Sunday, November 3, 2013

6-1 Technology Configurations

Click here for my matrix.  I rearranged it a little to show how each activity could be adapted depending on the classroom configuration, instead of looking at the potential problems.  I hope this meets the criteria.  I felt like it was a more optimistic approach instead of looking at the drawbacks of each.
P.S.  I misinterpreted BYOD to be a district or school's choice and not whatever the student could bring. In my interpretation, the school, or at least the classroom, would all have the same devices.  In the case where kids may have different platforms, the teacher would have to allow for any program that could satisfy the requirement while letting some kids pair up if necessary.

By the way, I ran across this image recently and thought it aligned with this class very well...
http://www.phoenix.edu/forward/perspectives/2013/01/the-evolution-of-technology-in-the-classroom.html



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  1. Mr HallNovember 3, 2013 at 7:19 PM

    Megan,
    I really enjoyed your positive adaptations of activities for various configurations. I also like the fact that in most of the activities that you have the students working in groups. I have found that it is sometimes equally difficult to address individual questions and needs of students and keep the other students on task and focused at the same time in the computer lab. When you have students working in small groups, they are able to learn from and work with each other collaboratively.

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  2. UnknownNovember 3, 2013 at 10:30 PM

    I also enjoyed your activities but I have a question concerning the BYOD sections. What do you do about students who either lack devices or whose devices won't work with the software you plan for them to use? Many software programs do not work the same or as well in mobile format and are not available for all devices.

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    1. Megan RiceNovember 4, 2013 at 5:32 AM

      I misinterpreted BYOD to be a district or school's choice and not whatever the student could bring. In my case, the school, or at least the classroom, would all have the same devices. I guess I have to go back and fix this now. In the case where kids may have different platforms, the teacher would have to allow for any program that could satisfies the requirement while letting some kids pair up.

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    2. Cindy MedNovember 4, 2013 at 6:12 PM

      BYOD =Bring Your Own Devices. It is a huge issue that has people on both sides, but it does solve the funding problem. 1-1 is great if the district can afford it. I think what Windie is saying is that the programs that work on a desktop computer or even a laptop, do not work as well on mobile devices due to the size difference alone. So developers created mobile formats which look and act differently. I think you could still use BYO Devices, if you gave the students choices about which application they wanted to use, similar to how we did this assignment. As long as the objective is met, does it make a difference what app they use? Of course to teach the applications is another issue, but the kids usually come up to speed pretty fast, especially in MS and HS, on new software.

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  3. UnknownNovember 3, 2013 at 10:50 PM

    I like the options you provided with using the technology. With limited technology, it makes sense to create groups for students to work as a team to be able to experience the technology tool to enhance the activity. You also mention a really relevant point, about students not always having a device to be able to BYOD to use for an activity. If schools could adopt a 1:1 program, this would do away with all these configuration issues.

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  4. Amber BishopNovember 3, 2013 at 11:40 PM

    I love the graphic! What a neat tool, and a great resources to enhance your post! I also like the optimistic approach to the challenging situations. Often times when teachers do not have enough computers to create a 1:1 ratio teachers can become hesitant to using technology. If teachers were able to implement a more positive attitude and work with what they have, they would still be able to create unique learning opportunities for their students. I thought you did a great job adapting each of your lesson plans to the technology that was available. You did a great job creating diverse modifications for each lesson. What situation did you find to be the most challenging?

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  5. jenn fNovember 4, 2013 at 5:36 PM

    Megan, this was a great take on this assignment. I thought your ideas were easy to read and offered some great ideas.

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  6. Cindy MedNovember 4, 2013 at 7:02 PM

    Megan, I loved your take on the positive aspect of this assignment. That is the way I wanted to go, but then reread the instructions and reluctantly went the other way. Great ideas on implementing the different configurations. I especially liked how you had the performances videoed and then placed on the computer for everyone to go back and watch.

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