When I become a teacher...

MY WEBQUEST! (:

Gas Mileage WebQuest by Sierra Lamb

Gas Mileage

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3 changes to WebQuest

1. I would provide an easy step by step action plan for the students to follow. It would be detailed so that they wouldn't get lost or forget what they need to have. I would also add that they created a commercial comparing their parents car and the most fuel efficient car. This makes it more meaningful to real life and personal to their lives. They can do this with digital storyteller.

2. On the teacher page, I would include the CSO I was covering.

3. I would put a generic equation for what we are doing and state that that is what we are working on in the student section, not just the teacher section.

Webquest Rubric

A Rubric for Evaluating WebQuests
The WebQuest format can be applied to a variety of teaching situations. If you take advantage of all the possibilities inherent in the format, your students will have a rich and powerful experience. This rubric will help you pinpoint the ways in which your WebQuest isn't doing everything it could do. If a page seems to fall between categories, feel free to score it with in-between points.

	Beginning	Developing	Accomplished	Score
Overall Aesthetics (This refers to the WebQuest page itself, not the external resources linked to it.)
Overall Visual Appeal	0 points There are few or no graphic elements. No variation in layout or typography. OR Color is garish and/or typographic variations are overused and legibility suffers. Background interferes with the readability.	2 points Graphic elements sometimes, but not always, contribute to the understanding of concepts, ideas and relationships. There is some variation in type size, color, and layout.	4 points Appropriate and thematic graphic elements are used to make visual connections that contribute to the understanding of concepts, ideas and relationships. Differences in type size and/or color are used well and consistently. See Fine Points Checklist.	2 because there wasnt a whole lot of graphics, but they did contribute to the topic
Navigation & Flow	0 points Getting through the lesson is confusing and unconventional. Pages can't be found easily and/or the way back isn't clear.	2 points There are a few places where the learner can get lost and not know where to go next.	4 points Navigation is seamless. It is always clear to the learner what all the pieces are and how to get to them.	4 because everything is clearly stated and easy to get to
Mechanical Aspects	0 points There are more than 5 broken links, misplaced or missing images, badly sized tables, misspellings and/or grammatical errors.	1 point There are some broken links, misplaced or missing images, badly sized tables, misspellings and/or grammatical errors.	2 points No mechanical problems noted. See Fine Points Checklist.	2 because the only fine point that it didnt cover was the one for visually impared, but if thats a problem then they probably wont be on the computer trying to do this project...
Introduction
Motivational Effectiveness of Introduction	0 points The introduction is purely factual, with no appeal to relevance or social importance OR The scenario posed is transparently bogus and doesn't respect the media literacy of today's learners.	1 point The introduction relates somewhat to the learner's interests and/or describes a compelling question or problem.	2 points The introduction draws the reader into the lesson by relating to the learner's interests or goals and/or engagingly describing a compelling question or problem.	2 because the intro was good and relates back to what theyre doing and real life
Cognitive Effectiveness of the Introduction	0 points The introduction doesn't prepare the reader for what is to come, or build on what the learner already knows.	1 point The introduction makes some reference to learner's prior knowledge and previews to some extent what the lesson is about.	2 points The introduction builds on learner's prior knowledge and effectively prepares the learner by foreshadowing what the lesson is about.	1 because it doesnt really say what prior knowledge their gonna use, but you know it has something to do with it
Task (The task is the end result of student efforts... not the steps involved in getting there.)
Connection of Task to Standards	0 points The task is not related to standards.	2 point The task is referenced to standards but is not clearly connected to what students must know and be able to do to achieve proficiency of those standards.	4 points The task is referenced to standards and is clearly connected to what students must know and be able to do to achieve proficiency of those standards.	2 because it doesnt say exactly what theyre doing in the sense of what equation they need to come up with
