Cellphone Tetrad

                                             

What does this technology do that is new?

This technology allows people to interact with each other in an interactive cloud environment.  People are able to text, email, surf the web, play games and search for address with their phones. People can also read books and record notes on their phones.  As a technologist it is exciting to see my pastor preach using his phone instead of a book to read his sermon notes and quote scripture to the congregation.  Imagine what tomorrow hold for the interactive cell phone.

What does this technology replaces?

Obsolete: This technology remove the need for beepers, pay phones and many hand held game devices.  When you watch a movie and see a person run up to a phone booth, you instantly know that the movie is made in the mid 90’s. Cell phone were once able to only make phone calls and reserved for the elite few, now even ten year old children have cell phones.

What does this technology bring to mind (or retrieve) form the past?

Retrieve: This innovation rekindle how we communicated in the past with telegraphs.  People use to have to wait to receive a message and now we are instantly connected through our phones.  It also retrieve the memory of beepers where people were instantly connected regardless of their location.

What might replace this technology in the future, or what might it cause to occur?

Reverses: The innovation that will most likely replace this technology is smaller phones that are the size of Bluetooth ear pieces.  As this technology develop more functions are added to the cell phone the size, portability and versatility of these devices will continue to develop.

Resources:
http://reviews.cnet.com/best-android-phones/
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-57319534-264/android-4.0-due-in-early-2012-for-7-htc-phones/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system)
http://cellphones.org/cell-phone-history.html

Identify an Emerged Technology

Identify a current technology that has emerged in the last few years that shapes learning or productivity in your industry?

One technology that has emerged in previous years was the Grade Master 6000. This device was developed to meet the need for teachers to be able to track and measure students’ performance in class and on standardized test.

What problems or challenges have been associated with this technology?

One of the problems with this technology is that there is no support network of staff who understands this technology well enough to explain it to new and lagging teachers. Another issue with the Grade Master is the fact that every student name must be entered into the system as well as the standards those teachers wants to monitor. Teachers must contend with downloading and reading the instruction provided by the website. 

What societal need does it meet, and what are its benefits?

The main advantage of this device is the ability for teachers to collect data on students’ performance and provide it quick enough for effective teachers to adjust their lesson to meet students changing learning needs. Teachers are also able to track effective teaching practices and adjust their pedagogy to address effective learning and teaching methods. This instant feedback is crucial in allowing teachers to develop and address student learning needs that normally wouldn’t be addressed.

What would make this technology even better, avoiding the pitfalls you identified?

This is a great technology that has great potential to be cost effective over an extended period.  The major flaw of this technology is the lack of training and support provided for this innovation.  Another issue is the amount of work initially needed to set up and implement the grademaster 6000 in educators’ classrooms.  These issues prevent motivated teachers from attempting to learn the necessary skills needed to influence learning in their classroom.

Reference:

http://www.appersonedu.com/scanners/grademastertestscanner.aspx

Central High School Study Guide

Here is the study guide for Central High School Biology Semester Exam.  The questions will be similar and any material that you don't understand should be discussed with me at school.  Study hard and do well.


Coach Newsome

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JS8Pmy_Hi6CFqVDRG4Ph8ckfowCjEe72JKODmDpzVt8/edit?hl=en

Is collaboration a learned behavior? How can technology facilitate collaboration among learners based on constructivist principles?

I believe that everyone inherently is selfish and that collaboration with others is a learned behavior. Even in the example given by Rheingold, human behavior at it root source is self-serving, and that all higher level thought process and mannerism is a learned behavior. When learners realize that they can accomplish more from working with others they begin to form friendship and relationships that promote, validate and facilitate their success. The association and collaboration with others reflect maturity which suggests that it’s a learned behavior and not inherited.


