My thoughts on using Wikipedia and YouTube as a source is that they need to be vetted properly. Before using these tools they need to go through vetting against other, more reliable sources. Also, they cannot be your only source and other sources should support the information contained within these sources. In addition, Wikipedia and YouTube sources, tend to be more subjective depending on the background, gender, age, race and other factors of the author. As such, how we evaluate and use this content as a source has to be carefully examined.
Although, the content should be thoroughly examined prior to use, we can not rule out the impact and contributions both Wikipedia and YouTube has made to the learning process. Many of the younger generation tend to use these sources over more, traditional sources. As such, we should not rule out the use of these tools, but education people about how to properly examine the content for accuracy.
Sunday, February 26, 2017
Educational BLOGS
The EdTech Roundup - Home
http://www.edtechroundup.org
This blog page offers a lot of ideas for technology that is out there and being used in education. What I like most about it is that if also blogs about and reviews new technology and supplies helpful links to sample lesson plans.
MindShift | KQED News | KQED Public Media for Northern CA
http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/
This blog offers more educational content that promotes dialogue and more research. It brings up topics that are unique but engaging. The topics are wide-ranging and can be anything from how we discuss sex in school to helping student understand what "fake news" is sorting out fact from fiction.
Free Technology for Teachers
http://www.freetech4teachers.com
This blog is great because it gives you a lot of great, FREE, ideas for tools you can use in your classroom. So if you like to frequently try out new things, this is the blog for you. This blog also offers webinars with different tech tips "tip of the week".
On Twitter: @AndrewYNg
Great source for technology news. The author, Andrew Ng is the Chief Scientist of Baidu and Chairman and Co-Founder of Coursera (educational technology company).
On Twitter: @cagelessthink
Great sources educational technology news and ideas. The author, Adam Webster, is a Director of Innovation and Senior Teacher.
On Twitter: @NMHS_Principal
Great sources educational technology information. The author, Eric Sheninger, is a New Jersey High School Principal, Google certified teacher and Adobe education leader.
On Twitter: @stevekatz
Great sources educational technology information. The author, Steve Katz, is a technology integration specialist, teacher author and conference presenter.
On Twitter: @stevekatz
Great sharing source for educators. This twitter account is a collaboration of a variety of teachers offering ideas and information.
Honestly I have not had an opportunity to use these tools, but I do see the value in them. They both can be very useful in gathering and sharing information. I can definitely use the RSS feed to quickly follow different blogs and sites that I want to follow. This is also true of Twitter which will allow me to have instant information from whomever I follow. Truthfully, this can be a little overwhelming at times as we have so much access to incoming information from various sources.
http://www.edtechroundup.org
This blog page offers a lot of ideas for technology that is out there and being used in education. What I like most about it is that if also blogs about and reviews new technology and supplies helpful links to sample lesson plans.
MindShift | KQED News | KQED Public Media for Northern CA
http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/
This blog offers more educational content that promotes dialogue and more research. It brings up topics that are unique but engaging. The topics are wide-ranging and can be anything from how we discuss sex in school to helping student understand what "fake news" is sorting out fact from fiction.
Free Technology for Teachers
http://www.freetech4teachers.com
This blog is great because it gives you a lot of great, FREE, ideas for tools you can use in your classroom. So if you like to frequently try out new things, this is the blog for you. This blog also offers webinars with different tech tips "tip of the week".
On Twitter: @AndrewYNg
Great source for technology news. The author, Andrew Ng is the Chief Scientist of Baidu and Chairman and Co-Founder of Coursera (educational technology company).
On Twitter: @cagelessthink
Great sources educational technology news and ideas. The author, Adam Webster, is a Director of Innovation and Senior Teacher.
On Twitter: @NMHS_Principal
Great sources educational technology information. The author, Eric Sheninger, is a New Jersey High School Principal, Google certified teacher and Adobe education leader.
