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Sunday, March 31, 2013
Intergrating Tech in a Tech-less Lesson Plan
It took forever to find any kind of lesson plan on the Web that does not use some form of technology. It's everywhere! I tried to look up "historical lesson plans," "old school lesson plans," and "tech free lesson plans" all to no avail. I even got creative and searched for "lesson plans for power out" but no luck. Most of those lesson plans said to read a book to the class!
I did find a page of a library lesson plan that does not use technology (though the succeeding pages do list some websites for research), and I will use the first teaching page of the lesson plan for this assignment. The lesson plan is located at http://www.us.penguingroup.com/static/images/yr/pdf/AlCapone_LessonPlans.pdf , and is a weekly lesson plan for grades 4-6 on the book Al Capone Does My Shirts.
My inclusion of technology into this tech-absent first page would be to make a list of the unfamiliar words in the first 110+ pages of the book on a SMART board for the students to see and even search for a definition. The SMART technology could also display illustrations from the book as well on the screen to give the reading experience an extra visual component. An online thesaurus could provide synonyms and antonyms for any words listed in the unfamiliar word group.
Item 3 in this plan instructs the students to make a four frame comic strip to illustrate one of the rules of Alcatraz listed in a chapter. Students could accomplish this task much more easily than drawing a four frame comic by hand by using Comicmaster.org.uk. ComicMaster provides templates and artwork to create an online graphic novel by clicking and dragging. Students could even do this on the SMART board in front of the class, or on an OPAC computer with internet capability.
One final change I could see with technology would be in creating a full-color brochure for Alcatraz in Item 6. Students could create either an electronic or hard copy of such a brochure with publishing software such as Microsoft Publisher or a similar program that could be emailed to the librarian and displayed for the class at the next class session.
Technology integration is not hard, since integration of technology is happening around us daily. The issue is teaching students how to navigate technology and to evaluate and synthesize the information they find there into a viable action or product.
I did find a page of a library lesson plan that does not use technology (though the succeeding pages do list some websites for research), and I will use the first teaching page of the lesson plan for this assignment. The lesson plan is located at http://www.us.penguingroup.com/static/images/yr/pdf/AlCapone_LessonPlans.pdf , and is a weekly lesson plan for grades 4-6 on the book Al Capone Does My Shirts.
My inclusion of technology into this tech-absent first page would be to make a list of the unfamiliar words in the first 110+ pages of the book on a SMART board for the students to see and even search for a definition. The SMART technology could also display illustrations from the book as well on the screen to give the reading experience an extra visual component. An online thesaurus could provide synonyms and antonyms for any words listed in the unfamiliar word group.
Item 3 in this plan instructs the students to make a four frame comic strip to illustrate one of the rules of Alcatraz listed in a chapter. Students could accomplish this task much more easily than drawing a four frame comic by hand by using Comicmaster.org.uk. ComicMaster provides templates and artwork to create an online graphic novel by clicking and dragging. Students could even do this on the SMART board in front of the class, or on an OPAC computer with internet capability.
One final change I could see with technology would be in creating a full-color brochure for Alcatraz in Item 6. Students could create either an electronic or hard copy of such a brochure with publishing software such as Microsoft Publisher or a similar program that could be emailed to the librarian and displayed for the class at the next class session.
Technology integration is not hard, since integration of technology is happening around us daily. The issue is teaching students how to navigate technology and to evaluate and synthesize the information they find there into a viable action or product.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
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Sunday, March 3, 2013
Class Wiki
Link to our Class Wiki
Link to my entry for Assignment 4 on our Class Wiki
Group 5 Copyright Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b2vG5wFGVJ55P66gqK-Kzp_xTH8PD4mWWqY7h1EJyYU/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b2vG5wFGVJ55P66gqK-Kzp_xTH8PD4mWWqY7h1EJyYU/edit?usp=sharing
Pre-assessment (Survey Monkey)
Song Rubric
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AoqSGgOL6rQYdE02SVBwUll5b2l5el8wR3BuMEljZ1E&usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AoqSGgOL6rQYdE02SVBwUll5b2l5el8wR3BuMEljZ1E&usp=sharing
Presentation
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1GfVNJO0PNa2xuZy_mrIPUyVnz-8BKEp7Ups5u7w98uk/edit?usp=sharing
Extra Materials
Happy Birthday handout
411 Creator Student Handout
Videos:
Nicole's Story - Copyrighting Creative Work
Nicole's Story - Copyrighting Creative Work
Cyberbee Interactive Site
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Our Group's Copyright Lesson Plan
Group 5 Copyright Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b2vG5wFGVJ55P66gqK-Kzp_xTH8PD4mWWqY7h1EJyYU/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b2vG5wFGVJ55P66gqK-Kzp_xTH8PD4mWWqY7h1EJyYU/edit?usp=sharing
Pre-assessment (Survey Monkey)
Song Rubric
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AoqSGgOL6rQYdE02SVBwUll5b2l5el8wR3BuMEljZ1E&usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AoqSGgOL6rQYdE02SVBwUll5b2l5el8wR3BuMEljZ1E&usp=sharing
Presentation
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1GfVNJO0PNa2xuZy_mrIPUyVnz-8BKEp7Ups5u7w98uk/edit?usp=sharing
Extra Materials
Happy Birthday handout
411 Creator Student Handout
Videos:
Nicole's Story - Copyrighting Creative Work
Nicole's Story - Copyrighting Creative Work
Cyberbee Interactive Site
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Blog Post DOS/Dos
I thought I would try to make the title of this blog post a bit of a play on words. I think I better stick to being a librarian and not a comedian! This post deals with libraries and handheld technology through the issues raised by Jason Griffey in his article "The Rise of the Tablet," published in Library Technology Reports on April 1, 2010.