Cognitive Level of the Task	0 points Task requires simply comprehending or retelling of information found on web pages and answering factual questions.	3 points Task is doable but is limited in its significance to students' lives. The task requires analysis of information and/or putting together information from several sources.	6 points Task is doable and engaging, and elicits thinking that goes beyond rote comprehension. The task requires synthesis of multiple sources of information, and/or taking a position, and/or going beyond the data given and making a generalization or creative product. See WebQuest Taskonomy.	6 because it is doable and relates back to real life. they also have to go to three places which requires higher thinking and coming up with a conclusion
Process (The process is the step-by-step description of how students will accomplish the task.)
Clarity of Process	0 points Process is not clearly stated. Students would not know exactly what they were supposed to do just from reading this.	2 points Some directions are given, but there is missing information. Students might be confused.	4 points Every step is clearly stated. Most students would know exactly where they are at each step of the process and know what to do next.	3 because the steps arent laid out, but still there
Scaffolding of Process	0 points The process lacks strategies and organizational tools needed for students to gain the knowledge needed to complete the task. Activities are of little significance to one another and/or to the accomplishment of the task.	3 points Strategies and organizational tools embedded in the process are insufficient to ensure that all students will gain the knowledge needed to complete the task. Some of the activities do not relate specifically to the accomplishment of the task.	6 points The process provides students coming in at different entry levels with strategies and organizational tools to access and gain the knowledge needed to complete the task. Activities are clearly related and designed to take the students from basic knowledge to higher level thinking. Checks for understanding are built in to assess whether students are getting it. See: Process Guides A Taxonomy of Information Patterns Language Arts Standards and Technology WebQuest Enhancement Tools Reception, Transformation & Production Scaffolds	6 because they are learning what they need in class and then applying it to real life which is higher thinking
Richness of Process	0 points Few steps, no separate roles assigned.	1 points Some separate tasks or roles assigned. More complex activities required.	2 points Different roles are assigned to help students understand different perspectives and/or share responsibility in accomplishing the task.	2 because each student should go to three different places, giving 3 different results
Resources (Note: you should evaluate all resources linked to the page, even if they are in sections other than the Process block. Also note that books, video and other off-line resources can and should be used where appropriate.)
Relevance & Quantity of Resources	0 points Resources provided are not sufficient for students to accomplish the task. OR There are too many resources for learners to look at in a reasonable time.	2 point There is some connection between the resources and the information needed for students to accomplish the task. Some resources don't add anything new.	4 points There is a clear and meaningful connection between all the resources and the information needed for students to accomplish the task. Every resource carries its weight.	4 because it is stated what to do with each resource and what they are for
Quality of Resources	0 points Links are mundane. They lead to information that could be found in a classroom encyclopedia.	2 points Some links carry information not ordinarily found in a classroom.	4 points Links make excellent use of the Web's timeliness and colorfulness. Varied resources provide enough meaningful information for students to think deeply.	3 because they tell stuff that cant be found in the classroom, but they dont fully make use of the web
Evaluation
Clarity of Evaluation Criteria	0 points Criteria for success are not described.	3 points Criteria for success are at least partially described.	6 points Criteria for success are clearly stated in the form of a rubric. Criteria include qualitative as well as quantitative descriptors. The evaluation instrument clearly measures what students must know and be able to do to accomplish the task. See Creating a Rubric.	5 because on evaluation you can see what you need to do to do good with a rubric explaining points like this one but it isnt as detailed
Total Score				42/50

