Webquests

This week we explored and discovered webquests.  I enjoyed this because it seems to be a hands off approach for the teachers.  It seems that the learners can actually complete a learning objective and perhaps even master it, by using a clear and concise webquest to do an assignment.  I am looking forward to exploring this concept further.  The wiki is also a great collaboration tool that minimizes individual contact on a collaborative project.  I am learning alot and think this information will be very helpful in my classrooms down the line.

delicious set up

The delicious account set-up was certainly something I have never done before.  I am finding I am questioning myself more with this educational technology class than any other class I have ever took before.  I am usually a confident student and maintain high academic marks.  I am getting older.  This class reminds me of that.

The delicious account is interesting in that when we type in EDU 271, we can see each others research.  Its amazing what we can do and how we can follow the rss feeds. 

What I am learning

I have begun to learn more about this technological piece to education.  I am learning about the basic categories of media: text, audio,visuals, video, manipulatives, and people.  It seems text is the most commonly used medium.  More individuals use books in the learning process.  I also learned that this is considered asynchronous (or not at the same time).

I am also learning the types of learning:  cognitive domain, affective domain, motor skills domain, interpersonal domain. 

still learning

I am still amazed at how much technology is necessary to learn in today's cutting edge technology movement.  I had to go online to help my children take AR quizzes.  I am just in awe that they don't do a paper quiz.  I assume it is helpful in that there is no paper, which will in turn save the school money.  It also serves to be ecologically conservative.  Wow.  Who would have ever connected the two?  I feel a little antequated (old, behind the times). Is anyone else feeling that way?

EDU 271 Blog #2

I am praying I will learn much more about blogging and how this may assist me in my learning experience with this technology class.  I am not sure if I am doing this post correctly.  My goals with this class is to become very proficient technologically.  I feel very slow to these advances and am curious if this is similar to facebook.  I can't figure out how to pt myself on my iGoogle rss feed.  I am hoping to learn how to post to others' blogs because I feel like I may lose some points from my ignorance to this process. Please help!

EDU 271 Blog

This is my first blog for EDU 271 and I am just as lost.  I don't like when I am not knowledgeable on something.  I expect to learn alot from this class.