Digital Blog post L

After reading chapter 12 I came across 3 concepts I found very interesting concepts, "inclusion and infusion of technology" was the first and the other two were "technology integration issues" and "automate and informate". The first concept I picked was inclusion and infusion of technology, inclusion means that computers and information technologies are used mainly for transferring information and practicing skills. Infusion means that computers and other information technologies are ongoing features of teaching and learning all academic subjects at all grades levels. In this paragraph it states that schools tend to follow one of the two. In my opinion I think the best way for schools to go is infusion. Technology provides endless opportunities for students and teachers, you have so much information just at the tip of your fingers. One extremely important factor to consider is time, technology is quick and easy to use giving students and teachers both extra time.

The second concept was technology integration issues, this paragraph focused on the six issues that occur for classroom teachers that directly affect their efforts to integrate technology into teaching. The six issues are administrative support and teaching style, unwillingness to change favorite lesson plans, reluctance to use technology is new lesson plans, use of technology as a reward or punishment, use of technology as an add-on to other activities, and use of technology to separate students by ability groups. Out of these six issues unwillingness to change favorite lesson plans is the one that really stuck out to me. Although technology is a key learning tool now teachers do have lesson plans that do not involve technology that they have been doing for years, I find this important because teachers do know what they are doing and these plans have probably worked very well for their class. I would of never imagined that it would be such a hassle to incorporate technology. I do understand that it may be over whelming for teachers to begin bringing in technology into their class because this is new to them but I also think they need to be open to knew things and they just might be surprised at how much it may help.

The last concept was automate and informate at the beginning of this paragraph it states that Alan November distinguished between people using technology to automate or informate. Automate is when a new technology pretty much recreates exciting practices. Informating signifies a different a different process, where a technology changes an activity by fundamentally redesigning and refining it. I thought both of these were very interesting but at first I had a hard time understanding the difference between the two. After reading I think I realize the difference and I believe in this day and age automate occurs way more than informate because on a regular basis their is something technology oriented that almost takes the place of something that is not technology involved. For example going to a library to check out a book has been replaced with the app "book" on your smart phone where you can buy books and read books at your convenience.

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Maloy, Robert, Verock-O’Loughlin,Ruth-Ellen, Edwards, Sharon A., and Woolf, Beverly Park (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.

Digital Blog Post K

After reading chapter 4 "Designing Lessons and Developing Curriculum with Technology" there a few concepts I ran across that really stuck out to me. The first concept I found was "Learning Assessments (Knowing What Students Have Learned), which occurs before, during, and after teaching lessons and enable teachers to evaluate student knowledge, understanding, and performance. In this section of the chapter 4 it lists many things that can help teachers keep track of all of this for example grade keeping software, online surveys etc. In my opinion grade keeping is the best thing that schools use, this gives students, teachers, and parents the access to the grades and to keep track of how that student is doing in school. I really feel like grade book for example was very helpful through out my middle school and high school years, it gave me a chance to understand why my grade was great or poor, I found it very helpful.

The second concept I found was "Student Learning Objectives" student learning objectives are what the students will know or be able to do by the end of the lesson being taught. I think learning objectives are a very important part of teaching it gives not only the students but also the teacher a chance to really focus on what the outcome of their lesson is. In my high school my teachers would leave the learning objective in the corner of the board and it gave me a chance to guide myself and stay on track during the lesson. The idea of this is not to write the lesson itself but the outcome as stated in the book.

The last concept I found was "Using Technology in Lesson Planning" this caught my eye because we are now focusing on how to incorporate technology into our lessons for example the lesson plan we just made in our groups. In the text it says that their are apps that have lesson-planning templates for teachers, it also listed a few websites. This would come in handy I can imagine just because technology has become such a huge part of everyday life. I think this would be great for teachers who are just starting also because they are new to lesson planning and new to bringing technology into their lesson plan.

Maloy, Robert, Verock-O’Loughlin,Ruth-Ellen, Edwards, Sharon A., and Woolf, Beverly Park (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.

Digital Blog Post J

After reading chapter 11 I came across 3 concepts that really stuck out to me, "Involving students in learning and assessment", "Digital Portfolios", "Reasons for Teaching with Clickers". The first concept was "Involving students in learning and assessment" this concept seemed to stick out to me because I don't know about you but when I think assessment I seem to only think about teachers. The only reasons students should be involved is because they are the ones be assessed. The first sentence of this paragraph was the exact opposite of what I was thinking it says "if learning is to be successful, assessment must be participated not only teachers but also by students". I really agree with this paragraph after reading it because if I had the choice of what or how I was learning something I would definitely be more interested in finishing my assignments just like it says in the paragraph.

The second concept I found was "Digital Portfolios" I think this goes with the fact that slowly but surely technology is becoming a huge thing in education. A digital portfolio is everything that is in a paper portfolio just in an online portfolio. It states that this becomes a personal and public piece of writing. I do think that an online portfolio is a huge advantage not only because anyone can see it but in this day and age its easier for students to edit it. I feel like one bad thing would be that it could easily be deleted or lost just because it is online. In the text there is a list of things that are a disadvantage for an online portfolio.

The last concept I found was "Reasons for Teaching with Clickers" I really love this paragraph because I agree with it 100%. A clicker really does give students an advantage by letting get involved with learning instead of just sitting and listening to a teacher lecture. I enjoyed using clickers and playing games during my high school career. It gives a way to get actively involved in the classroom and it can also be competitive for students. I like the fact that it mentions in the text that it allows students to give teacher immediate feed back on their knowledge, allowing teachers to know what certain students are struggling with.


Maloy, Robert, Verock-O’Loughlin,Ruth-Ellen, Edwards, Sharon A., and Woolf, Beverly Park (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc. Prezi by Katelyn Richards