Original WebQuest rubric by Bernie Dodge.

WebQuest- Gas Prices

Gas Prices WebQuest

WebQuest

Your Role

___Efficiency Expert

___Affiliator

___Altitudinist

_x__Technophile

Your Impressions

WebQuest	Strengths	Weaknesses
Gorillas	It has pictures, graphs, links, and words.	The colors were simple and plain without a connection to the text, and the font wasn’t eye appealing.
Shakespeare	Wonderful use of links, font, and pictures!	Lengthy.
Earthquake	Good use of links and not a whole lot of text	Not very many pictures. Some of the pictures didn’t have to do with the topic as well as other websites. Color scheme didn’t have to do with earthquakes.
Foreign Country	To color was nice for the presentation. There wasn’t a lot of text.	Pictures were not good at all, repeated mostly or lack of any. The links weren’t in a good order and they weren’t included well
Waves & Sound	Good use of pictures and links.	Too much text.

Bernie Dodge, Department of Educational Technology, SDSU

Double Entry Journal #15

Deconstructing Digital Natives: Chapter 8 Beyond Google and The "Satisficing" Searching of Digital Natives. 1. What is the purpose of this chapter? It wants to distinguish the differnece between the term digital natives and how students use technology in school. 2. What is the major finding from a review of studies that have looked at technology adoption of young people?. Does this finding seem to reflect your own use of technology? I, personally, am the same way as the students in the study. I go for the quick and easy way to find things and usually get angry if the first few things I click on don't have the answer. 3. How do the authors define Information Literacy? Information Literacy is the set of skills and knowledge that allows us to find, evaluate, and use the information we need, as well as to filter out the information we don't need. 4. What is the "clear message" from a review of the studies focused on college students information seeking behavior? Do these findings relfect your own information seeking behaviors? The message is that most college students still don't know how to do college research. They use search engines instead of library resources. 5. What does the term "satisfcing" in the area of decision making mean? It describes the decisions individuals take that are satisfactory but are not maximal or optimal 6. What are the differences to deep and surface level approaches to a learning task? deep level- comprehension surface approach- reproducing the material instead of learning it 7. What should educators aim to do to improve the scripts student have for sophisticated online information seeking? They should encourage the deep level because because they need to know the material instead of just passing the test. 8. Why is Google's page rank system problematic for information seeking? They aren't based on reliability or relevance. 9. Are you "digitally wise" when it comes to information seeking? Give an example of how you approached an information seeking task for one of your academic courses this semester (do not include this class). I would not say I am digitally wise per say. I can do what I need to do with computers.. but whenever I cannot figure something out I just get frustrated... which tends to happen a lot. It was a lot easier for me in high school. 10. Has the popularity of the Internet and the information contained on the Web created a new problem for undergraduate students research skills? Why of Why not? Yes it has because there is so much information that is just thrown around. Students don't know what to do with the information they have, nor do they know what information they should use or not use. This puts a strain on any sort of research.

Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring!

"Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring!" by siralee22 on Storybird

The Elephant that Was

"The Elephant that Was" by siralee22 on Storybird

Another Storybird Poem

I am an elephant grey as a mouse I think about all the memories I have I eat all the trees I can find I can win in any fight I can put on a show for you and I I am an elephant

Storybird Poem

Good-bye, snow . Good-bye, cold . Good-bye, winter. Spring's ahead! Good-bye, snow . Good-bye, cold . Good-bye, winter. Spring, hello! Hello, flowers . Hello, sunshine . Good-bye, winter. Spring's in sight! Hello, flowers . Hello, sunshine . Good-bye, winter! Hello, spring!

Think Aloud! from siralee22

Double Entry Journal #14

Chapter 7: Citizens Navigating in Literate Worlds: The case of digital literacy.

Read the introduction through to the sub heading "Studying Digital Youth" on page 102.

1. What is the purpose of this chapter?

1. to discuss the aspects of a digital generation literacy practices

2. to discuss how young people use digital media, what they use it for, and why & how school can help implement these ideas

3. most of the research is in the Nordic society & why it is the main purpose

4. how the digital generation is different than others with culture

5. concepts of this generation

2. Why did the author choose to focus on your people in the Nordic countries?

his research concentrates there

3. How does education differ in Nordic countries from education in other parts of the world including the United States.

it is more project based learning, equal opportunites, and high access to media ---we are more into using media in a creative way

4. Why is more research needed about how young people use digital media in their lives outside of school?

there is a huge difference in ways people use media inside and outside of school in different cultures so we need to better understand why there is a diffence and what can change that

Then begin reading again on p. 110 Digital Literacies and Educational Practices

1. Why is it important for there to be more opportunities for young people to use Digital Media in school?

it improves basic skills, media is overcoming the world and we need to know how to use it, it improves knowledge, improves learning strategies, and improves cultural competence

2. What skills do people need in order to be considered digitally literate?

they need basic skills that can help them understand how to use what they are using, how to apply what they just learned, why it does what it does, and when to do certain things

Double Entry Journal #13

 

 

 

Maritime Safety and Pollution:

 

This video was amazing. The voice was a girl that sounded younger. She was very concerned with this problem. It goes along a set PowerPoint type project with many of pictures that go with what she is saying. It expains what it is and why it is bad. Then, it goes to say that the ultimate solution is to stop pollution, which I agree with completely. I definitely think that pollution is a big issue and am doing an informative presentation about it for my communications class. The fact that so many people just outright break the law is ridiculous and more actions need to be done against it.

