I must say after discussing the Jasper project with my colleagues and classmates we all agree that there is a lot to admire in the Jasper approach. To really integrate real worl learning into a classroom is hard to do and the group at CTGV have created a great resource in the Jasper Woodbury Problem […]
A common problem for teachers and professionals on the go is having the software you need when you need it. As the Internet gets speedier and programmers get more creative we are beginning to see software move into the “cloud” of computers and servers. Cloudware is one of many terms used to describe software that […]
Teachers often labour to anchor learning in a realistic and applicable context and with firsthand experience I must say it is no easy task. In an effort to develop material to cater to the instructional needs of teachers and learning needs of students the Cognition and Technology Group at Vanderbilt (CTGV) developed the Jasper Woodbury […]
As part of my ETEC 533 course, which focuses on technology in the science and math classroom, we were given the following quote: Kozma recommends that, “Designers should provide students with environments that restructure the discourse of …classrooms around collaborative knowledge building and the social construction of meaning” (Kozma, 2003, p.9). What do you think […]
As part of my ETEC 533 course, which focuses on technology in the science and math classroom, we were given a list of metaphors and descriptors used to define technology. From these descriptions we were asked to identify which we identify with most and why.
This website allows you to select exactly what you want to print by simply pasting the URL and electing the areas. Here is a video of it in action: This is an especially handy digital tool for those having students do research and seeing that they are printing way too much. Ideally any notes could […]
Anyone who knows me knows that I have always appreciated a quality mustache. I have gone out of my way for an excuse to sport “the stache” in the past and have always admired fellow Canadian and trivia host extraordinaire Alex Trebek for his classic facial hair. In a very interesting article and video from […]
Google Earth 5.0 was released last week and I have been meaning to post about it for some time now. A new feature added to Google’s already acclaimed software is the ability to step forward and backward through all available satellite imagery with a feature called “Historical Data”. This relates to research in my ETEC […]
The first module of my ETEC 533 class has been very interesting thus far. In this module we have engaged in a variety of activities in this module including: A discussion of what it mean to use technology in an effective manner. Analyzing and discussing video case studies depicting student and teacher responses to technology. […]
It has been a few days since I conducted and analyzed an interview with a former teaching colleague J.P. as part of my ETEC 533 coursework (you can see that interview analysis here). As a continuation of that work my class has been discussing and reflecting upon the issue of educational technology, how our views […]