I believe that technology allow learners to connect with concepts that they work with regularly in an easily manageable system. This system allows learners to interact with each other and develop collaborative relationships that increase learning. Learners today are bombarded with technology that provide instant feedback and allow learning to become dynamic. This style of learning allows and promotes instant feedback of learned behavior and allows learners to learn and adjust their understanding based on collaborative feedback.

 I posted on Charles blog about his view point in this discussion at
http://mrcsviewfromthetop.blogspot.com/2011/04/collaboration.html?showComment=1302979919732#c4149584894206721145

I also commented at http://middleton8845.wordpress.com/2011/04/13/module-3/#comment-18
Reference




Rheingold, H. (2005). Howard Rheingold: Way-new collaboration. Retrieved from http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/howard_rheingold_on_collaboration.html

Simple Thoughts on learning theories

I agree with Kerr when he summarized the learning theories as a tool kit of techniques that assist in helping students meet their learning needs. Each learning model addresses specific learning needs and provides the best practices to ensure learners meet their learning goals. The tool kit analogy allows instructors to provide diverse teaching methods to ensure every student is learning and retaining information.


Learning theories are constantly evolving and instructors tend to gravitate toward one model that meet own learning style. I believe that instructors should learning how to recognize students learning need and be able to use these learning models to ensure that every student is learning at their full potential. Learners are complex and their learning needs and styles change as they develop, this development can be addressed by first recognizing the student’s learning need and adjust the pedagogy to be successful in meeting them. Technology is a beautiful tool that allows instructors to adjust teaching styles and methods to meet a diverse group of learning needs. Technology can also be used to measure and adjust pedagogy according to data.

In my opinion as learning models develop instructors should master the ability to recognize students’ specific learning needs and use learning theories as an instrument to assist in helping students meet and exceed their learning need.

I read and posted on Charles blog about this topic at http://mrcsviewfromthetop.blogspot.com/2011/03/cognitivism-as-learning-theory.html#comment-form

I also posted a comment on Jasmine blog at http://aspirestar.blogspot.com/2011/04/cognitivism-as-learning-theory.html?showComment=1302493371265#c4343675655010810010

What are your beliefs about how people learn best? What is the purpose of learning theory in educational technology?

I believe that people learn when they are motivated. This motivation could be the process needed to accomplish a goal or it could be information that holds interest for the learner. Teachers have the unique opportunity to mold learner’s motivations. They can present information in a logical clear way that allows learners to obtain mastery over new concepts, and they can inspire students to learn and discover answers to questions that can help society.


The purpose of learning theories in educational technology is to provide clear and effective practices to meet and exceed students learning needs. Learning theories are the blue prints that allow teachers to motivate and inspire learners to master concepts through clear concise practices that facilitate inquiry and problem solving. The ability of instructors to shift learning theories with different learners is the necessary skill that allows teachers to be able to meet the learning needs of diverse learners.

Teachers are also better equipped to provide the proper motivation to assist students at different learning levels. In my experiences learners are rarely on the same level of master or motivation when it comes to learning, therefore teachers have to be able to adjust instruction to meet the diverse learning needs of all students. This ability of teachers to adjust and refine instruction is influenced by the mastery of the content and the understanding of different learning theories. An analogy to help point out the usefulness of learning theories is to think of a mechanic working on a car with only one tool. A mechanic might be brilliant and have the ability to fix any problem, but he will be handicapped without the ability to adjust tools to fix any problem that could arise. In the same light teachers can be more effective with the understanding of multiple approaches of meeting students learning needs.

I enjoyed reading Jasmine Turner Blog. I posted a comment at http://aspirestar.blogspot.com/2011/03/learning-theory-and-educational.html#comments

I also read and commented on Jamie Blog at http://mrcsviewfromthetop.blogspot.com/2011/03/what-are-my-beliefs-about-how-people.html?showComment=1302491025810#c4368585335069277645

Interactive Board Storyboard

Interactive board storyboard final draft

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Here is my Interactive Board Storyboard.  Please review and share your comments


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