tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48985010490856046112024-03-05T02:11:03.443-06:00Infusing Technology Across the CurriculumA Faculty Development Project of the <br>College of Education, University of South AlabamaJohn Hadley Strangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17484977903995419205noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898501049085604611.post-16887557297617402932010-04-13T10:32:00.006-05:002010-05-28T16:10:45.268-05:00A 7th Grader's Personal Learning Environment (or PLN)Please watch this video and give us your feedback in a comment. You will find space for your comment just below the blog post. We would be especially grateful if you would respond to these questions:<br />1. To what extent do you accept the implicit and/or explicit arguments of these two movies?<br />2. Are there any implications that you can identify for the College of Education and/or the courses you teach?<br />3. If we were to attempt to meet the future technological needs of our students, what assistance would you need?<br />4. Any other comments you would like to make.<br /><br />Thank you!<br /><br />Times are given in minutes and seconds 3:20<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YEls3tq5wIY&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YEls3tq5wIY&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="432" height="347"></embed></object><br /><br />Another video from Wendy DrexlerJohn Hadley Strangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17484977903995419205noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898501049085604611.post-49896148225506248192010-04-05T11:08:00.001-05:002010-05-28T16:11:05.215-05:00Teachers Need to Become Social Networking Experts<a href="http://attheteachersdesk.blogspot.com/2009/10/teachers-need-to-become-social.html">Teachers Need to Become Social Networking Experts</a> by William Chamberlain is taken from At The Teacher's Desk, a collaborative blog written by ten K-12 teachers in New Zealand, Australia and the United States. When you have the time, peruse all of the articles (even the "Older Posts").<br /><br />Your comment on this particular post will be much appreciated. Our questions are:<br /><br />The questions are the same:<br /><br />1. To what extent do you accept the implicit and/or explicit arguments of this blog post?<br />2. Are there any implications that you can identify for the College of Education and/or the courses you teach?<br />3. If we were to attempt to meet the future technological needs of our students, what assistance would you need?<br />4. Any other comments you would like to make.<br /><br />Many thanks!John Hadley Strangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17484977903995419205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898501049085604611.post-65199483743724215422010-03-28T18:25:00.007-05:002010-05-28T16:11:32.619-05:00Morgan Bayda<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://morgbayda.wordpress.com/2010/03/23/connecting-with-professor-stranges-classes/" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWUm0CJRJkk6GIvzi-6nRpdDh3PfFqTD6COw8TNIK9kg_en0d00zKk-Z1mn8ZsvDhHpvrg0K3Qed1p7Bh3CqLn-UOjKtTluu3i9w_5i3XJDrwjIHWrlMIW-eNdMqgBGYuICVeY1KV9lDEv/s320/Screen+shot+2010-03-24+at+11.18.55+AM.png" border="0" alt="Photo of Morgan Bayda's Blog showing her comments about comments from Dr. Strange's EDM310 class."title="Screenshot"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452235869432848610" /></a><br />This is a different sort of post. You must go to Morgan Bayda's post <a href="http://morgbayda.wordpress.com/2010/02/24/an-open-letter-to-educators/">An Open Letter to Educators </a> to read the complete text. More importantly, read through the comments left by EDM310 students. They had this assignment for last week: <i>Write a brief essay in which you compare your attitudes and experiences with those of Morgan Bayda. Leave her a comment. Also watch the video by Dan Brown which makes up part of her post. </i><br />The responses of EDM310 students are more revealing than Morgan's post. <br />Morgan is an undergraduate student at the <a href="http://www.uregina.ca/">University of Regina</a> in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada majoring in Elementary Education. Morgan is involved in a research project for a special education class in the province of Saskatchewan.<br />Morgan will Skype EDM310 Wednesday March 31 at 2:00 pm in the lab Room 3301. You are welcome to attend.John Hadley Strangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17484977903995419205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898501049085604611.post-56873170023481691152010-01-16T12:31:00.004-06:002010-05-28T16:12:07.605-05:00The Way We Teach Now<span style="font-weight:bold;">The Way We Teach Now</span> by Dr. Richard Miller 7:12<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PHvoBPjhsBA&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PHvoBPjhsBA&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Your comment on this last post in this series will be much appreciated. The questions are the same:<br /><br />1. To what extent do you accept the implicit and/or explicit arguments of this blog post?<br />2. Are there any implications that you can identify for the College of Education and/or the courses you teach?<br />3. If we were to attempt to meet the future technological needs of our students, what assistance would you need?