Technology in Education: Notes from the Closet

My blog post from Teachability.com Posted by  Nicole Zumpano  in  First Year Teaching  on Mar 17, 2014 2:53:00 PM Each semester my undergraduate and graduate students are introduced to incredible amounts of technology concepts and tools in my Technology in Education classes.  One of the assignments calls for the students to create classroom lessons that incorporate technology and to develop sample artifacts using this technology.  I’m always impressed by what these students are able to create.  After all, many are undergraduates; they have yet to step foot in a classroom and many have not yet had education foundational classes. Below are links to some of the great projects I’ve seen this winter.  With the quality and thought that went into these I’d say our future is in good hands. Alphabet QR code flash cards for little learners Counting coins with QR codes Create a mystery game of fractions using QR Codes! Use context clues...

image source: http://www.moyeamedia.com/blog/?tag=mothers-day-pictures Happy Mother's Day!   Recently we've spent some time focusing on mom.  During lab students have had the opportunity to create Mother's Day projects.  Younger students created "I like" lists for mom.  Older students chose to create PowerPoint coupon books, PowerPoint Poetry or Wordles that describe mom.  Below are the templates I used with the students and some finished products (the Wordles will be laminated with a magnet for the refrigerator). Take a look: Mothers Day Wordle Template by nmzumpano Mother’s Day PPT coupons by nmzumpano Sample Mother's Day Coupons Happymothersday Template 1st2nd by nmzumpano

Happy Social Media Week!!  This week is Social Media week around the world.  The 5th-8th grade students will learn some social media basics using the following presentation: Social Media Week 2012 on Prezi NETS Standards Covered: 3d: Process data and report results 5a: Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology 6b: Select and use applications effectively and productively Students:   Please give me your insight!  What social media tools that you saw in the presentation do you use? Do you use them to help with school work, for personal connections or both?  Are there any social media tools that you didn't know about that you would like to learn more about?  Do you think social media tools should be used in schools?  Please reply using your first name, last initial, and room #.   1st-3rd: Our first and second grade students are doing an excellent job of navigating around Microsoft Word!...

Welcome to Technology Lab! This is our first week of school! Things will be different for you in the lab this year.  If you are a student in 3, 6, or 8th grade part of your time will still be spent working in KidBiz3000 / TeenBiz3000 . If you forget the steps of the program or forget your password please see me. What will be new for you this year will be learning about new technology skills. Sometimes we'll work to integrate technology projects your teachers have started. Other times we'll work on Web 2.0 applications or word processing documents. If there is something you'd like me to focus on this year please let me know. Grades K-3 Kindergarten, 1st & 2nd grade are new to lab! This week we focused on learning the parts of the computer. In lab we learned: -the proper names of computer parts (CPU, monitor, keyboard, mouse & LCD projector) -how to turn the monitor on and off -the three parts of the mouse:  the left side we use our pointer finger on...