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    Using Cutting-Edge Technology: Tools to Consider for Enhancing Learning In Grades Six through Twelve
    Using Cutting-Edge Technology: Tools to Consider for Enhancing Learning In Grades Six through Twelve
    Using Cutting-Edge Technology: Tools to Consider for Enhancing Learning In Grades Six through Twelve
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    Using Cutting-Edge Technology: Tools to Consider for Enhancing Learning In Grades Six through Twelve

    By Michael Mazyck

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    Created as an easy to use reference, this eBook provides strategies, project examples, and resources for you to explore emerging technologies. As a readily available resource, this eBook will assist you in determining the most powerful and realistic methods of incorporating emerging technologies to strengthen instruction and learning.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMichael Mazyck
    Release dateAug 8, 2011
    ISBN9781465958488
    Using Cutting-Edge Technology: Tools to Consider for Enhancing Learning In Grades Six through Twelve

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      Using Cutting-Edge Technology - Michael Mazyck

      Using Cutting-Edge Technology: Tools to Consider for Enhancing Learning In Grades Six through Twelve

      by Michael Mazyck

      Copyright 2011, ECM Instructional Systems

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      ECM Instructional Systems

      Assessment, Curriculum Development, Instructional Design, Planning, Professional Development, Technology

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      Copyright 2011 ECM Instructional Systems This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Table of Contents

      Learning and Technology: A Brief Introduction

      An Introduction to Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy and Digital Approaches

      Instructional Strategies and Standards: Connecting Technology and Learning

      Social Technologies: New Tools for Schools

      Blogs: Your Voice Heard

      Wikis: Collaboration for the Masses

      Real Simple Syndication (RSS)

      Podcasting: Creating and Publishing Multimedia Content

      Cloud Computing: Communicate, Collaborate, Create

      Geolocation Technology: Here and Nearly Everywhere

      The Personal Web

      Teacher Technology Resources Quicklist

      Additional Cutting Edge Tools and Applications

      Glossary of Terms

      Learning and Technology: A Brief Introduction

      Citing examples of learning is fairly easy. Concisely defining learning however, is not easily accomplished. Understanding learning allows you to make the most effective use of technology within your classroom.

      What is Learning?

      The concept of learning is broad and as such defining learning is not a process that is easy. Consider the following definitions of learning: Change in behavior as the result of experience. An enduring change in behavior or in the capacity to behave in a given fashion resulting from practice or other forms of experience (Schunk, 1996, p.445); A persisting change in performance or performance potential that results from experience and interaction with the world (Driscoll, 2005, p.1). In considering each of these definitions of learning we see that change occurs through experience or some manner of interaction with the environment. Learning occurs when an individual’s level of ability or knowledge is changed in a permanent manner through the individual’s interaction with

      the environment (Woolfork 2003). According to (Woolfork 2003), if an individual experiences changes simply as the result of maturation such as growing taller or turning gray, then these changes are not considered learning.

      Enhancing Learning Through Learner-Centered Approaches

      Today’s learners have the ability to quickly obtain, analyze, manipulate and communicate information in greater detail now more than in any other time in our history. According to research in the area of teaching and learning during the past decade, a great way for educators to effectively meet the needs (e.g., ability to analyze information, make decisions, solve complex real world problems, etc.) of today’s learners is to make a shift in the way in which learning is planned and implemented. Today’s learners will require teachers to move from a position of complete control of dispensing knowledge and information to a position of considering the learner’s role in planning, implementing and self-evaluation of instruction. This approach, focusing on the learner is known as learner centered instruction.

      A learner centered instructional approach changes the teacher’s role from that of one who dispenses knowledge and information to a role of a guide and facilitator who helps learners in the achievement of learning goals. Within a learner-centered instructional approach, the learner’s role is to interact and engage with sources of potential information including but not limited to the teacher, media, parents, technology and the like in an effort to seek an understanding of a problem and create possible solutions. Technology and media are tools used by teachers to engage students in learning and used correctly these tools represent powerful possibilities for improving learning. The sheer diversity of learners and information will require that teachers of 21st century learners be able to vary

      their instructional approaches using different methods and media for designing and developing learning experiences.

      Technology and Media: Tools for Learning

      In the quest of helping learners acquire new knowledge, there is no doubt that the roles of

      the teacher and learner will shift based on many factors including the learning situation, the content, and the needs of the learner. Often technology and media are used to support the presentation of instruction in teacher-centered instruction. The successful use of technology and media requires much more than selecting technology and media to use in instruction. In order for these tools to be effective for learning, teachers must carefully plan and select appropriate resources.

      Students engaged in learner-centered instruction become the primary users of technology

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