Project_4 Group Presentation

8/3/2019 Project_4 Group Presentation

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Technology for Instruction & Learning


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Smart Board

Tablet PC / onenote / journalElluminate / podcastMoodleTeachertubeyoutube edu

TECHNOLOGY FOR INSTRUCTION


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YouTube (khanacademy.org)

Wikipedia / wiki's

Google Docs

Zoho

TECHNOLOGY FOR LEARNING (web 2.0)


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Blogspot (blogs)

Wordpress (ePortfolio)My ePortfolioBuzzleTwitter

Facebook

TECHNOLOGY FOR LEARNING (web 2.0)
http://kwilnech531.wordpress.com/http://kwilnech531.wordpress.com/


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Walking with God in the Digital

Classroom


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Responses to Digital learning:1. Pull the plug! (Postman)

Or:

2. Merge onto the information highway!Focus on mastering 21st century skills! (Jacobs)


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Who am I?What is my purpose inthis life?--> (Matthew 5:14)


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... [A]ct justly, lovemercy and walk humblywith [my] God. (Micah 6:8)


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Solvitur Ambulando!


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What has gone wrong?

--> Genesis 11. The Story of

Babylon's Tower Building Project.

Th T f B b l 1 h l ld l 2 C i


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The Tower of Babel 1. whole world - one language2. Creativeskills, tools, and basic ingredients: bricks, tar, 3. Mission: builda tower, build a reputation: "We are one! This world is all thereis: We are the masters of our fate - the captains of our soul"

(Invictus)

4. The tenets of the culture of technology and God's PeaceableKingdom are at fundamental odds with each other - and yet it

is here where we are called to be a witness to Him - our SoulKeeper.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pJcwnS1c0I


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How should we engage in digitallearning in this secular worldand spread the light of analtogether different kingdom?


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All modes of communication arecentered on Christ:

1. oral,2. written,3. visual, or4. digital.

LOGOS, God Incarnate .


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1. What breaks the

heart of God?

Any

digital tool to help bringabout shalom is auseful tool: 'our'

students must learn to

use them effectively.


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2. What interferes with ourrelationship with God?

Christian schools are to teachspiritual disciplines along with

21st century skills!


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Spiritual Disciplines:Skills through which 'shalom' is brought

about:

Inward Disciplines:1. Meditation

2. Prayer3. Fasting4. Study

Outward Disciplines:5. Simplicity

6. Solitude7. Submission

8. Service

Corporate Disciplines:9. Confession10. Guidance

12. Celebration


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Identity in Christ is crucial.

1. Are we walking in step with the Captain of our

Soul?2. Are fruits of the Spirit evidence is our lives?3. Are we that 'living Curriculum', those 'living letters'that 'speak for themselves'?

4. Are we resolutely walking towards the City of God?

21st century BC & 21st century AD:

Solvitur Ambulando.


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Questions for Discussion

"The real problem is not adding technology to the currentorganization of the classroom, but changing the culture

of learning and teaching" (Jacobs, p.189).

What are your fears asteachers using technology inthe classroom?

What do you hope wouldhappen if you adopted someof these 21st centurystrategies?


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Challenges in the Digital Classroom

1. Breakdown of community2. Student abuse

o cyberbullyingo cheatingo

distraction

o privacy issueso texting / sexting issueso Fruits of the Spirit? Immediate gratification, hedonism,

consumerism, idolatry?3. Teacher training4. Formal vs Informal Writing


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Challenge # 1: Community

Do the new technologies cause a breakdown of community?Christian schools differ from other schools in a very practical way in that theyfoster an atmosphere of Christian community and seek to develop students whoare citizens of not just their cities and countries, but citizens and participants inGod's Kingdom. Do these technologies help in this endeavour, or do they hinder?

When educational historians study the early 21st century classroom, they will saythat it was a time of great change and that change was driven by thetechnological skills that tech-savvy students brought to the classroom if veteraneducators look at themselves as digital immigrants and understand that young

people today are digital natives, they will be equipped to launch the process ofchange in the classroom (Jacobs, p.209).


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Facebook, class wikis, skype, caringbridge, blogposts, etc. are examples ofcommunity developing technologies.

The new "Web 2.0" is all about tools for collaborative learning (theJacobs text is full of great examples of how these types of technological

tools are useful for the learning environment and make collaboration easierand more effective.) In other words, it could be said that this technologyenables community, rather than destroys it.

New technologies are forcing us to redefine what community means.


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Schools may need to adopt the practice of educating parents and studentsabout wise choices regarding the use of technology: may be as simple astelling parents to become friends with their children on Facebook andencouraging student accountability with text messages.

Parents and teachers need to model and set the basic guidelines for whenand how often a child may use technology (i.e. cell phones duringclass? How about cell phones at the dinner table? Computers/laptops, I-pods in a childs bedroom?)

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Challenge # 2: "Student Abuse"

"It should be no surpise that when students are not taught the social

responsibility of using powerful tools, there will be abuse anddistraction" (Jacobs, p.188). There are no easy answers or solutions Cyberbullying is not going to go away, just as "old-

fashioned" bullying has not gone away. Some schools haveopted for a ban on social networking sites in schools. Itcould be argued, however, that cyberbullying is easier tocatch because of the digital "evidence."

