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April 8, 2008
“Today’s litany of literacies—the “new” literacy—requires us to move beyond the printed page and to interpret meaning from the images and icons that are infused into every facet of our culture. And it includes reading these images, icons, and print from literature, computer monitors, television screens, and personal devices”. Joanna Riddle
The article discusses how the need for integrating text, image and technology is becoming apparent as the information aimed at kids is often misread or not conveyed effectively. Children need help to ‘decode and make informed choices about all of the information that streams their way’. They are receiving and internalizing it, but can they interpret it? And can they master the skills involved well enough to use it to communicate effectively?’
This does not just apply to children but adults as well. I will bravely admit that on several occasions I may read something or be involved in conversation but cannot recall any relevant information from the page or person i might be talking to.
Back to the article this notion of fusing technology, image and literature. For teachers, this means recognising all forms of literacy, embracing them as relevant, and creating meaningful classroom experiences that integrate printed, visual, and technological literacies within disciplines and subjects.
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March 25, 2008
Social technology refers to computer-mediated communication environments that connect people for cooperation, collaboration, and information sharing. The result is a dynamic online community. Link
Title: Want to be my “friend”? what you need to know about social technologies.
Authors: Lamb, Annette & Johnson, Larry
Source: Teacher Librarian; Oct2006, Vol. 34 Issue 1, p55-57, 3p
Examples of Social Technology quite popular amongst children and teenagers is the website’s MySpace and Facebook
These sites provide a mechanism for reacting to others in the form of guest books and comments. MySpace.com uses personal profiles and invitations for friends as a way of establishing new contact. The core of social software is the ability to identify people with similar interests and needs.
If we were to use Social Technology educationally in schools for example, we would be able to connect our students with other’s from around the world. I think this would be a great initiative for students learning another language, or studying another culture. However, on a not so Educational note. These common social technologies could be used and are used to help children and teenagers establish social skills, and maintain friendships with overseas contacts!
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This is in response to Aylin’s blog post on Classroom’s of the future. From my personal experience I can say that i have not yet come across a teacher’s classroom that has been all that futuristic so to speak. So far, i have only come across the rectangle shaped desks placed in small groups, and the whiteboard out the front of the classroom. Classrooms, in my opinion have not changed. They are still the typical environment that they were when i went to primary school (1993-99), except now every classroom has their own computer and the visual wall displays are more enticing! This youtube video has some promising technological innovations, but wether these will make it into Australian primary schools is another question, and the suitability of some of these new technologies is also questionable!
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March 18, 2008
BY Helen Hoffenberg & Marianne Handler
The article discusses how traditionally, video cameras and analog videotape only found their way into classrooms on rare occasions/special events or during classroom projects.
As teachers we need to remember that the ability to create and use video provides one more tool to expand the learning environment. The article focuses on todays digital camcorders and computers being used to ‘motivate students and energize teaching’. We read about how students today live in a visual generation and young people are absorbed in television and other digital media, hence learn a great deal from these resources.
The article also talks about video editing and examples of how teachers can incorporate visual technology into the classroom. SOme examples include; video newscast, documentaries, practice for public speaking, video clips etc.
I think that ‘motivation’ for the students is what visual technology such as webcams and other digital video technology would be best used for in the classroom. I believe that linking traditionally ‘Boring’ subjects such as English and Mathematics to computer technology and other visual media, is an effective way to collaborate the curriculum and KLA content and offers students an alternative to the ‘typical’ learning environment and typical teaching-learning strategies.
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Why I like this article is because it talks about (eventually) how we as students and student-teachers are becoming smarter about new sources of information. In an age of overflowing information and proliferating media, kids need to rapidly process what’s coming at them and distinguish between what’s reliable and what isn’t. “It’s important that students know how to manage it, interpret it, validate it, and how to act on it,” says Dell executive Karen Bruett, who serves on the board of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. FOr example, we all use a google search here and then, but the reliability of google.com is deteriorating daily. We should encourage students to use more scholarly websites and be able to extract the relevant information and content from a resource.
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March 11, 2008
My evaluation of the interactive children’s website abckids.com.au
The abc kids website is an interactive learning and gaming site that caters for children aged 2-14yrs. The site is set up as ‘The ABC Playground’ for children aged 2-7yrs and a new online sector for 8-14yrs entitled ‘Rollercoaster’.
The ABC site is designed to help children learn and offers links where children can listen and sing-a-long to all their favourite ABC songs, as well as paint, watch and play games. educational games of course!
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I think that adopting unconventional methods in the classroom is a unique way of conveying new and relevant meaning and also maintaining student interest, particulary with potentially dull and boring content that i remember from my schooling, like poetry writing. By lending technology to the English stream, students can become motivated and engaged in activities that may not have interested them in the past.
I think that having students’ record themselves reading poetry aloud using a program like Garageband, is more effective in the classroom environment and contributes to other developmental skills such as public speaking and computer literacy.
Interview on ABC Breakfast Radio. Talking to John Keneally & Tony McCarthy about students using their phones & iPods to publish their poetry.
http://web.mac.com/michael_cowling/Classy_IT/Podcast/Entries/2008/1/30_ABC_Breakfast_Radio_Interview.html
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March 4, 2008
Check this out! Using Garageband, i have recorded the ‘My Greatest Passion‘ task into mp3 format, also adopting thematic jingles and music.
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