For this weeks tech task we had to opportunity to listen to 3 fantastic presenters speak about technology in the middle years. (Roughly grade 6-9) Now this is an area I am not very familiar with since I am specialized in PreK-3 .. so quite a bit younger. BUT these presenters had some wonderful ideas that i think could transfer over easily to the younger grades.
Below I have listed one of my favourite ideas from each presenter.
Below I have listed one of my favourite ideas from each presenter.
Heather Durnin @hdurnin
Heather presented us with a really really cool idea that she uses. It is like an online radio station called 105thehive. This is a website that any classroom can use and has absolutely no cost (always a bonus). It is meant to allow students the opportunity of a global audience. It is just another way for them to connect with the world. It is great for students who have a strength in oral speaking. Another cool part about it is that anyone can tune in and listen from anywhere in the world so it is a really easy way to get parents and communities involved in children learning.
Heather presented us with a really really cool idea that she uses. It is like an online radio station called 105thehive. This is a website that any classroom can use and has absolutely no cost (always a bonus). It is meant to allow students the opportunity of a global audience. It is just another way for them to connect with the world. It is great for students who have a strength in oral speaking. Another cool part about it is that anyone can tune in and listen from anywhere in the world so it is a really easy way to get parents and communities involved in children learning.
Royan Lee @royanlee
Royan is the self proclaimed "education ninja" he talked about all kinds of useful things including having a paperless classroom. But my favourite thing he mentioned was the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) It is a way to allow students to use technology devices they are familiar with which i thought was really great. Each student gets to use the things that work for them and I am always advocating for getting to know students for their individual strengths so i think this works nicely.
Royan is the self proclaimed "education ninja" he talked about all kinds of useful things including having a paperless classroom. But my favourite thing he mentioned was the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) It is a way to allow students to use technology devices they are familiar with which i thought was really great. Each student gets to use the things that work for them and I am always advocating for getting to know students for their individual strengths so i think this works nicely.
Clarence Fisher @glassbead
Clarence presented a number of ideas as well all kinds of things about ways to differentiate technology for individual students (again with playing on their strengths which i love) But the most useful & practical thing is this blog rubric he presented us with. Not only is it nice for students to be able to consciously measure how they are doing on their blogs but it is also useful for me when it comes time to evaluate my blog for my education computers course! So far I think I'm doing pretty well !
Clarence presented a number of ideas as well all kinds of things about ways to differentiate technology for individual students (again with playing on their strengths which i love) But the most useful & practical thing is this blog rubric he presented us with. Not only is it nice for students to be able to consciously measure how they are doing on their blogs but it is also useful for me when it comes time to evaluate my blog for my education computers course! So far I think I'm doing pretty well !