<br />4. Any other comments you would like to make.<br /><br /><br />Many thanks!John Hadley Strangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17484977903995419205noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898501049085604611.post-16823878978723822342010-01-16T10:58:00.004-06:002010-05-28T16:12:33.506-05:00The Networked StudentPlease watch this video and give us your feedback in a comment. You will find space for your comment just below the blog post. We would be especially grateful if you would respond to these questions:<br />1. To what extent do you accept the implicit and/or explicit arguments of these two movies?<br />2. Are there any implications that you can identify for the College of Education and/or the courses you teach?<br />3. If we were to attempt to meet the future technological needs of our students, what assistance would you need?<br />4. Any other comments you would like to make.<br /><br />Thank you!<br /><br />Times are given in minutes and seconds<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Networked Student</span><br />by Wendy Drexler 5:11<br /><br />Wendy Drexler writes: "The Networked Student was inspired by CCK08, a Connectivism course offered by George Siemens and Stephen Downes during fall 2008. It depicts an actual project completed by Wendy Drexler's high school students. The Networked Student concept map was inspired by Alec Couros' Networked Teacher. I hope that teachers will use it to help their colleagues, parents, and students understand networked learning in the 21st century."<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XwM4ieFOotA&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XwM4ieFOotA&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>John Hadley Strangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17484977903995419205noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898501049085604611.post-1340227131319478052010-01-16T10:38:00.004-06:002010-05-28T16:12:55.473-05:00Kaia and Room 10 - Why Blogs and Commenting on Blogs Are So ImportantJohn Strange is a committed advocate of blogging. All students in EDM310 must create a blog and post all of their EDM 310 projects to that blog as well as weekly posts. In his post <a href="http://strangethoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/2009/11/kaia-and-room-10-why-blogs-and.html">Kaia and Room 10 - Why Blogs and Commenting on Blogs Are So Important</a> John explains why he feels blogs are so important to teaching and learning. This post is filled with links to the events, videos and posts that John discusses. Be sure you visit these links as well. They are the important part of this post.<br /><br />Please return here to leave you comments. The questions are the same:<br /><br />1. To what extent do you accept the implicit and/or explicit arguments of this blog post?<br />2. Are there any implications that you can identify for the College of Education and/or the courses you teach?<br />3. If we were to attempt to meet the future technological needs of our students, what assistance would you need?<br />4. Any other comments you would like to make.<br /><br />Thank you!John Hadley Strangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17484977903995419205noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898501049085604611.post-4924877047183855252010-01-16T10:32:00.006-06:002010-05-28T16:13:15.808-05:00It's Not About the TechnologyLike last week, we take you to a post (just click on the title found later in this post) by Kelly Hines, a 5th grade teacher and technology specialist in North Carolina. Please read her article and the comments that have been left for her. At the end of the comments you will see a long list of comments left by students in EDM310. After you have read <a href="http://www.eduratireview.com/2009/04/its-not-about-technology.html">It's Not About the Technology</a>, and left a comment for Ms. Hines, please return here and leave us a comment as well. <br /><br />Ms. Hines had a Skype session with EDM310 Thursday February 17. It was an excellent discussion which I think you would find very interesting. <a href="http://gallery.me.com/jstrange/101095">Clicl here for Ms. Kelly Hines Skype Conversation with EDM310.</a><br /><br />The questions are the same:<br /><br />1. To what extent do you accept the implicit and/or explicit arguments of this blog post?<br />2. Are there any implications that you can identify for the College of Education and/or the courses you teach?<br />3. If we were to attempt to meet the future technological needs of our students, what assistance would you need?<br />4. Any other comments you would like to make.<br /><br />Thank you!John Hadley Strangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17484977903995419205noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898501049085604611.post-89147822098356072642010-01-16T10:24:00.004-06:002010-05-28T16:13:32.289-05:00Is It OK To Be A Technologically Illiterate Teacher?This week we take you away from this blog (just click on the title found later in this post) to visit one of the most famous blog posts in educational circles: Karl Fisch's post <a href="http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/2007/09/is-it-okay-to-be-technologically.html">Is It OK to Be A Technologically Illiterate Teacher?