Value: Are environmental regulations the cause of decreased coal production in West Virginia?

The page was worth visiting because it was mostly facts and had very little opinion in it other than humor. The site offers many informative, substantial, and insightful facts. I didn't know any of this information before reading this webpage. The spelling as well as grammar is very well thought out and good. If there were any mistakes, it was beyond my knowing.

The Green Grok

This website holds a lot of value due to the use of facts. Everything is well thought out and well put together. He uses very important things such as graphs and meetings that have to due with what he is talking about to prove his point.

Coverage:Are environmental regulations the cause of decreased coal production in West Virginia?

My topic is being addressed throughout the entire blog posting. It goes into detail about everything and shows examples. It is also very scholarly by being from a college professor as well as the language used. The major arguement  being made is that as everyone thinks that Obama has caused jobs to decrease with the implimation of EPA regulations, but in reality jobs have gone up and the unemployment rate in WV is lower than the national average. Instead of losing jobs, they are being placed in different positions. Coal productions are still very high.

The Green Grok

He shows many ways that are very reliable that prove his point. I believe he covers the information very well, as well as, I understand what he is saying.

Currency:Are environmental regulations the cause of decreased coal production in West Virginia?

It was written in July of 2012. To me, that is soon enough not to need updated quite yet. If anything has changed, it probably has only changed slightly; therefore, the information is still valid. If something significant has happened since then, I'm sure I would/could find something new about it.

The Green Grok

Objectivity:Are environmental regulations the cause of decreased coal production in West Virginia?

His point of view going in was a kind of curiosity due to lack of information. Towards the end of the article you can clearly tell that jobs have not decreased in the coal industry due to his findings. He doesn't think that there is a war on coal. He is a professor and researcher. He wants to get the information out, so he feels better and gains from posting this. Not only does he help himself, but he informs others. He isn't really biased because he gives both points of view but then again he concentrates on how McKinley is wrong and mean. The message is on the school website. He links and states where he gets the information from. He got his own data with the help of a few other green groks. He is not one-sided. He goes into detail about everything. He uses negative words for the opposing view though, but not neccesarily positive ones in his case.

The Green Grok

He is a very good writer and he sticks to his main point. He even throws things that have comical value while sticking to the facts and statistics.

Accuracy:Are environmental regulations the cause of decreased coal production in West Virginia?

It is all documented pretty well as well as he states where it is coming from. He makes it interesting enough by giving lots of examples of where and what people have said. He also links to other things, showing he has back up. He definitely has accuracy  in many ways. example: (During a recent House hearing on greenhouse gas regulations)

The Green Grok

Authority:Are environmental regulations the cause of decreased coal production in West Virginia?

He, Bill, the writer, is the dean of his environmental school. He has more than 30 years experience in academia as a professor, researcher, teacher, and mentor with a three-year stint in the nonprofit world as the chief scientist of Environmental Defense Fund. He has receieved an award for the most highly influential scientists and scholars worldwide. Bill’s research focuses on the atmospheric sciences and he serves as a vice president in an organization dealing with climate change. He earned his B.A. from SUNY Binghamton and his M.S. and Ph.D. from Yale University. He blogs to let the world know about science, sustainability and the environment. He has also been on tv for major stations.

The Green Grok

He definitely has the authority to tell us about the subject matter. He not only has the education, but the experience with subject matter and knowing about the environment. In the actual article, and not his bio, he says he was in a meeting and quotes what the people say as well as puts a video up. His bio just backs up the authority from the article even more.

Double Entry Journal #12

Chapter 6: Analyzing Students' Multimodal Texts: The Product and the Process

1. Why do educators need to be careful about terms like "Digital Native"?

It causes debates and uprises because it doesn't apply to everyone.
 