On Twitter: @stevekatz
Great sources educational technology information. The author, Steve Katz, is a technology integration specialist, teacher author and conference presenter.
On Twitter: @stevekatz
Great sharing source for educators. This twitter account is a collaboration of a variety of teachers offering ideas and information.
Honestly I have not had an opportunity to use these tools, but I do see the value in them. They both can be very useful in gathering and sharing information. I can definitely use the RSS feed to quickly follow different blogs and sites that I want to follow. This is also true of Twitter which will allow me to have instant information from whomever I follow. Truthfully, this can be a little overwhelming at times as we have so much access to incoming information from various sources.
Sunday, February 5, 2017
Web 2.0 Tools
As I am no longer in the classroom, Web 2.0 are still very useful in the workplace. I still work in education but at the Central Office level. Using the RAT model which stands for Replacement, Amplification and Transformation there are many Web 2.0 tools you can use in the workplace to enhance what we do and how we do it. Many of this tools help to increase efficiency and productivity.
Replacement
The first Web 2.0 tool I would use is Jing. Jing is a tool that allows you to do quick and easy screen captures. In my current position, we handle a lot of different responsibilities which include marketing for over 90 schools. This normally includes a large use of Adobe Creative Cloud in my department to create or make quick changes to artwork. Although everyone has access to the software, many do not have experience using it. So the results are usually 1-2 people doing all the needed work or having the experience people dropping whatever they are working on to hold someone's hand and showing them how to do certain things. Using Jinx to pre-record short video lessons will help other teammates do things on their own.
Amplification
Using Google Docs is also helpful as it allows realtime collaboration. This is an important tool I would use multiple times to do things more efficiently in my workplace. For instance, while working on many of our marketing campaigns under extreme deadline, it is very helpful for each member of the team to proof and give their opinions about marketing information used in each project. Using Google Docs while each member updates the same files in realtime can be very efficient as opposed to taking one document and emailing it back and forth, which is very time consuming.
Transformation
Using GoToMeeting, which is a webinar tool allows collaboration and instruction over distances, and in the workplace this can be a powerful tool in changing how things are done. Instead of spending time trying to match everyone schedule so everyone can attend meetings, GoToMeeting can be used to provide flexible options for people to participate. This is important in my workplace as we have countless meeting throughout the week which include people from outside my school district. Using GoToMeeting changes how meetings are held. Now it is no longer necessary for participants to even be in the same state or country in order to take part in meetings. This changes how things are communicated.
Replacement
The first Web 2.0 tool I would use is Jing. Jing is a tool that allows you to do quick and easy screen captures. In my current position, we handle a lot of different responsibilities which include marketing for over 90 schools. This normally includes a large use of Adobe Creative Cloud in my department to create or make quick changes to artwork. Although everyone has access to the software, many do not have experience using it. So the results are usually 1-2 people doing all the needed work or having the experience people dropping whatever they are working on to hold someone's hand and showing them how to do certain things. Using Jinx to pre-record short video lessons will help other teammates do things on their own.
Amplification
Using Google Docs is also helpful as it allows realtime collaboration. This is an important tool I would use multiple times to do things more efficiently in my workplace. For instance, while working on many of our marketing campaigns under extreme deadline, it is very helpful for each member of the team to proof and give their opinions about marketing information used in each project. Using Google Docs while each member updates the same files in realtime can be very efficient as opposed to taking one document and emailing it back and forth, which is very time consuming.
Transformation
Using GoToMeeting, which is a webinar tool allows collaboration and instruction over distances, and in the workplace this can be a powerful tool in changing how things are done. Instead of spending time trying to match everyone schedule so everyone can attend meetings, GoToMeeting can be used to provide flexible options for people to participate. This is important in my workplace as we have countless meeting throughout the week which include people from outside my school district. Using GoToMeeting changes how meetings are held. Now it is no longer necessary for participants to even be in the same state or country in order to take part in meetings. This changes how things are communicated.
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