</a> in which he argues that "If a teacher today is not technologically literate - and is unwilling to make the effort to learn more - it's equivalent to a teacher 30 years ago who didn't know how to read and write. " <br /><br />After you have finished reading his post, leave a comment for him but please return to this blog (just press the back button on your browser) and leave a comment here as well. <br /><br />Our questions remain the same:<br /><br />1. To what extent do you accept the implicit and/or explicit arguments of this blog post?<br />2. Are there any implications that you can identify for the College of Education and/or the courses you teach?<br />3. If we were to attempt to meet the future technological needs of our students, what assistance would you need?<br />4. Any other comments you would like to make.<br /><br />Thank you!<br /><br /><br />Many thanks.John Hadley Strangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17484977903995419205noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898501049085604611.post-32421147060999739782010-01-16T10:17:00.003-06:002010-05-28T16:13:48.083-05:00Schools Kill CreativityWe make a slight departure from the emphasis on technology in this video. But we do present information using video, the medium of choice for our students (whether we like it or not).<br />Please watch this video and give us your feedback in a comment. You will find space for your comment just below the blog post. We would be especially grateful if you would respond to these questions:<br />1. To what extent do you accept the implicit and/or explicit arguments of these two movies?<br />2. Are there any implications that you can identify for the College of Education and/or the courses you teach?<br />3. If we were to attempt to meet the future technological needs of our students, what assistance would you need?<br />4. Any other comments you would like to make.<br /><br />Thank you!<br /><br />Time are is in minutes and seconds<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Schools Kill Creativity</span> by Sir Ken Robinson 19:21<br /><object width="334" height="326"><param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff"></param> <param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/SirKenRobinson_2006-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/SirKenRobinson-2006.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=320&vh=240&ap=0&ti=66&introDuration=16500&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=2000&adKeys=talk=ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity;year=2006;theme=how_we_learn;theme=how_the_mind_works;theme=the_creative_spark;theme=master_storytellers;theme=bold_predictions_stern_warnings;theme=top_10_tedtalks;event=TED2006;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;" /><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgColor="#ffffff" width="334" height="326" allowFullScreen="true" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/SirKenRobinson_2006-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/SirKenRobinson-2006.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=320&vh=240&ap=0&ti=66&introDuration=16500&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=2000&adKeys=talk=ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity;year=2006;theme=how_we_learn;theme=how_the_mind_works;theme=the_creative_spark;theme=master_storytellers;theme=bold_predictions_stern_warnings;theme=top_10_tedtalks;event=TED2006;"></embed></object>John Hadley Strangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17484977903995419205noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898501049085604611.post-64157592358128409992010-01-16T09:57:00.003-06:002010-05-28T16:14:04.354-05:00A Vision of Students Today and The Machine Is Using UsPlease watch these two movies and give us your feedback in a comment. You will find space for your comment just below the blog post. We would be especially grateful if you would respond to these questions:<br />1. To what extent do you accept the implicit and/or explicit arguments of these two movies?<br />2. Are there any implications that you can identify for the College of Education and/or the courses you teach?<br />3. If we were to attempt to meet the future technological needs of our students, what assistance would you need?<br />4. Any other comments you would like to make.<br /><br />Thank you!<br /><br />Times are given in minutes and seconds<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">A Vision of Students Today</span> by Michael Wesch 4:45<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dGCJ46vyR9o&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dGCJ46vyR9o&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />The Machine is Using Us(Final Version) by Michael Wesch 4:34<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NLlGopyXT_g&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NLlGopyXT_g&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />If you find these videos interesting, you would also find Dr. Wesch's 2008 presentation to the Library of Congress fascinating. It is 55:33 long, but it is well worth the hour you will invest in watching it. If you have the time, watch it as well.