enhancing education through technology: teaching practices worth sharing

ENHANCING EDUCATION THROUGH TECHNOLOGY: TEACHING PRACTICES WORTH SHARING

By Sylvester Ngoma

AGENDA Showcasing students’ projects using MixBook Taking Prezi one step further Creating a review packet Making video tutorials available to students Addressing global issues Designing screensavers using Wordle and Photoshop Using digital portfolios Resume in three formats Reflections on lessons taught Pacts with Students Giving feedback to students using MS Word Comment

Tool Critical Incident Questionnaires (CIQ): Class surveys

through SurveyMonkey.com

SHOWCASING STUDENTS’ PROJECTS USING MIXBOOK

Example 1 An example of an embedded MixBook on a Wiki website

Different Applications Showcase students’ projects Showcase photos of a variety of activities (field trips, awards,

clubs, etc.) MixBook projects can be ordered and printed out as picture

books. Share student work

Similar programs: Prezi.com, SlideRocket.com, 280slides.com

TAKING PREZI ONE STEP FURTHER

GadgetTrak: A Laptop Tracking Device by Alicia Smith (9th Grade)

Special Effects Technician (Regular use) What is GeoCaching? By Brittany Waters Spyware Avoidance by Akiyl Walker

Distinctive Features Video Integration Unique designs

CREATING A REVIEW PACKET

Sample Assignment

MAKING VIDEO TUTORIALS AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS

3D Modeling Video Tutorials Microsoft Visual Basic Video Tutorials Microsoft Access Video Tutorials Math and Visual Arts Tutorials

ADDRESSING GLOBAL ISSUES

Tsunami in Japan and Other Natural Disasters by Ariana Hicks

Cambodia by Channcrisna Som Ghana: Digital Dumping Ground (Video)

DESIGNING SCREENSAVERS USING WORDLE AND PHOTOSHOP

Students type key words about their learning styles, their course expectations, and words describing their personalities in WWW.WORDLE.NET. They capture screenshots using CTRL and PRINT SCRN/SysRq. Then, they crop the screenshots in Photoshop.

Examples Screensaver by Ariana Hicks Screensaver by Ashley Barrett Screensaver by Tatyana Corley

USING DIGITAL PORTFOLIOS

Why do students need them? Digital Portfolio by Briana Key Digital Portfolio by Christian Durazo Digital Portfolio by Ariel Parker Digital Portfolio by Sabrinna Archie Digital Portfolio by Fannique Robinson

PACTS WITH STUDENTS BASED ON THE BOOK “THE PACT: THREE YOUNG MEN MAKE A PROMISE AND FULFILL A DREAM”

I will not be satisfied in my life until I… Braielyn Peoples Briana Key Najma Mohamed Blake Barnette Davon Davis Joshua McCray

REFLECTIONS ON LESSONS TAUGHT

3D Modeling by Joshua McCray 3D Modeling by Christina Brown

MEDIA LITERACY: RESUME IN THREE FORMATS

Resume in Microsoft Word Resume in Web format Resume in Video format >>>

RESUME IN VIDEO FORMAT

GIVING FEEDBACK TO STUDENTS USING MS WORD COMMENT TOOL

Sample of MS Word Feedback Some tips:

Clarity (Be as clear and transparent as possible)

Immediacy (Give feedback as soon as possible)

Regularity (Comment regularly on student work)

Accessibility (Be open to discuss your feedback with students)

Individualized, Justifiable, Affirming, and Educative.

DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION THROUGH DIFFERENT MEDIA

PowerPoint, Prezi, and SlideRocket (Student Projects: Alicia Smith, Brittany Waters, Lashonda Pride.

Photostory, MovieMaker, Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects (Kenny)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w33d0iKbQts

Photoshop, CorelDraw, PhotoPaint

CRITICAL INCIDENT QUESTIONNAIRES (CIQ): CLASS SURVEYS THROUGH SURVEY MONKEY

Critical incidents are vivid happenings that, for some reason, people remember as being significant (Trip, 1993; Woods, 1993).  Instead, it gets them to focus on specific, concrete happenings that were significant to students.

CIQ-based survey sample Activity:

Create a CIQ-based survey for one of your classes.

OTHER RESOURCES

Learning Styles Exploration What's your learning style? Learning Styles Quiz Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire

Quia Shared Activities Discovery Education Wiki Resources Wiki Professional Development

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.