Cheating: "tools such as Blogger, Wikispaces, EduBlog, andGoogle docs all offer free platforms with various levels of securityfor the teacher to facilitate discussions that stay on task and preventstudent abuse of the tool" (Jacobs, p.203).

Ch ll # 3 "T h T i i "


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Challenge # 3: "Teacher Training"

"Lifelong learners?" Teacher attitudes to new technologies? Teachers want to learn to use the new educational

technologies, but often feel that they don't have the time orthe support that they need to implement these changeseffectively.

What might happen if schools committed to equipping their

teachers with the necessary training and support toimplement these new types of teaching technologies? Whatare some ways that YOUR schools are providing you withthese opportunities?

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Challenge # 4: Formal vs. Informal

"Teachers say text messages r ruining kids' riting skills"

Do U agree?PTLLOL

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Hopes for the Digital Classroom

Student Engagement Relevant and Meaningful Equipping students with 21st century skills Responsible balanced and Christ-like use of technology "we have powerful, easy to use tools that give students

opportunities to contribute... that better prepare them tobecome more productive in our global economy" (Jacobs,p.188).

We would add that these tools may provide students withnew ways to serve others locally, and globally; to be not justproductive in the global economy, but to make the world abetter place for Jesus' sake.

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ReferencesJacobs, Heidi Hayes.

Curriculum 21 - Essential Education for a Changing WorldUsing Social Network tools as a resource for on-going ProfessionalDevelopment:

http://www.convergemag.com/workforce/5-Reasons-Why-Educators-Should-Network.htmlBlog about various issues in Education with a good sampling of articles aboutusing technology in the educational setting (Pros and Cons are mentioned)

http://edutechintegration.blogspot.com/p/intriguing-articles.htmlOn-line article on the recent and troubling phenomenon of "sexting:"

http://news.cnet.com/8301-19518_3-10453101-238.html?part=rssNews report about a principal who wants parents of his middle-school studentsto ban the use of social networking sites like Facebook:

http://wcbstv.com/technology/facebook.social.networking.2.1662565.html
http://www.convergemag.com/workforce/5-Reasons-Why-Educators-Should-Network.htmlhttp://www.convergemag.com/workforce/5-Reasons-Why-Educators-Should-Network.htmlhttp://edutechintegration.blogspot.com/p/intriguing-articles.htmlhttp://news.cnet.com/8301-19518_3-10453101-238.html?part=rsshttp://wcbstv.com/technology/facebook.social.networking.2.1662565.htmlhttp://wcbstv.com/technology/facebook.social.networking.2.1662565.htmlhttp://news.cnet.com/8301-19518_3-10453101-238.html?part=rsshttp://news.cnet.com/8301-19518_3-10453101-238.html?part=rsshttp://news.cnet.com/8301-19518_3-10453101-238.html?part=rsshttp://news.cnet.com/8301-19518_3-10453101-238.html?part=rsshttp://news.cnet.com/8301-19518_3-10453101-238.html?part=rsshttp://news.cnet.com/8301-19518_3-10453101-238.html?part=rsshttp://news.cnet.com/8301-19518_3-10453101-238.html?part=rsshttp://edutechintegration.blogspot.com/p/intriguing-articles.htmlhttp://edutechintegration.blogspot.com/p/intriguing-articles.htmlhttp://edutechintegration.blogspot.com/p/intriguing-articles.htmlhttp://www.convergemag.com/workforce/5-Reasons-Why-Educators-Should-Network.htmlhttp://www.convergemag.com/workforce/5-Reasons-Why-Educators-Should-Network.htmlhttp://www.convergemag.com/workforce/5-Reasons-Why-Educators-Should-Network.htmlhttp://www.convergemag.com/workforce/5-Reasons-Why-Educators-Should-Network.htmlhttp://www.convergemag.com/workforce/5-Reasons-Why-Educators-Should-Network.htmlhttp://www.convergemag.com/workforce/5-Reasons-Why-Educators-Should-Network.htmlhttp://www.convergemag.com/workforce/5-Reasons-Why-Educators-Should-Network.htmlhttp://www.convergemag.com/workforce/5-Reasons-Why-Educators-Should-Network.htmlhttp://www.convergemag.com/workforce/5-Reasons-Why-Educators-Should-Network.htmlhttp://www.convergemag.com/workforce/5-Reasons-Why-Educators-Should-Network.htmlhttp://www.convergemag.com/workforce/5-Reasons-Why-Educators-Should-Network.html


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Stahl, W.A.

God and the Chip. Religion and the Culture of

Technology. 1999: CCSR, vol.24. Waterloo, ON, W. LaurierUniversity.

Foster,R.Celebration of Discipline. The Path to Spiritual Growth. 1989: Hodder&Stoughton, London, GB.

Postman, N.

Technopoly, the Surrendr of Culture to Technology. 1993: RandomHouse, Toronto, CA.The Partnership for 21st Century Skillswww.21stcenturyskill.org
http://www.21stcenturyskill.org/http://www.21stcenturyskill.org/

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