Lunch and Learn

Julie Gill
CUR 545
Prof. LuAnn Lewis
November 14, 2016

Introduction
Technology should not be something we, as educators, are fearful
of.
You already:

Participate in online communications

Read blogs
View videos and other multimedia presentations
Shop online
Play games online
Use technology to locate all types of information

(Maloy, Verock, Edwards, & Woolf, 2017)

Author Will Richardson said, This tectonic shift of connections

has huge significance for the way we think about our roles as
educators, our classrooms, and most important, our own personal
learning (Maloy, Verock, Edwards, & Woolf, 2017)

Facilitating Group Activities

Educators Role

Model and show examples

help guide discussions
keep students on-task
Monitor technology use
Give Meaningful Feedback

Examples:

Blogs
Teachers and students can communicate and collaborate inside and outside of the
classroom.
Social-Networking (i.e. Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, GooglePlus)
Book groups and literature circles
Group editing of projects and writing
Wikis
Use technology for multimodal learning activities in the classroom
Collaborate with peers and colleagues in school, in the community, and around the
world
Synthesize and explain content they are learning through written expression and
different forms of multimedia expression
Publish writing and other creative or scientific work in all disciplines
Receive feedback about their learning both inside and outside the classroom
(Maloy, Verock, Edwards, & Woolf, 2017)

Conducting Research
Educators Role
Show examples and teach how to evaluate material for
quality
Collect appropriate research materials for students to use
Keep students on-task
Monitor technology use
Watch for inappropriate or plagiarized material
Give meaningful feedback
Examples:
- Wikis
- WikiQuests interactive learning activity that uses a
wikispace as the primary search library for an online
research (Maloy, Verock, Edwards, & Woolf, 2017).

Communicating Final
Projects
Educators Role:
Model and show acceptable examples
Communicate grading rubrics and guidelines
Give meaningful feedback
Examples:
Word processing
- Produce papers and assignments
Spreadsheets
Presentations
- Slideshows, videos, animations, etc.
E-Portfolios
- Websites
- Electronic portfolios
- A way for students to save all of their work in one
location, digitally.

Single-Device Classroom
Some schools may only have one computer or
other device in a classroom.
Technology integration is not impossible in this case.
It may not be ideal or preferred, but it can still work.

Possible Uses:
Large Group project information for the whole class
to see
Small Group small groups work on device for set
amount of time and then return to desks and allow
another group to work.
Learning Center interactive learning center on a
particular subject (individual or small group)
(Smaldino, Lowther, Mims, & Russell, 2015)

Multi-Computer Classroom
Several computers in a classroom, technology carts,
technology labs
Possible Uses:
Students use same software simultaneously.
Small groups can share a device but have all students
engaged at the same time.
(Smaldino, Lowther, Mims, & Russell, 2015)
Individual assignments/Differentiated
assignments/Personalized
Work on e-portfolios
Publish papers

Handheld Devices
A common way to have class-sets of devices is
through technology carts. These carts will consist of either laptops
or tablets.
Specific guidelines must be established before allowing students to
use devices.
Keeping devices flat on desks
Washing hands before use
Respectful and gentle
Use of headphones
Used in similar ways as multi-computer classroom
In addition, educational apps can be installed to be entertaining
and educational at the same time.

Conclusion
The implication is that educators are moving away
from the idea of school as a place to get knowledge
to the view that school is a place to learn how to
learn (Smaldino, Lowther, Mims, & Russell, 2015).
There are many options for integrating
technology into the classroom.
The teachers comfort level will determine how indepth they go.
We must get past our reluctance and face the fact
that our society has changed, requiring our
classrooms and instruction to change. If we want
our students to be prepared for a 21st century
workforce, we must put our fears aside and do
what is best for our students.

Resources
Maloy, R. W., Verock, R. A., Edwards, S. A., & Woolf, B.
P. (2017). Transforming Learning with New
Technologies (3rd ed.). [VitalSource]. Retrieved from
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Smaldino, S. E., Lowther, D. L., Mims, C., & Russell, J.
D. (2015). Instructional Technology and Media for
Learning (11th
ed.). [VitalSource]. Retrieved from
https://phoenix.vitalsource.com/#/books/97813231664
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