Podcasting will be implemented as a method of reviewing content and providing a platform for online discussion in 11th grade Honors European History class. This plan will be put into action for the unit on “The Rise of Europe”, the first unit of the course. Due to the nature of this action plan, it can easily be adapted and applied to each unit of the course as deemed appropriate. This plan will provided students with valuable review of the very extensive content covered in the course. Traditionally in Honors European History, little time can be spent on review, as time limits are very strict. By allowing review to take place outside of the classroom via podcast, more time can be spent in class for qualitative educational practices. Additionally, students will retain the opportunity to comment or ask questions regarding the podcast review sessions, making the review session truly interactive. Therefore, this action plan will make use of technology to free up one-on-one class time with students for higher quality teaching and learning, while providing students with an additional outlet of communication with the teacher as well as with each other.
Since this action plan can easily be applied to all content areas, it effectively applies to Pennsylvania State Academic Standards 8.4.12 A – D. These are all of the standards for World History. The podcasting action plan is not a content-specific plan, and therefore can be applied to all content areas within the study of World History.
The action plan directly adheres to the National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS-S) with particular emphasis on four sub-standards. Standard 2.b is implemented quite obviously. Since podcasting is an additional method of c...
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...ch resource is the Learning in Hand blog, which offers episodes all about teachers using podcasting in the classroom.
In order to evaluate the success of the plan, three separate plans can be used to acquire data and then make informed decisions. Student surveys would work to bring direct feedback to the teacher. Such surveys would ask students to report how they used the podcast and how often they listened to it. To back up such data, web statistics from the site on which the podcast is published would show definitively just how many visitors are tuning in. Finally, the most undeniable data would come from test scores themselves. If there is a rise in student scores, then the addition of a classroom podcast for content review would be the probable cause. By bringing in all of this data, a proper evaluation of the success of the action plan can be possible.
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Communication in History. Technology, Culture, and Society. Ed. Crowley, D.J., and P. Heyer. Allyn & Bacon/Pearson, 2010.
Many colleges have failed in achieving the perfect education by the excessive use of technology. Hacker and Dreifus support the use of technology in many cases, such as having interactive question where the software can give the chance to review your work or giving hints to find the right answer (182). Nevertheless, they are completely aware that the use of technology needs to be supported by a good instruction inside the classrooms (183). The University of the Ozarks’ technological resources out of class are a great advantage to improve the learning process in students’ free time. Online discussions, submitting assignments, and taking online tests are the most common online activities for students in this university, this activities challenge the knowledge acquired in class. Moreover, using technology outside the classroom provides the opportunity to use all the class time to go on new topics, to discus, and to answer questions. Nevertheless, the University of the Ozarks is not using all its technological resources appropriately. Most of the classrooms are provided with interactive boards, speakers, and projectors that are hardly ever used. If the university used every technological resource at its maximum, the positive results of learning would
The chart depicted below shows the scope and sequence plan for a 200-hour Information and Software Technology (IST) course. The course covers the syllabus as prescribed by the Board of Studies, New South Wales ("Information and Software Technology Years 7–10: Syllabus", 2003, p. 15-30).This course covers the following optional topics: 1) Digital Media, 2) Database Design, 3) Software Development & Programming and 4) Internet & Website Development. The projects or tasks associated with the optional topics incorporate the core topics listed below: C1- Design Produce and Evaluate, C2-Data Handling, C3-Hardware, C4- Issues, C5-Past, Current and Emerging Technologies, C6-People, and C7-Software. The prefix C1-C7 identifies the core topic and would be used in the chart to the show the link between the course and the prescribed syllabus Wales ("Information and Software Technology Years 7–10: Advice on Programming and Assessment", 2003, p. 6). The expected outcomes are listed as numerical identifiers of stage 5 outcomes taken from the Information and Software Technology Years 7–10: Syllabus (2003, p. 12-13) document. For example, outcome 5.2.1 in term1 of year 9 points to “describes and applies problem-solving processes when creating solutions” of stage 5 outcomes (Information and Software Technology Years 7–10: Syllabus, 2003).