2. What outcome occurs when young people are encourage to transform their understanding of particular topics by designing a multimodal text?

Positive because it enhaces the learning process.
 

3. You may skip the section titled "Context for the Project".

4. What was the goal of the project in terms of product?

track the development of the participants multimodal literacies over a 2 year period
 

5. What was the goal of the project in terms of process?

gain a deeper understanding of how multimodal texts were created especially when students were working in pairs at the computer
 

6. How were the participants fro the study selected?

sose from 8-10 and 10-12 in 14 schools
 

7. Describe the task students engage is for the purpose of this study?

comparitive examination of two websites created by the same student in 8 and 10 and qualities and characteristics of process as two students work together to create a website describing the impact of plastic bags on the environment
 

8. Explain how the researchers compared the student created multimodal texts?

they evaluated the title, slide/page, headings, and knowledge representation of each multimodal text in terms of design, content, and cohesion.
 

9. What differences in Jenny's PowerPoint presentation do you find the most interesting?

I find it most interesting how the whole presentation format changes. You can see how she not only grows in her computer work but how she grows as a person. You see the changes in her life through a PowerPoint, and that to me is just... cool.
 

10. How is working together on a computer unlike working together using a pencil and paper?
while typed works appear immediately, there is often a considerable wait time between keying in instructions and a response from computer, the length of wait time is unpredictable and maybe several minutes, and the result is often unexpected

11. What was interesting about student's behavior as they collaborated on a task at the computer?

You are able to have off task discussions while waiting for response from computer.
 

12. What can teacher learn about designing learning activities that involve the creation of multimodal texts from this study?

how to make better guidelines so students will get them done
 

13. According the the conclusion of this study, what do student need to learn in order to successful complete a multimodal text construction?

time management skills and ability to analyze, synthesize, organize ideas and come to conclusion

14. Are you surprised by the conclusions drawn in this study?
no

Are environmental regulations the cause of decreased coal production in West Virginia?

Title of web page- Jobs and Coal in West Virginia: Up and Down?

URL of the web page- http://blogs.nicholas.duke.edu/thegreengrok/wv-coal-economics/

What can you tell about this web page from the URL? It is a blog post for an educational purpose about coal and economics.

Authority

Is there an author of the document or web page?

If yes, who is the author?  Bill Chameides

Are his/her affiliations and qualifications given?

If yes, list them. He is the dean at Duke, the educational place that published it.

Is contact information provided (address, phone

number, email)? On another link you can connect to the environmental group.

Who is the publisher or sponsoring organization

for this web page? Duke, Nicholas school of the environment

Accuracy

Do you trust the information given on the web

page? Is it

reliable and valid? It looks reliable.

Does the web page document its sources? In

other words, does it tell you where the

information comes from?

Yes.

How does the information on the web page

compare with what you already know? It told me a lot that I didn't know and showed a video that I have never seen.

Currency

Does the web page tell you when it was created

and last

revised? Yes.

Are there outdated (dead) links? No.

Coverage

What is the depth and breadth of the information

on the web

page? Good.

Does it contain original information or just links

to other sources? Original information from other sources, but doesn't link them.

Does the information have real value? Explain.

Yes because its very informative and a good article.

Objectivity

What is the web page's purpose or intent? Why

was it created?

To tell you about jobs and coal.

inform/facts/data- yes

 

explain- yes

persuade-no

 

sell/advertise- no

share/disclose-yes

other

Is the information biased? Is it designed to sway

opinion? From whose perspective is it given?
It's the authors perspective and may be biased by his opinion, but he tries to stay away from being too opinionated. He tries to put out a lot of facts and statistics and graphs and what not.

Are environmental regulations the cause of decreased coal production in West Virginia?

Title of web page- Coal Company Plans to Close Several Mines

URL of the web page- http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/19/us/coal-company-plans-to-close-several-mines.html?ref=coal&_r=0
What can you tell about this web page from the URL?

It was in the NY Times on 9-19-2012 about coal company's plans to close several mines.  

Authority

Is there an author of the document or web page?

Yes.

If yes, who is the author?

