Welcome
to another awesome experience of Education 422 – Technology Tools for
Education. By the end of this course you will learn a lot about how to
integrate technology into your classroom, as well as a few tricks and
tips for how win friends and influence people!I will use this blog to keep everyone updated on the weekly requirements for the course, as well as model for you how to create a blog for your future classroom! I need you to read each entry v-e-r-y carefully, I will be giving away $50 tonight to the person who finds the hidden gnome in this very post. . .Okay, not really, but I do need everyone to read each entry please ;-)
Technical Requirements. . .
First order of business: If you do not have a Gmail Address/Account, you need to get one! (and no, your CSUSM email does not count). Don't worry, I have worked it out with Google to give you free email accounts!
You will be asked to join and/or participate in a number of web-based tools, publications, etc. . .I recommend that you find a user name that identifies you, is appropriate for school/parents, something unique enough that you will be able to use it for multiple tools, and one that you can remember. . .
While this course has no required text, you will be required to subscribe to ISTE,
the International Society for Technology in Education (see link on the Clickable Goodness page on this blog), as well as purchase a semester subscription to TaskStream, an online
portfolio generator.
For TaskStream (also linked in "Clickable Goodness"):
You will need to self-enroll in the Local TPE. Here are the code you will need:
For TaskStream (also linked in "Clickable Goodness"):
You will need to self-enroll in the Local TPE. Here are the code you will need:
Local TPE: 6SG3BA
Move over CougarCourses, welcome to Edmodo!
For the last 8 years, I have been using the university-designated LMS (Learning Management System). We started with WebCT/Blackboard and moved to Moodle a few years ago. While I think both tools are fine, I have been eager to try out a LMS that my students (e.g. YOU) could use free and easily in a K-12 environment. I have decided upon Edmodo, a free LMS/Social Network hybrid that I think you will all enjoy. . .My only caveat is that you need to be patient with me as I work my way through the use of the tool for the second time as the sole LMS of my ED422 course. Go to Edmodo and sign up as a student. One big benefit for those in elementary schools is that you do not need an email address to sign up for Edmodo. . .a huge plus!
Our group code is:
I
will also ask you weekly questions on this blog that you will need to
answer in the form of a comment. Some questions are related to
education and most are related you your lives. . .It allows me to build
community while ensuring that you are reading the weekly posts! To
answer the question, you simply need to be logged in to your Gmail
account, which also doubles as your Google account, and you can click on
the word "comments" at the bottom of the post. . . .
This Week's Question: What is the one technology that you cannot live without?
I would have to say my iPhone. . .I'm addicted to music, audio books, and social media. . .all of which I can access from my phone. . .and make calls too
Move over CougarCourses, welcome to Edmodo!
For the last 8 years, I have been using the university-designated LMS (Learning Management System). We started with WebCT/Blackboard and moved to Moodle a few years ago. While I think both tools are fine, I have been eager to try out a LMS that my students (e.g. YOU) could use free and easily in a K-12 environment. I have decided upon Edmodo, a free LMS/Social Network hybrid that I think you will all enjoy. . .My only caveat is that you need to be patient with me as I work my way through the use of the tool for the second time as the sole LMS of my ED422 course. Go to Edmodo and sign up as a student. One big benefit for those in elementary schools is that you do not need an email address to sign up for Edmodo. . .a huge plus!
Our group code is:
This Week's Question: What is the one technology that you cannot live without?
I would have to say my iPhone. . .I'm addicted to music, audio books, and social media. . .all of which I can access from my phone. . .and make calls too
My phone...it has everything I need access to on a regular basis. Music, my kindle app, internet-facebook, gmail. etc. It is amazing how much we can be connected.
ReplyDeleteLike Amanda, I don't have a smart phone so I would say I couldn't live without my computer. I use it to do homework, listen to music, browse the web, facebook, watch videos, etc etc. If i missed an episode of my favorite show I simply just watch it online.
ReplyDeleteMy DVR, I hate adds. I am the type of person who will record an event and then watch it commercial free. Don't tell me the score of a game because I am probably recording it.
ReplyDeleteMy iPhone 4s! It's not because of all the neat things I can do on it, but because I'm a wife and mother, I need to feel like I can be contacted at any time. I need to know if someone is trying to call me.
ReplyDeleteOne technology that would be hard to live without is my phone. It provides so much convenience with everything all in one place, and now that relying on it has become second nature it would be hard to go without!
ReplyDeleteI definitely could live without technology, but one item that is very valuable to me would be my phone. It's a simple phone, an uneducated one I guess you could say because it is by far not a smart phone. I would still want to talk, text, and make phone calls.
ReplyDeleteI could not live without my cellphone! Whenever I'm bored, I just go on my phone and text someone or go on Facebook. Now it's not attached to my hip, it is always near and fully charged.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I could live without my phone. It's not a very high-tec phone, it is a very simple phone. I couldn't live without my phone simply because there is no way that I could remember all the contacts I have. I also love it just because I can text someone unlimitedly instead of wasting minutes by calling.
ReplyDeletei don't think I can live without my phone because i have everything there, my contacts, my email, facebook, that is my form of communication with my family and friends. Whenever it dies or I forget it, I feel really weird without it.
ReplyDeleteI am also very attached to my phone. Although I am not a person who has it with them 24/7, for example I sometimes leave it at home when I go for walks with my boyfriend because I know he will has his. But, when I forget it or can't find it, I feel weird and it makes me nervous that I will really need it, like if there is car trouble or any other hectic situation.
ReplyDeleteI'm old school, I need my anchor weight of a desk top computer at home. I feel so comfortable on a full size keyboard and multiple email windows open. I have no idea how people use smart phones and lap tops exclusively!
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