21appleslearning in the 21st centuryFiled under: technologyGoodnight iPad - a lovely video parody of Goodnight Moonvia youtube.com
inspired by Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown comes Goodnight iPad, a video by Ann Droyd (note the joke author). Almost hard to watch, but apropos to modern life! via @fredbartels A Tale of Two Worlds: Old School, New School
via coloradotech.edu
I can't say that I agree with all of the judgements/categorizations made in this infographic, but I can say that I enjoyed it and it made me think! Mobile devices (phones, tablets, etc) should change education. But how can we do it well?
Mobile devices have become so powerful now it is hard to believe. All of the photos and video in this post were shot on my HTC Evo phone by Sprint. Most, if not all, of the middle and upper school students I work with have phones of this caliber. As a technology director I'm often thinking about how standardized systems support ease of adoption and support in schools. At my school every teachers in the middle and upper school has the same laptop, in the lower school, the faculty have the same laptop. Each student in grades 8-12 has the same laptop in each grade. This means teachers know what students have, and the tech team can easily support them as the knowledge needed is limited by the limited models.
But, if the real issue is certain generic capabilities of the tools (photos, video, writing, audio, Internet access), perhaps standardized equipment is not necessary. I am not convinced by this, but am somewhat enchanted by it. People using their own tools in ways that they are comfortable with. Will that meet the needs of teachers trying to utilize technology for higher-order learning? I don't doubt that it could, but I struggle with how to be strategic in an institution doing it. Are you letting people bring any device to school? Giving them access to your network? Letting teachers manage dozens of different ways of approaching lesson objectives? What are the advantages? What are the drawbacks?
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The editorial process, 1970 - brilliant review of newspaper "technology", with pictures!
This is a most amazing visual journey through newspaper making in the 1970's and 1980's. It worth a read by adults and you could try showing it to your students. I'm not sure that they will be able to comprehend this history, but do try! p.s. This is a photo of a reporter using rubber cement to glue pages together. Remember rubber cement balls? Technology just changed. Now it changed again. You can only try to keep up.via youtube.com
A great video with French kids looking at technologies from the past 30 years trying to figure out what they are. It's almost scary, and I'm a technologist! We as teachers need to constantly be experimenting, just like many of our students are. It's the only way to show them how to move through change. By trying. via Imani How can computers be the 6th sense for people? Please, watch these videosvia thinkingshop.com
Pranav Mistry and Pattie Maes show us what's possible if we think of expanding technology to be a sixth sense for us. Both of these videos are a must watch. These are simply prototypes. Imagine where this technology will be in a year, in 5 years. Thanks to Michelle K for the link Van Gogh Visualization - inspiration for multidisciplinary tech, art, math project
@lenkendall tuned me in to this brilliant visualization of 28 Van Gogh's represented by the 5 most prominent colors in each. I found it visually stunning. Here is an earlier post of mine with 10 free tools to make infographics that I am sharing with you and my visual art and math teachers. It's the perfect opportunity for an multidisciplinary, integrated technology project. Are your students making infographics? Care to share? Lovely tips: The 10 most useful Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts via @techrepulic
A great list. It didn't make this list, but I also love Windows-Tab to switch between open programs. Exploring QR codes in schoolsvia technosavvy.org
From @abowllan comes a link to this thought-provoking article by Tim Wilsonabout what might be possible in schools using QR codes. I think the case is a little overstated in the post, but it's fun to think about nonetheless. If you don't know what a QR code (that bar code-looking item) is, the article explains that, too. Mobile Learning Lesson Plans from Scholastic and AT&T
Here are a few lesson plans from AT&T and Scholastic on how to use mobile devices for curricular lessons. I like the concept, but how we ensure that there is equitable access to the hardware? |
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