JESS BIDGOOD

Are his/her affiliations and qualifications given?

No, but there is a link to other articles by her.

If yes, list them.

Is contact information provided (address, phone

number, email)?

Yes.

Who is the publisher or sponsoring organization

for this web page?

NY Times

Accuracy

Do you trust the information given on the web

page? Is it

reliable and valid?
Yes; yes.

Does the web page document its sources? In

other words, does it tell you where the

information comes from?

Yes.

How does the information on the web page

compare with what you already know?

It brings new things I didn't know into it.
  

Currency

Does the web page tell you when it was created

and last

revised?

Yes.

Are there outdated (dead) links?

No.

Coverage

What is the depth and breadth of the information

on the web

page?

It doesn't go into great depth, but gives a lot of information with what is given.

Does it contain original information or just links

to other sources?

It's not original in the sense of they are the first to know, but it doesn't link out. It states what is going on.

Does the information have real value? Explain.

Yes because it gives facts and statistics and tells who, what, where, when and why.

Objectivity

What is the web page's purpose or intent? Why

was it created?

It was created to show how much coal companies are being affected by the economy and inform you of the facts.

 

 

inform/facts/data- yes

 

 

explain- yes

 

persuade- no

 

sell/advertise- no

 

share/disclose- yes

 

other- maybe

Is the information biased? Is it designed to sway

opinion? From whose perspective is it given?
No it is not biased. It strictly sticks to the facts. It is given from an outsiders point of view to inform.

Double Entry Journal #11

Read High Noon: Chapters 7,8, & 9

1. Why are networks better than hierarchies?

Hierarchies lack flexibility and are slow with external changes, people are more information transmitters than independent agents, and people at the top end up swamped with high rates of change. Networks make it more level and easier to control.
 

2. What is a nation state and how is it being threatened?

a physical territory with a political system, environmental system, and economic system..
 

3. How is civil society gaining legitimacy over government agencies? Give an example of a NGO (Non-Government Agency) whose goals and services you think are beneficial to solving a global problem.

Civil society has become a powerful force. They have grown more complex and knowledgable. People trust them more. UNICEF fights hunger. I think it is a good organization.
 

4. How can business be a helpful global enforcer?
Their solutions are helpful. With their breakthroughs, desalination, new vaccines and drugs, safer everything, etc. they become helpful.

5. What can too much economic and social change lead too?

a dangerous gap(: -- political backlash, autarchy, adn authoritarian forms of control that can destroy liveral values and human freedoms
 

6. What Global Issue concerns you the most? Why?
I don't know a whole lot about any of the other global stresses besides environmental stesses. So therefore it concerns me the most. For my last two years of high school, I realized the impact we have been having on the environment and simple ways that we can help stop or better the environment. But does anyone, including myself on occasions, do them? No. People don't care or take into consideration what they are doing to it. Nor do they know. When the day comes that their house just caves in, we run out of fresh water, or precious food... Then people will be concerned. But by then, its too late.

Double Entry Journal #10

Chapter #3: Students, the Net Generation, and Digital Natives

1. What is the fundamental problem with the discourses around children's use of technology?

They fail to reflect the diversity and complexity in real life.

2. What is meant by the term "moral panic"? Link to an image, online article, cartoon, or some other resource that depicts the "moral panic" associated with young people's use of digital technologies.

It is used to describe conditions in which a group in society is supposed to be a threat to social values and norms.
In this article, it says how young people are the target of moral panic.
 

3. How do you feel about engaging in more "collaborative learning" during your education at Fairmont State?

I think it would be fun in certain cases, but then again I'm not a huge fan of group work. I usually either end up taking on all of the work or stressing out over someone else doing it. Then, there's the case like in my lit. class where nobody in my group read the story but me, yet knew more about it by spark noting it. So, groups can be a good thing too. I just wouldn't work "collaboratively" as my first choice.

4. Do you think Universities should move to a more free-market based privatization business model? Why?

I don't think they should completely, but a little might be good for the future of them.
 

5. According to the author what is wrong with Prenskey's revised position on his definition of "digital native"? Do you agree with this authors criticism of Prenskey's view of the role technology plays in the education of young people?

