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The reflective piece is done.
The links are all active.
The webquest is webquesty.
One thing I find amazing about doing web development and other on-line work (like blogging)is the deception of time. A task that seems should be alloted a mere hour ends up needing 3 or more. A ten minute blog post or 15 minute glimpse of the aggregator turns into over an hour. My TV viewing is suffering! But, I must say I am satisfied with the current progress of my eportfolio. Much of the design aspect still needs a bit of work. The colors are pleasant and the links work.
My webquest is a bit more of a work in progress. I had about ten ideas around the same premise and forced myself to start on one. If I had not I'd still be pondering which one to do. In hindsight one of the other options may have been easier to develop. Oh well. I'll be pressing the fingers this week.
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Finished my first graduate course for my instructional technology program and loved it. I got so much more out of it than I did with my first masters in science education. I look forward to the one week intensive class I'll be taking this summer on hypermedia design and instruction. I also have the opportunity to begin redesigning my curriculum for next year. I'm going to further differentiate my instruction by adding more instructional technology options for students.
Posted on May 27th, 2008 at 7:47am —
Graduate Work
Started the jouney of instructional technology graduate study this past week. This is my first on-line course and so far I'm enjoying it. Since I've been coming to this site and others to discuss and collaborate, I've already done much of what I'll be doing in my first class. My experiences on-line I feel have helped me greatly. Reading blogs in my aggregator and posting to discussions has really primed me for what is expected in this class. At the moment I feel as if I'm in cruise control and h… Continue
Posted on February 4th, 2008 at 8:43am —
MS - Instructional Technology
I have been accepted into the MS - Curriculum Development and Instructional Technology Program and SUNY Albany. I'm not sure exactly what to expect but am looking forward to the course study. I'll be taking classes part time starting in the spring of 08. The classes will be on-line and during the summer. I read somewhere that anyone interested in instructional technology needs to take several classes on line to get the feel for on line learning. These will be my first online courses. I'm working… Continue
Posted on July 18th, 2007 at 11:16am — 2 Comments
Research Papers
Once again I tried something new in my 8th grade science class. This year for a final assessment I borrowed a research project on Influential Thinkers. Students could choose from Newton to J. Goodall for topics. They then had to do research using both the internet and books. A final typed paper of over 1 page (2-3 hand written) was the expectation. Here were the problems.
1. Half the 3.5'' drives in the library didn't work.
2. Every kid wanted to use Wikipedia, but the district (lib… Continue
Posted on June 10th, 2007 at 5:40pm —
Instructional Technology
Web 2.0 is evidence of a growing trend in education toward the use of instructional technology. The field has become so pervasive now that its becoming increasingly difficult to keep up. The cornucopia of tools available to teachers is dumbfounding. From Moodle to the projector in my classroom; I am overwhelmed. I first became aware of the vastness of technology when my favorites in Firefox began to balloon with video, picture, and other freeware. There are so many resources available that strea… Continue
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Hi, this is Kevin. Hope your summer is going well and you had some time to relax.
I've started a new Ning network for Middle School Science Teachers and I thought you might like to join as you are also a m.s. science teacher. I thought it would be really good to have just middle school science teachers share some of their labs, demos, concerns, what works and what doesn't about teaching this level.
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Thanks for the invite. Its nice to find some other science folks. What do you (or rather your students) do in 8th grade science?
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If I weren't heavily into end of year report burn out, I would chew your ear off about the higher ed, teaching schools, etc. divide and the specific effect that regulation has had. Maybe I'll do so anyhow!
I'm enjoying some freedoms, and no budget, little pay, etc., being private K-8 and at the same time, we are finding ourselves a real magnet for the nearby teacher training courses at the local state university. Faculty there value having a chance to send their students in to our schools to teach a lesson, or observe, in our environment.
The ideas of the "teaching schools" that used to be are only carried through where the university can connect with educators willing to experiment and having the freedom to do so! Universities often had daycare and preschool centers in the past, which were known for their quality and innovation. Now, so many communities have no choice, and so many teachers have no latitude...
I really believe the university-run, or philosophically "developmentally appropriate" or "Reggio-Emilia based" private schools have an opportunity, and a duty, to prove their worth to society by getting in our faces with their success stories!
If only, of course, we had the time for p.r. tasks...
Pax,
Sue R.