpbloglibumnedukows0005thoughts/024325.html If anything, the website they mention in this article sounds like a great tool to help integrate technology into my classes. I will definitely want to look this website up. I like the way these units and lessons are created:... CI5344 kows0005 2005-07-11T09:45:17-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/kows0005/httpbloglibumnedukows0005thoughts/024324.html As I read this article, I realized that I have quite a long way to go before I am functioning at the TPCK level. Currently, I function at the TPK level. I think this is mainly due to two things:... CI5344 kows0005 2005-07-11T09:41:35-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/kows0005/httpbloglibumnedukows0005thoughts/024323.html I found myself nodding in agreement to most of the things written in this article. The principles for technology learning were good descriptions of things that would help me as I integrate technology into my classes. I find that when... CI5344 kows0005 2005-07-11T09:38:22-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/kows0005/httpbloglibumnedukows0005thoughts/024322.html I agree with McGrath's assertion that technology is a great motivator for at-risk students. I know that a favorite thing for my students is getting to go "into the lab" for a class activity. They really enjoy projects where they... CI5344 kows0005 2005-07-11T09:29:42-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/kows0005/httpbloglibumnedukows0005thoughts/024321.html As I was reading this article, which was written in 2000, I wondered if the statistics of computer use and accessibility has changed in the past five years. I have noticed a significant changed in these two tahings in my... CI5344 kows0005 2005-07-11T09:27:25-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/kows0005/httpbloglibumnedukows0005thoughts/024320.html Jonassen's article was interesting to me for a number of reasons. The main reason was because the author describes the the use of technology to be part of a constructivist teaching style. Too frequently we have students use computers and... CI5344 kows0005 2005-07-11T09:22:20-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/kows0005/httpbloglibumnedukows0005thoughts/024318.html Although some of the concepts in this article were familiar to me, a few were not. I am familiar with constructivism and find the theory to be quite interesting. I feel that I try to teach under this idea. It... CI5344 kows0005 2005-07-11T09:15:52-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/kows0005/httpbloglibumnedukows0005thoughts/023984.html As I prepare myself for this course, I find myself to be a bit nervous. I feel fairly well versed with technology. I use it every day in my work and I feel like I get by quite well. I... CI5344 kows0005 2005-07-02T07:46:30-06:00