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TPAO-lZ4_hU&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TPAO-lZ4_hU&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Your comments would be appreciated on the videos you watch.John Hadley Strangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17484977903995419205noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898501049085604611.post-70833428032845416682010-01-15T16:55:00.011-06:002010-05-28T16:14:15.434-05:00Did You Know?; The Social Media Counter; Mrs. Cassidy's First Graders; A Vision of K-12 Students TodayPlease watch these three movies and Gary Hayes' Social Media Counter. Give us your feedback in a comment. You will find space for your comment just below the blog post. We would be especially grateful if you would respond to these questions:<br />1. To what extent do you accept the implicit and/or explicit arguments of these two movies and the Social Media Counter?<br />2. Are there any implications that you can identify for the College of Education and/or the courses you teach?<br />3. If we were to attempt to meet the future technological needs of our students, what assistance would you need?<br />4. Any other comments you would like to make.<br /><br />Thank you!<br /><br />Times are given in minutes and seconds<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Did You Know?</span> by Karl Fisch Narrated by Michael Arnold 6:00 <br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KUsYFCfmNMo&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KUsYFCfmNMo&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Gary Hayes' Social Media Count</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWnzje8CBmydy0FdSIgcYkSUc96WKGnWrYqbABkeesK0LhSVf8GmjXy0Ci3wEpZaa3Vv2ECNoIJmkDGaHL01S_-mEfJc9-ewoeYdk_vsnVnD9pkpjGnCdmUp5WBRvHZWK2PiNaP3Ad68/s1600-h/30Minutes.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 295px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWnzje8CBmydy0FdSIgcYkSUc96WKGnWrYqbABkeesK0LhSVf8GmjXy0Ci3wEpZaa3Vv2ECNoIJmkDGaHL01S_-mEfJc9-ewoeYdk_vsnVnD9pkpjGnCdmUp5WBRvHZWK2PiNaP3Ad68/s320/30Minutes.png" border="0" alt="Gary Hayes Social Media Count for 30 minutes" title ="www.personalizemedia.com/garys-social-media-count/" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427756617069033330" /></a><br />The picture shows what happened in 30 minutes on Sunday 1/17/2010.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">First Graders in Ms. Cassidy's Class</span> 4:56<br />When you hear about comments from Alabama, it is a reference to EDM310 students last semester.<br /><object width="420" height="255"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IvPZtTej0jQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IvPZtTej0jQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="420" height="255"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.personalizemedia.com/garys-social-media-count/">Watch the Social Media Count change every second when you click on this sentence.</a> Think about these changes that are happening at such an astounding rate. What do they mean for your professional career as a teacher?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">A Vision of K-12 Students Today</span> by B. J. Nesbitt 4:08<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_A-ZVCjfWf8&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_A-ZVCjfWf8&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>John Hadley Strangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17484977903995419205noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898501049085604611.post-14148621374627493082010-01-15T16:04:00.001-06:002010-05-28T16:14:33.406-05:00Mr. Winkle Wakes and Harness Your Students Digital SmartsPlease watch these two videos and give us your feedback in a comment. You will find space for your comment just below the blog post. We would be especially grateful if you would respond to these questions:<br />1. To what extent do you accept the implicit and/or explicit arguments of these two movies?<br />2. Are there any implications that you can identify for the College of Education and/or the courses you teach?<br />3. If we were to attempt to meet the future technological needs of our students, what assistance would you need?<br />4. Any other comments you would like to make.<br /><br />Thank you!<br /><br />Times are given in minutes and seconds<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Mr. Winkle Wakes</span>s (2:51) by Matthew Needleman<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lm1sCsl2MQY&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lm1sCsl2MQY&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Harness Your Students Digital Smarts</span> 4:49<br /><object width="400" height="292"><br /><param value="flvPath=http://www.edutopia.org/media/dg/educator_vicki_davis/educator_vicki_davis.flv&pPath=http://www.edutopia.org/media/dg/educator_vicki_davis/educator_vicki_davis.jpg" name="FlashVars"/><br /><param value="best" name="quality"/><br /><param value="false" name="play"/><br /><param value="http://www.edutopia.org/media/videofalse.swf" name="movie"/><br /><embed id="video_embed" width="400" height="292" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.edutopia.org/media/videofalse.swf" play="false" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" name="video" quality="best" flashvars="flvPath=http://www.edutopia.org/media/dg/educator_vicki_davis/educator_vicki_davis.flv&pPath=http://www.edutopia.org/media/dg/educator_vicki_davis/educator_vicki_davis.jpg"/></embed><br /></object>John Hadley Strangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17484977903995419205noreply@blogger.com7