He leaves out that digital enhancement must be accepted to succeed. First, this is not a flat world. It has definitely been proven that it is round, and saying that it is flat kind of offends me. I don't think that schools lag behind. I just think that they haven't found a way to use technology in education yet. I'm sure they will though as they are trying by using smart boards and skype in the classroom.
 

6. What are the characteristics of Millennial? Are you a Millennial?

civic generation, heroic, collegial, and rationalisitic with core values such as community, technology, and affluence-- I wouldn't say I'm heroic, or have a core value of community, technology, or affluence.
 

7. Do you think there is such a thing as the "Net Generation"? Why? Why not?

Yes because society is being a more technology based society and has for the past lifespan of some humans or 80 years.
 

8. What is meant by the term "networked individualism"?

moving away from place-to-place interaction to person-to-person in character.
 

9. How would you feel about Fairmont State discontinuing the use of Blackboard and Webmail to using Gmail and Google tools?

Even though it gives me problems sometimes, I like Blackboard. It keeps me on track. Webmail could easily go and I'd be happy with my gmail account.
 

10. Why does the term "Digital Native" persist despite lack of empirical evidence of age related difference due to rapid increase of digital technologies?

Because it still exists even though it doesn't follow a specific pattern or plan.
 

11. Who societal sector seems to be benefiting the most from the social construction of a "Digital Native" generation?

The children because they can sell it to the adults.
 

12. Which argument about "digital natives" needs to be discarded and which one needs to be explored? Why?
-technologies simply determine the outlook of an entire generation-discard
-area of choice in education has veen expanded by new technologies-explored

Double Entry Journal #9

Due Thursday Midnight

High Noon 20 Global Problems 20 Years to Solve Them - Chapters 5 & 6

1. Why is inflation less of a concern in the new world economy?
Price increases don't usually stick due to hypercompetitive businesses; therefore, inflation has decreased over the years.

2.What is the difference between a negative feedback economy and a positive feedback economy?

negative feedback economy- farmers produce more while consumers buy less/lower level of demand
positive feedback economy- higher level of demand

3. Give a example of how new technologies can provide developing countries with an opportunity to catch-up with modern economies?
New technologies can bring money and jobs into the country by making disproportionate benefits close to non-existent. Look at China with their smart cards.

4. What is one prediction the author made concerning the new economy that appears to be true?
the stresses? I don't really know the answer to this. 

5. Why is excessive trust in free-market economies promoted by free-market fundamentalists a cause for concern?
As the book says, the market is a moron. There will be emerging social problems and overflowing carrying capacity.

6. Read and Link to a Website that provides information about regulation and markets. Based on the information provided in the website, what is your position on markets and regulations? Then list two questions you have about markets and regulation.
 Website about market regulating<--- I think that regulating marketing is good.
1. What kind of things can be flagged?
2. How much are markets regulated?

8. What is the cause of the crisis of complexity in the new world economy?
As we get more complex, the space we have gets scarce.

Skype Session

In my opinion, the assignment with skype was pretty cool. I have never used skype, or any other computer related chat that you can see another person with, so it was a whole new experience for me. It definitely is a good way to communicate with people that are far away, or even someone fairly close. We may have had difficulties with it, but in the end it worked out. I would like to experience more and become familiar with it.

Use IDroo to teach math using Skype.

Double Entry Journal #8

Read Chapter 2: Digital Wisdom and Homo Sapiens Digital

1. What was the term "Digital Native" meant to be used as?

It was supposed to be a metaphor for describing the differences between younger and older people regarding digital technology.

2. According to author what are the characteristics associated with Digital Natives?

They grew up with technology so that makes them more comfortable with it then that of their parents or older generations. They also are good at finding shortcuts when others cannot because they have grown up with it.They don't know everything, they are just more comfortable with it.

3. Do you consider yourself a Digital Native?

Yes.

4. What is Digital Wisdom?

--both wisdom arising from the use of digital technology to access cognitive power beyond our innate capacity and to wisodm in the prudent use of technology to enhance our capabilities.

