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Tuesday, May 4, 2010
emerging Technology 3- Facebook
i wanted to do my last emerging technology on facebook, because it is becoming one of the most important tools of our time. Facebook started off being ran out of a college dormitory, and now the creator is one oof the richest dudes on the planet. There is no denying it is an impressive site. facebook is essentially a place where you can go online to be able to stay in contact and interact online with friends. Also if you never got the email of that awesome friend you made while you were in denver over the summer, you can probably find him there. Facebook is very simple and easy to use, and it has many features. You can set up groups public and private for clubs or interests or whatever. I havture.e been using facebook for a few years now, and I can see that there are a few pitfalls, but it could be useful for class. In a high school setting, you could have your students join a private face book group for that class, and post pictures,assignments, notes, important dates, etc. This could be very beneficial for the teacher, not only to get info across to the students, but to connect to the students, and assimilate to youth culture
my facebook- www.facebook.com/kevin.n.moore
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Pandora
Pandora is a beautiful website. It is a website that allows you to pick an artist or song, and it finds other muic of the time similar to it using a program called the music genome project. I have been using Pandora for close to two years now, not only to listen to musicp I knew I liked, but to explore new music as well. This seems like it may be useless in a classroom, but it can be relevant in many ways. Music educators can use it as a free way to show students full songs from certain eras such as the baroque or romantic eras. If an English educator is teaching Reservation Blues by Sherman Alexie, he could use Pandora music to show them different traditional Native-American music, as well as music similar to the blues of Robert Johnson (a very important character in the book.) It is not hard to learn to use: get on the website, type in a song or artist from the era or genre you want to discover, and pandora will get it ready for you.
My Pandora Page
Friday, March 26, 2010
Podcasting!!!
Podcasts are interesting things, because they can be used by anyone. Podcasts are simply online mp3 posts that discuss some topic. They can be used for relaying information, entertainment, how-to-do manuals, you name it. The only real past I have had with podcast before this assignment was the Onion Radio News podcast from Itunes, however I had absolutely no problem with this assignment. All I used was windows sound recorder and FreeRip converter. It is very simple, and alot of fun. All you need in order to create your own podcast is a computer, a microphone, and a wav to mp3 converter. Be warned, podcasting seems to be very addicting, after one podcast I wanted to create an entire series. Have a nice day and happy podcasting!
Here's a post of my first podcast!
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Social Bookmarking
Here is a link to my work with social bookmarking
http://delicious.com/moorekniupuiedu
http://delicious.com/moorekniupuiedu
Monday, February 15, 2010
technology
In this assignment we were to choose to articles to write on, and I chose “10 Ways to Get Beyond PowerPoint with Classroom Projectors” and “The Pros and Cons of Texting and IM.” I went into the assignment with one question in mind and that was “Why should or why shouldn’t we use these different pieces of technology?” I feel that while there are always pros and cons to any tool we use, we need to figure out if it is the most effective way to do the job; for instance, while using and laptop to do free hand sketch for art is very possible, isn’t it actually more effective and less restrictive artistically just to use a paper medium? This was the mindset I had while I was reading these articles.
First I am going to discuss “10 Ways to Get Beyond PowerPoint with Classroom Projectors.” At the very beginning of the article it said, “True tech integrators know the digital projector can be used for much more than projecting.” I found this amusing, because when I think of a true tech, I think of a lonely guy who modifies every piece of a computer he can in his mother’s basement while playing online RPGs. Can you see how this quote is ambiguous, the author intended for us to think about tech-savvy teachers by saying “true-tech,” but just because someone knows tech, doesn’t mean they will use it constructively in the classroom. I just found this amusing. When the author started to discuss the uses of the projector I saw some things that I thought could be useful, and some that I think would get the way.
In the article, the idea is brought up for using the projector in many different core subjects. It suggests using it in writing as a way to display writing prompts for the class, as well as using it in replacement of flash cards. I believe this could be really helpful in saving time and engaging the student’s interest. It also talked about using it in science to organize data finding during experiments, which I find very interesting, because it makes the classroom more connected and gives it a more academic setting. I believe that this could open up room for students to have discussion over the similarities and differences in their findings, while teaching them how to be organized and orderly at the same time. One thing it did not suggest that I believe could be useful in the classroom, would be to use the projector for global discussion. The teacher could arrange one time a week with a teacher from another nation, to have a video chat between the two classrooms. It could be used in social studies to discuss global issues.
While I am now an advocate of progressing the use of projectors in the classroom, I did feel that a few of the suggestions could end up doing more harm or be less efficient in a classroom setting. It suggested using it for guest lectures, such as pre-recorded video lectures, or use it as a substitute for the teacher, but the only problem with that could be that the students could not be involved. They cannot become a part of the discussion, and if confused no one would be there to answer their questions. It suggested using a document projector to display whiteboard answers instead of making kids write at the board. It would prevent stage fright, but I believe that children miss out on an important part of the exercise. The learn how to handle themselves in front of groups of people which is an important lesson we learn in schools. I believe that if used effectively the projector could be very useful in the classroom.
The second article “I read was The Pros and Cons of Texting and IM.” It had a lot to say on the negative outcomes of letting young people carry cell phones. It discussed how it is getting harder and harder for parent to let their children leave home without one, as well. I find this discussion hard to make a decision on, because while they are very effective at helping us protect our children, it is showing to be very detrimental to the classroom.