Griffey mentioned some general knowledge information at the beginning of the article, about the development of the tablet and Apples' iPad and iPad 2 (the iPad 3 had not been released at the time of publication). His statements don't deviate much from cold hard facts about how tablets came to be. It was the section in which Griffey started talking about how libraries can utilize tablets that grabbed my attention. This, after all, is what I am in school to discover and where my greatest interest lies in considering the future role of libraries as technology evolves.
Griffey indicated that Apple makes using iPads in a library setting rather easy for IT-type individuals. Up to 10 devices can be attached to a single iTunes account, which is necessary for software updates, app downloads, etc... Plus, Apple even provides links for what Griffey calls "enterprise users" that need to limit access to download capabilities, certain functions of the tablets, and what apps can even be displayed.
The biggest hurdle, as my second keypoint, is that there is only one provider of digital content that can be purchased for checkout directly for iPad tablets in his article. He, too, sees this as a negative. The company is called OverDrive, and my school district is currently examining their modules to consider making them available to our libraries. None of the other providers he mentioned, including Amazon, Netflix, Hulu, and others provide this option to share downloaded media legally. This is a huge obstacle for using this technology beyond simple in-house internet searches and pre-downloaded texts.
Thirdly, Griffey does discuss tablets that use Android operating systems, but there is not as deep a discussion of their library capabilities or eReader usage. Some Android based tablets and iPad competitors, like the Kindle Fire and Nook Color, allow library patrons to read on bright screens, but many books are available only for purchase and not circulation.
I personally use my iPad 2 as a search tool for students in my libraries. The libraries only have 2-3 student computers to search our online index, so having an iPad in my hands open to the library search page saves many steps to the computers, while allowing me to help students who do not have time to wait on overcrowded computers during a limited library time. I also believe that tablets will replace PCs in our libraries once the financial consideration is settled concerning circulation and copyright.
The Rise of the Tablet.
Source:
Library Technology Reports; Apr2012, Vol. 48 Issue 3, p7-13, 7p Accessed via Academic Search Complete, February 10, 2013.
Griffey mentioned some general knowledge information at the beginning of the article, about the development of the tablet and Apples' iPad and iPad 2 (the iPad 3 had not been released at the time of publication). His statements don't deviate much from cold hard facts about how tablets came to be. It was the section in which Griffey started talking about how libraries can utilize tablets that grabbed my attention. This, after all, is what I am in school to discover and where my greatest interest lies in considering the future role of libraries as technology evolves.
Griffey indicated that Apple makes using iPads in a library setting rather easy for IT-type individuals. Up to 10 devices can be attached to a single iTunes account, which is necessary for software updates, app downloads, etc... Plus, Apple even provides links for what Griffey calls "enterprise users" that need to limit access to download capabilities, certain functions of the tablets, and what apps can even be displayed.
The biggest hurdle, as my second keypoint, is that there is only one provider of digital content that can be purchased for checkout directly for iPad tablets in his article. He, too, sees this as a negative. The company is called OverDrive, and my school district is currently examining their modules to consider making them available to our libraries. None of the other providers he mentioned, including Amazon, Netflix, Hulu, and others provide this option to share downloaded media legally. This is a huge obstacle for using this technology beyond simple in-house internet searches and pre-downloaded texts.
Thirdly, Griffey does discuss tablets that use Android operating systems, but there is not as deep a discussion of their library capabilities or eReader usage. Some Android based tablets and iPad competitors, like the Kindle Fire and Nook Color, allow library patrons to read on bright screens, but many books are available only for purchase and not circulation.
I personally use my iPad 2 as a search tool for students in my libraries. The libraries only have 2-3 student computers to search our online index, so having an iPad in my hands open to the library search page saves many steps to the computers, while allowing me to help students who do not have time to wait on overcrowded computers during a limited library time. I also believe that tablets will replace PCs in our libraries once the financial consideration is settled concerning circulation and copyright.
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Blog 1: Technology Strengths and Weaknesses
I think I am rather technologically literate, at least as much as anyone around me. I mean, I carry an iPhone 4 (no, I don't need you, Siri), and have an iPad 2 that are both never far from me. I use these devices to make calls, order dinner, find a map, play games, write blog posts and keep my sons entertained for a while. I even use the iPad to check the library catalog for my elementary students while they are standing in my library. I am very open to technological advances, and love to see new devices and gadgets regardless of how useful they may be to me in my world.
I do have weaknesses where technology is concerned, though. Tech and gear are changing and evolving so fast it is hard to keep up. When I started learning about computers, I was working on a project to upgrade PCs from Windows 3.11 to Windows 95. And I was already in my late 20s. I was working with college students who were vastly more tech savvy than I. I find that the more technology adapts and changes to the market, the more I become the market and the less I am the innovator. Going from building your own computer just a few years ago to having no idea how to fix minor issues in certain software programs is a major paradigm shift! I am glad I love to learn, so that I do not feel left behind, and everyday I meet people who are so far out of the tech loop they will never catch up. Makes me feel pretty savvy.
I do have weaknesses where technology is concerned, though. Tech and gear are changing and evolving so fast it is hard to keep up. When I started learning about computers, I was working on a project to upgrade PCs from Windows 3.11 to Windows 95. And I was already in my late 20s. I was working with college students who were vastly more tech savvy than I. I find that the more technology adapts and changes to the market, the more I become the market and the less I am the innovator. Going from building your own computer just a few years ago to having no idea how to fix minor issues in certain software programs is a major paradigm shift! I am glad I love to learn, so that I do not feel left behind, and everyday I meet people who are so far out of the tech loop they will never catch up. Makes me feel pretty savvy.
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