5. How does the author define "wisdom"?

He gives examples of wisdom seekers and digital wisdom to say that it is a lot of unknowns put together in the brain and comprehending what is happening. Also, the Oxford English Dictionary sentence about judgement and capacity of judging rightly in matters relating to life and conduct. In all reality, he gives examples of many definitions.

6. How can technology enhance our Wisdom? Give three examples from the chapter?

-it can give access to tools that help us with judgement and decisions
-helps with cognition and in turn, helps with memory with complex things
-more communication opportunities with less emotional ties
or
-enhances access to data
-enhances ability to conduct deeper analyses
-enhances ability to plan and prioritize
depending on what section you go from.

7. What concerns did Socrates have about the technology of writing?

It undermines the memory.

8. How can teachers practices Digital Wisdom?

We can encourage participation as well as involve our students with availible technology. We also need to recognize that children need to be taught wisdom and not just cleverness.

9. The author states that he is "...opposed to those who claim the unenhanced mind and unaided thinking are somehow superior to the enhanced mind." Are you? Why or why not?
This chapter basically shows you that they are not superior because our world is coming to a complete digital age. People need to know at least the basics of technology. I don't believe that enhanced minds are superior either though because I believe that in certain ways certain people are better at certain things; therefore, no one person can be superior in all aspects of life.

Quote: As I listened to all these critics, nice and not-so-nice (and as my own views evolved), it seemed clearer clearer to me that being a digital Native is not at its core, about capabilites, or even knowledge, regarding all things digital.

Response: I feel like the in the world we live in today, there is no such thing as being nice anymore. Everyone is always using "constructive critisism" about even a person's outfit. It's no longer, lets focus on the good in this, but rather what did they do wrong, or a he said she said, they are a terrible person ordeal. I don't understand why everyone has to take things out of context or put other things together to try and see the bad in everything. I know that that is not the point of this sentence, but that really stuck out to me. He means good and he tries to point out all the things he may be wrong about or can be taken in a misleading way.. so why is everyone being so harsh? He very blunty says multiple times that he means no offense and that not everyone applies to this because not everyone lives the same life or has the same experiences.

As he states, nobody is born being a digital native. They grow up to be by being comfortable with technology.

Citation: Understanding the Digital Natives. (2010). Retrieved October 8, 2012 from, http://www.mondaynote.com/2010/07/25/understanding-the-digital-natives/ 

Basketball Math

This photo can be used to teach a few things in math such as anything dealing with triagles, circles, speed, or velocity.

5 Research questions:

1. What would be the difference if another person shot the same ball?
2. How high is the hoop?
3. How much force does gravity have on the ball?
4. What is the significance of the I?
5. Is the ball going to go in the hoop?

Action Obama

People	Objects	Activities
Obama	Ocean	Walking
BP workers	Boat	Looking out on ocean
Businessmen	Two flags	Talking/discussing
	Crane type thing

 

 

1. Based on what you have observed list three things you might infer from the photograph.

Obama is there to discuss what has happened with people that were actually there. Obama is happy about what they have to say. They are working out the best solution.

2. Read the article title and photo caption.

3. What questions do the caption and article title raise in your mind?

Could they not come up with a different caption than the title of the article? Obama looks happy, so is he seizing the claim or did the workers just tell him what they were going to do about it? He doesn't look like he is the one talking; he looks like he is listening to what they have to say and is happy about it.

4. Post the answer to these questions and the photo in a blog posting.

 

Concerned Obama

People	Objects	Activities
Obama	Books	Frowning
	trees, landscape	Staring
	person
	table

 

1. Based on what you have observed list three things you might infer from the photograph.
He is trying to figure out a solution by concentrating, thinking, and then he will discuss it after he has given it a few moments of hard thought. The books show that he may be using other rescorces to figure it out, but they're blurred because they are not the main focus. The trees are there to make it look more like a calm place.

2. Read the article title and photo caption.

3. What questions do the caption and article title raise in your mind?
Why is the Iran Hostage crisis being compared to the BP oil spill? How is Obama going to respond? Is this crisis going to hurt Obama that bad?

4. Post the answer to these questions and the photo in a blog posting.