Many parents would argue that their kids aren’t using cell phones incorrectly, and that they are needed in order to keep in contact, but I believe the world functioned rather fine before cell phones particularly instant messaging. The article talked about a survey in Britain that concluded that those kids who text and abbreviate, are actually better spellers and writers than those without, but is the difference significant enough to keep them around, I don’t think so. The was said in the article that children are using text messaging for cheating. This maybe true, but I think the harm lies beyond tests. I remember whenever I was in high school and hardly anyone paid attention to the teachers because of text messaging. They would text one another instead of talking to each other at lunch. How bizarre is that? We may see some sort of growth in written language as we text, but I believe that people have already began to forget how to communicate verbally, and this is making it worse. I began to think that people in the business world should just accept written shorthand texting language, but if they let that happen we will degenerate when it comes to interpersonal communication verbally.
In conclusion, while technology can do a lot for human beings in and out of the classroom, I feel like we have to tread a fine line when adapting it to the classroom. While it is helpful, it can lead to laziness or loss of concentration which is not good in a classroom. We need to allow this technology to be integrated, but we need to take the responsibility of controlling the adverse effects that come along with it.
First I am going to discuss “10 Ways to Get Beyond PowerPoint with Classroom Projectors.” At the very beginning of the article it said, “True tech integrators know the digital projector can be used for much more than projecting.” I found this amusing, because when I think of a true tech, I think of a lonely guy who modifies every piece of a computer he can in his mother’s basement while playing online RPGs. Can you see how this quote is ambiguous, the author intended for us to think about tech-savvy teachers by saying “true-tech,” but just because someone knows tech, doesn’t mean they will use it constructively in the classroom. I just found this amusing. When the author started to discuss the uses of the projector I saw some things that I thought could be useful, and some that I think would get the way.
In the article, the idea is brought up for using the projector in many different core subjects. It suggests using it in writing as a way to display writing prompts for the class, as well as using it in replacement of flash cards. I believe this could be really helpful in saving time and engaging the student’s interest. It also talked about using it in science to organize data finding during experiments, which I find very interesting, because it makes the classroom more connected and gives it a more academic setting. I believe that this could open up room for students to have discussion over the similarities and differences in their findings, while teaching them how to be organized and orderly at the same time. One thing it did not suggest that I believe could be useful in the classroom, would be to use the projector for global discussion. The teacher could arrange one time a week with a teacher from another nation, to have a video chat between the two classrooms. It could be used in social studies to discuss global issues.
While I am now an advocate of progressing the use of projectors in the classroom, I did feel that a few of the suggestions could end up doing more harm or be less efficient in a classroom setting. It suggested using it for guest lectures, such as pre-recorded video lectures, or use it as a substitute for the teacher, but the only problem with that could be that the students could not be involved. They cannot become a part of the discussion, and if confused no one would be there to answer their questions. It suggested using a document projector to display whiteboard answers instead of making kids write at the board. It would prevent stage fright, but I believe that children miss out on an important part of the exercise. The learn how to handle themselves in front of groups of people which is an important lesson we learn in schools. I believe that if used effectively the projector could be very useful in the classroom.
The second article “I read was The Pros and Cons of Texting and IM.” It had a lot to say on the negative outcomes of letting young people carry cell phones. It discussed how it is getting harder and harder for parent to let their children leave home without one, as well. I find this discussion hard to make a decision on, because while they are very effective at helping us protect our children, it is showing to be very detrimental to the classroom.
Many parents would argue that their kids aren’t using cell phones incorrectly, and that they are needed in order to keep in contact, but I believe the world functioned rather fine before cell phones particularly instant messaging. The article talked about a survey in Britain that concluded that those kids who text and abbreviate, are actually better spellers and writers than those without, but is the difference significant enough to keep them around, I don’t think so. The was said in the article that children are using text messaging for cheating. This maybe true, but I think the harm lies beyond tests. I remember whenever I was in high school and hardly anyone paid attention to the teachers because of text messaging. They would text one another instead of talking to each other at lunch. How bizarre is that? We may see some sort of growth in written language as we text, but I believe that people have already began to forget how to communicate verbally, and this is making it worse. I began to think that people in the business world should just accept written shorthand texting language, but if they let that happen we will degenerate when it comes to interpersonal communication verbally.
In conclusion, while technology can do a lot for human beings in and out of the classroom, I feel like we have to tread a fine line when adapting it to the classroom. While it is helpful, it can lead to laziness or loss of concentration which is not good in a classroom. We need to allow this technology to be integrated, but we need to take the responsibility of controlling the adverse effects that come along with it.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
About Me
This is my very first blog posting... very exciting.
My name is Kevin Moore, and Iam an English education undergraduate student at IUPUI. My life probably doesn't seem to exciting to anyone except me, but I love it. I am a musician and I play guitar, bass, drums, and try to play keyboard. My passion is singing and songwriting. I am in a band called The Lyon Cinema. I am also a nerd at heart... I collect comic books, watch anime, star trek, play Dungeons and Dragons, and even speak Klingon. I like to have fun, but I am very serious when it comes to school. I am very glad to have the opportunity to take part in this class, and to be an IUPUI student.
DaHjajaj QaQ Daghajjaj!!! (Have a great day!!!- Klingon)
My technology paper is posted at this website
http://mooreknagain.pbworks.com/browse/#view=ViewAllFiles
My name is Kevin Moore, and Iam an English education undergraduate student at IUPUI. My life probably doesn't seem to exciting to anyone except me, but I love it. I am a musician and I play guitar, bass, drums, and try to play keyboard. My passion is singing and songwriting. I am in a band called The Lyon Cinema. I am also a nerd at heart... I collect comic books, watch anime, star trek, play Dungeons and Dragons, and even speak Klingon. I like to have fun, but I am very serious when it comes to school. I am very glad to have the opportunity to take part in this class, and to be an IUPUI student.
DaHjajaj QaQ Daghajjaj!!! (Have a great day!!!- Klingon)
My technology paper is posted at this website
http://mooreknagain.pbworks.com/browse/#view=ViewAllFiles
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