before we start, please brainstorm: think of the tasks your students do that require use of...

Before we start, please brainstorm:

Think of the tasks your students do that require use of computers and the Internet

Being Resourceful in the Digital Age

Amanda Ehlers & Jen Vanek

1. Understand Grappling's Technology Skills Spectrum and begin thinking about how definitions of skills apply to their program and learners

2. Become familiar with different ways they can bring digital education to their learners

3. Practice using some online digital education tools

Introductions Brainstorming activity Definition of Grappling’s

Reading to learn/learning to read metaphor

Definition of DEL DEL in terms of Grappling’s Model Hands on practice to try out different tools

Play with websites Access to PPTs/guides used for workshops

Questions/wrap up  

Name Where you teach/work One word to describe your work with

technology in the classroom

Take a few more minutes to write down tasks your students do that require use of computers and the Internet

Please put post-it notes on the appropriate paper. Feel free to guess!!

“Technology Literacy Uses” “Adapting Uses” “Transforming Uses”

“Technology Literacy Uses” Direct instruction of a tech skill. Purpose is to teach

that particular skill.

“Adapting Uses” Controlled opportunity to apply/practice a tech skill

“Transforming Uses” Opportunities for learners to choose & creatively

apply/use tech skills

http://www.bjpconsulting.com/files/MAPPSpectrum.pdf

Learner Web: Computer Skills

One-on-One tutor help

Class Shares

Workshop

Distance Learning Support Lab

Summer mini-workshop lessons (email, Google docs, MS Word, Job Search, MS Excel)

Technology Literacy Uses

General one-to-one tutoring

Keyboarding

Beginners workshops/lessons

Adapting Uses Exercises to practice different commands or tasks

in Word Copy & paste, highlight & delete, etc within the context of

writing a thank you note

Assignments on Google Docs Repetition with clicks required to use Google docs

Online mouse-ing games

Online keyboarding lessons and games

Transforming Uses Students start Distance Learning programs, after

computer practice

Students ask and seek answers to their own “how to” questions

Students develop visuals through technology to assist in public speaking practice

Students use job search and application tools independently

Check out some of the resources we use in our Digital Education Lab

DEL workshops and lessons http://hubbs.spps.org/del_curriculum.html

Computer skills links http://hubbs.spps.org/computer_skills_2.html

Distance Learning: LearnerWeb - http://mndemo.learnerweb.org

USA Learns - http://www.usalearns.org/

Understand Grappling's Technology Skills Spectrum and begin thinking about how definitions of skills apply to their program and learners

Become familiar with different ways they can bring digital education to their learners

Practice using some online digital education tools

Any questions?

Amanda Ehlers, CTEP-AmeriCorps amanda.ctep@gmail.com

Jen Vanek, Educational Consultant to DEED, MDE and MLCjenvanek@moreliteracy.com

Porter, B.J. (2004). Grappling’s Technology & Learning Spectrum. Retrieved from

http://bjpconsulting.com/spectrum.html