Working as an Instructional Technology Specialist for the past seven years has provided many opportunities to observe teachers and students in a classroom setting. During this time teachers have been in the process of phasing in a new standards-based curriculum with an emphasis on student mastery of these standards. New technology tools have also been incorporated in many classrooms including studen...
The podcast I listened to on RadioLab is called “An Equation for Good,” which portrays a long conversation between three different guests Richard Dawkins, Oren Harman and Carl Zimmer and the producer is Lynn Levy. This podcast was very interesting to me because Robert Kulwich shared a story about his discussion about natural selection with Richard Dawkins and eventually natural selection gets known as “the total horror of this suffering in nature” (Levy, 2010). From this remark, I quickly realized that one of the main points of this podcast is to enhance our understandings of natural selection by realizing that it exists. Most importantly the introduction was strong and creative because it drew my attention as the music was pleasant and effective while listening intensively.
Creating a plan of action for developing a teaching tool is similar to creating a nursing care plan. Many of the steps for each are the same. After a teaching opportunity is recognized, the first step in the action plan is to gain the support of stakeholders. This is considered the assessment phase. For my project, meeting with the unit manager, associate director, and nursing staff allows for discovering multiple viewpoints and gaining insight into potential problems or resources.
Reason for audience to listen: Most of us did not have a lot of technology in school when we were younger, but we all can see how that has changed throughout the years.
An audio engineer is responsible for the operation of the soundboard and other equipment in the recording of music, words, sounds, or any combination of such material. There are several types of engineering positions available in today's studios. In large studios, there are usually several engineers, each with the own duties and contributions. There are recording engineers, recording assistants, set-up engineers, maintenance engineers, and even mix-down engineers in some cases. In smaller studios the engineer is usually responsible for all of these duties. As a rule, the engineer should be able to set-up, use, and fix the equipment they work with.
There are many formats and venues available for technology inclusion into curriculum. Making learning user-friendly and applicable to life is part of the job of the post-secondary institution.
Technology is a key element in the world today. It plays an important role in almost everything. Education is no exception to this; technology has been present in education for many years now. The purpose of this paper is to discuss why education is better with the addition of technology. More importantly, I am talking about this so that my audience will become more aware of how technology supports what is being done in education.
The traditional education environment is starting to implement new ways to teach students with the rapid development of technology. One strategy is the use of the internet to communicate, listen, and share ideas among students and professors alike; specifically the use of the internet realm in wikis, blogs, and podcasts. Blogs are either a website in itself or a part of a website where something like an interactive journal is being used; a person can write about anything they wish, link or show images, and decide whether other people can comment on the blog entry. Wikis are websites or webpages dedicated to providing information about a topic and can be edited by either the members of that site. Podcasts are digital files in the form of audio, video, or both that can be downloaded online onto computers, MP3 players, certain phones, and many more devices. Wikis, blogs, and podcasts could positively alter the educational format of lectures for students.
Technology has had a large impact on the field of education. The proliferation of multimedia resources and limitless amounts of information available through the Internet has fundamentally affected the learning process. Students no longer search through cards and stacks for magazine articles; almost everything is at the click of a finger. Multimedia resources are increasingly utilized in the classroom to help instruct students. Some professors are making conscious efforts to use new technology, so as to introduce and familiarize their students with it. The significance of technology in education is now being elevated to a new plateau. Education through the Internet, the great equalizer, may make it more widely distributed through the phenomenon of online courses. It is the thesis of this paper that online courses are not an effective means to educate traditional undergraduate college aged students (people from 18-22 years old).
Through the internet, the quality and ability of the students and teachers has become much greater. One example of the use of the internet in their school was on research on Ancient Egypt. The fifth grade class was to use the in...
Kernek, C., Lozada, H., & Mintu-Wimsatt, A. (2010). Netiquette: Make it Part of Your Syllabus. MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, 6(1), 264-267. Retrieved from http://jolt.merlot.org/vol6no1/mintu-wimsatt_0310.pdf