Nancy Nguyen
Spring 2015
Technology Review
Annotated Bibliography
Article: First Graders Create Math Story Problem with Video
Richard Schaen and Kane Mannheimer Zydney put together an article covering first graders, whom were encouraged by their teachers, creating their own math story problem that would be turned into a one minute video. Based on the federally funded project Math Pursuits, teachers allocated a week into setting up a lesson plan on how to start with the film production. To the teacher’s surprise, their first graders took to the project and the concept of adding their own creativity into the learning process. Students were graded on how well they wrote their math problems, as well as their ability to understand and reteach basic arithmetic rules in the video.
Richard Schaen and Janet Mannheimer Zydney (2014, February). Learning & Leading with Technology. Retrieved from http://www.learningandleading-digital.com/learning_leading/february_2014?pg=32&pm=2&u1=texterity&linkImageSrc=/learning_leading/february_2014/data/imgpages/tn/0032_bcpjas.gif/#pg32
TED talk: Next 5,000 days of the web
Kevin Kelly discusses with viewers the idea of how advanced the world wide web have become within the last 5,000 days, and how the next 5,000 days we will be witnessing more progressive change that is unimaginable. Our advancement in the world wide web however comes with a downfall, the human codependency in technology. Every portal/screen that we use to access this technology is displayed in different machines, but leads to one main machine- the web.
Kevin Kelly (2007). TED Ideas Worth Spreading. Retreived from http://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_kelly_on_the_next_5_000_days_of_the_web.html
Webinar: Small Tech Changes- Big Learning Impacts
Teachers from across the United States met up at an online webinar hosted by Beth Holland from EdTeacher (http://edtechteacher.org/) to discuss how they’ve implemented and used technology in their classroom. The idea behind each teacher was how they used different applications to support children from different learning spectrums, covering children from enriched learning capabilities to those that need more help and assistance. This is not only a great resource for general education teachers, but special education teachers as well. Different methods of assessment and curriculum were discussed amongst each other too; but, the idea that everyone was able to interactively share their opinion at real time was what made their webinar more powerful for educators.
Beth Holland (2014, March 14). Edtechteacher. Retreived from https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLLldUVH7KOPcqSjKFU8SFWmD7kilPE6Rq&v=tbQLPMxc6Kk
App: Stack the States
Context: Stack the states is an educational application for Ipads, smart phones, as well as tablets and is the chosen app to be reviewed. Creators of stack the states made it so that students not only recognized the state capitals, shape of states, location, and name; but, important facts and geographics in each state. This application was made to be fun, interesting, and stimulating while maintaining a level of difficulty for students as well. It’s overall a very interactive and useful app to learn the fifty states in the US.
Objective: The objective of this having students use this map is to further their geographical knowledge of the United States. Not only are we trying to reinforce students learning the states and state capital, we want them to recognize the state by their shape, and be able to recall historical landmarks as well. It’s important for students to familiarize themselves with the country that we live in, not only does it build awareness of the country that they live in it also promotes students to learn about their own state and local geographical markers. Stack the States allow students to be exposed to these objectives in a fun and interesting manner that tests their knowledge and skills.
Preparation: I would get creative with the preparation of our geography lesson. Games, as well as trivia, can be incorporated to stimulate learning and creativity. Also, it would be vital for teachers to go through and look at all fifty states and important landmarks/historical landmarks of each state to review with students. This way, the lessons will hold more meaning and significance for students. It’s important for students to understand that they’re not learning the states to learn the states, but to build awareness of the country that we all live in and how the US came to be.
Sharing Objectives: It is important for educators to go through the primary main points of why it is so vital to have knowledge of the fifty states in the US, as well as historical landmarks of each state. By scaffolding students on the states before introducing to them the states app game, students will be able to understand the significance of the subject they are learning.
Closure: It would be a wonderful activity for each student to pick a state that they enjoyed learning about the most and creating a presentation about it. Students are expected to dress from one significant historical era that they chose, significant historical events, major landmarks (both current and past), as well as any major food and events that are held there.
Assessment: After the lessons have been conducted, after every presentation student are expected to write at least one paragraph of what they’ve learned from each presenter. This would enable students to reflect upon what was presented to them, what they have been learning, as well as what they went through to obtain information of their own state report.
App II: Splash Math
Splash Math is a math app that was separated into different levels (e.g.. Splash Math Kindergarten, Splash Math 1-5, or Splash Math 1, Splash Math 2 and so on) so that users can pick which level they wanted their child/student to practice in. The level that was reviewed was Splash Math 1-5 to ensure flexibility for users. The main idea behind math 1-5 was to help students solidify skills that they need more practice in, and to advance on to the next level if the subject area was already met. Students are then free to work on or go beyond the level they are currently at, while students that need more help can go at their own pace without worrying. This way students will not be bored and continually challenged.
Retreived from: https://www.splashmath.com/apps
Edutopia:
Edutopia is a resourceful and informative website for educators to read through and gather articles for their classroom, as well as personal reflection, with. A posted webvideo resource that stood out the most for me is the process a group of educators took to create an entire curriculum on recycling and composting. For that learning unit, educators at Montpelier High School, VT took it upon themselves to be creative and expand their methods of teaching. Tom, Montpelier’s Biology Teacher, encouraged other colleagues to collaborate with one another to create a cross- disciplinary connection on how sustainability is a vital component in our ecological and economic state. Teachers who taught physics and social studies started collaborating and joining in on Tom’s curriculum and incorporating their subject matter into the school project. The teachers willingness and creativity in creating a cross-disciplinary approach at teaching a specific topic allowed for students to transfer their knowledge to other subject matter, reinforcing what they were learning and transferring it to a more meaningful level of learning.
(2015, February 3) Edutopia. Retrieved from:
http://www.edutopia.org/practice/integrated-studies-sustainability-and-cross-curricular-connections
Thanks for including everything. Please use labels - i.e. Technology Review - so that it's not so hard for me to find. There's a lot of content on this blog!
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