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 […]
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What is Technology?
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.
Google Earth 5.0
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 […]
ETEC 533 Module A Reflection
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. […]
Interview Reflection
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 […]
Touch Recognition for SMART Boards
SMART has just released a new feature for its SMART Boards that I heard about last year. Â At a teacher’s convention I was talking to a SMART representative who put on his hush-hush voice and told me about a new feature that should be released in the next month. Â The feature he spoke of was […]
Teaching With Technology – Interview Analysis
Interviewee The interviewee was J.P. a junior high science teacher who teaches in rural Alberta. J.P. has a BSc and a BEd and has devoted most of his teacher preparation to the performing arts and general sciences. This is J.P.’s first full time teaching position and his second year teaching. He has received a variety […]
Auto E-Ography
As part of my MET program we were assigned the task of sharing our life and learning experiences with technology. Â By clicking the link below you will see my response to this tricky question. Michel’s Auto E-ography
Good Use of Technology?
This week in my ETEC 533 class we are discussing the following questions: What is a good use of technology in the math and science classroom? What would such a learning experience and environment look like? What would be some characteristics of what it is and what it isn’t? With these questions in mind, bare […]