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Teaching with New Technologies
Ken Baldauf
Florida State University
Ken Baldauf Florida State University Observation 1 Web 2.0 - the - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Ken Baldauf Florida State University Observation 1 Web 2.0 - the - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Teaching with New Technologies Ken Baldauf Florida State University Observation 1 Web 2.0 - the participatory, social Web, is dramatically changing online life. Social Social Shopping RSS Wiki Social Nets Media Sharing BookMarking
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Observation 1
- Web 2.0 - the participatory, social Web,
is dramatically changing online life.
Social BookMarking Social Nets RSS Wiki Media Sharing Social Shopping
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Observation 2
- Increasingly pervasive
broadband Internet is providing a more media-rich Web experience, bringing Web content to more cell phones, and pulling students online more regularly.
Mobile Jaiku
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Observation 3
- Recent trends and indicators point to:
– Rapidly increasing Web 2.0 influence – Rapidly increasing mobile Web services – Rapidly growing Smartphone adoptions – Rapidly increasing Rich Internet Applications (RIA’s) THINK FAST FORWARD!
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Lessons for Tech Teachers
- Changes in online life are occurring at
a rapid rate.
- There is more for us to teach than ever
before.
- Teachers should move quickly to
embrace new technologies to make lessons more interesting and relevant.
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Teaching Technology Concepts
Tired
- Bulleted List PPTs
- Lectures
- Textbook Reading
- Memorizing Key Terms
Wired
- Media, Graphics, Web
- Interactive Group
Discussions
- Online Self-directed
Discovery, and Discussion
- Learning about key
technologies and issues through current events.
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Teaching IT Skills
Tired
- Step-by-step textbook
tutorials
- Canned Assignments
- Individual Work
- Microsoft Offjce
Wired
- Video tutorials and online
help
- Student-designed
Problem-solving Assignments
- Collaborative work using
- nline community tools
- A variety of productivity,
communication, and Web 2.0 apps.
D E M O
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New Initiatives from CT
- To reach and teach the Millenials where
they live – online.
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Microsoft Offjce 2007 In a Flash
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In a Flash Video Tutorials
- Provides an “over the shoulder” view
- f application skills with an
accompanying audio explanation.
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In a Flash Video Tutorials
- Teaches application skills quickly. Four or
five 10-minute lessons expose the student to all primary functionality of the software.
– Microsoft Excel
- An Introduction to Spreadsheets
- Working with Cells and Cell Data
- Working with Functions and Formulas
- Formatting Spreadsheets
- Creating Charts, Inserting Pictures, and
Printing
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Background
- In use in my classes and in classes at
- ther colleges for three years – with
phenomenal success.
- Implementation:
http://service.cs.fsu.edu/assignments/a2.html
- Student & Teacher Feedback
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Benefits
- Gives students the “big picture”
- Lesson coherence builds project-based
understanding
- Provides a customizable learning environment
- Narration provides a personable and
professional experience
- Covers the basics to allow teachers and
students to progress further
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State of the Product
- Planned release Jan 2008 on CD
- In bundles or shipped alone
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Future
- Additional Lessons
- Online Delivery?
- Improvements based on user
feedback.
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