Technology in the “Classroom”

Eric Patterson, Ph.D.UNCW Department of Computer Science

"There’s no getting away from it," says ed-tech professor Bernie Poole, "technology in schools is here to stay. But technology must be integrated effectively if it is to make a difference in the way teachers teach and students learn. -- Education World

The Classroom

• Actually sitting in the classroom.

• In the hallways.

• Somewhere on campus.

• On Vieques Island, Puerto Rico relaxing on the beach.

• Actual technology in an actual classroom.

• Technology used to teach certain material.

• Collaboration, content, wireless, and ubiquitous computing.

• Anywhere, anybody, any knowledge.

• Laptops, handhelds, and jump drives.

• Tablet PCs.

• Smartboards.

• Writeable/drawable displays.

• Wireless.

• Remote Desktop Control.

Sitting in the classroom.

In the hallways...

• Advanced software and hardware in labs.

• 3D graphics and visualization tools.

• LEGOs.

• Digital arts convergence.

• A plug for the “Technology Showcase.”

Interact Technology Showcase

The Next Interact Technology Showcase is being held on March 29, 2006 MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW!!

The Interact Technology Showcase provides an opportunity for the UNCW campus and special visitors to engage in the exploration and demonstration of different teaching and learning modalities utilizing various forms of technology.

This Showcase also provides an opportunity for faculty across campus to share what they have learned during the process of integrating technology into their teaching. Vendors also participated in the Showcase, demonstrating their products and services.

Applications showcased:

Assessment Software in the Classroom

3-D Visualization tools

Immersive Virtual Reality Environment

Simulation Healthcare with Interactive Human Body

Digital Image Databases

Robotics in the Classroom

Online Interactive Virtual Classrooms

Grid Computing Applications

Mobile Computing Applications

iPods and Music in Critical Thinking Development

Internet Marketing

Probeware Applications

International Classrooms in Online Environments

Publishing Laboratory

Interactive Capture Applications

Classroom Response Systems

Web-centric Content

• Web pages.

• WebCT, Blackboard, etc.

• Blogs.

• RSS feeds.

• Moblogs.

• And more...

iChat AV lesson plans See a collection of educator-created [lesson plans] for using iChat AV and iSight in the classroom and learn how teachers are using these powerful tools to enhance learning.

Teachers are using iChat AV and iSight to bring experts into their classrooms. Whether it’s a music professor, a museum curator, a scientist, or an author, in a matter of seconds, students can see and hear what the expert has to say about a particular topic, ask questions, and even show the expert their work. The expert doesn’t have to make a special trip to visit your classroom and you don’t have to coordinate a field trip!

In the NewsLearn about The ALIVE Project where music students use iChat AV to work with guest teachers, attend live performances, and interact with their peers in other locations.

See how students in two different elementary schools in Goochland County, Virginia used iChat AV and iSight to hold a book discussion.

Learn about “Rock Our World” where students from different countries used iChat AV to collaborate on composing a song and learn valuable information about other cultures.

Students across the country learn about the Monarch butterfly through the University of Kansas’ Monarch Watch program and iChat AV.

iSight as a professional development tool — either to share their teaching practices with preservice teachers, or to observe mentor teachers in other classrooms. And, they’re also using these tools to connect remote students to their classrooms and to facilitate sign-language communication for their hearing impaired students.

 

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Ubiquitous Computing

• “Always on” wireless.

• Handhelds, phones, tablets, or other.

• Collaboration and content.

Enhanced Multimedia“If we can create spaces that are enhanced by digital media and more naturalistic interfaces, I believe that we’re going to spend more time collaborating, learning, retaining, and creating.”James Overllo, Director DigitalWorlds Institute at UF

A flexible space at the Digital Worlds Institute for research and education, including a digital media environment with facility for distributed collaboration and video confer- encing. The space includes the following rooms: - Polymodal Immersive Theater (PIT): Provides large-scale immersive visualization capabilities for an audience of up to 48 people - Virtual Production Studio (VPS): A large open studio with green screen, video projection, Ethernet access to Internet2 and Access Grid potential - Digital Media Suite (DMS): A variety of production and post-production systems, ranging from digital video editing and compositing to audio and animation tools - REVE Image Generator (RIG): An integrated computing and image processing system designed with both a graphics supercomputer and PC cluster connected to the high-speed network. Supporting technologies include immersive video display systems (both mono and active stereo projection), mobile Access Grid and VBrick carts connected over Internet2, image generators including SGI graphics super-computer and Dell cluster, visu- alization tools including SEOS Chameleon with Scorpion Real- Time compositing system and MultiGen-Paradigm VEGA. Theater environment includes Digi-design ProTools running in 5.1 surround sound and the Digital Media suite provides a host of production tools. http://www.digitalworlds.ufl.edu/facilities/REVE/default.htm The REVE: Research, Education, and Visualization Environment

• Many universities and schools!

• Media content -- sound, video, and text with also a calendar and other small applications.

• Music, foreign language, history, anthropology, and other departments.

Podcasting

• podcasting, “profcasting,” and video-podcasting (or vidcasting).

• record an iChat lecture to podcast.

• Apple digital campus podcasts.

• iTunesU.

iTunesUEducation beyond the classroomiTunes U* is a free, hosted service for colleges and universities that provides easy access to your educational content, including lectures and interviews 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Apple Digital Campus

Welcome to the Apple Digital Campus Exchange.The Apple Digital Campus Exchange is an online community—a meeting place and resource center open to all faculty, academic leaders, and other education professionals in higher education institutions. It provides a forum to share lessons learned, best practices, and ideas about new ways of teaching and learning within Apple ubiquitous computing environments.

Open communication and collaboration starts here.You’ll find blogs by campus leaders covering a range of interesting topics related to digital campuses, a “Conversations” area providing threaded discussions organized by academic disciplines, a gallery showcasing institutional best practices, “Who’s Online” to facilitate immediate collaboration through instant messaging, informative webcasts, and much more.

Join the Exchange today. It’s open and it’s free.The Apple Digital Campus Exchange is a valuable and informative community. It’s your opportunity to share your successes, learn from other educational leaders who have implemented Apple solutions, and collaborate with your peers.

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• Wikipedia

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• Bank robbers make off with at least £25 million in the Securitas depot robbery, one of the largest in United Kingdom history. • A bomb attack in Samarra, Iraq badly damages the Al Askari Mosque (pictured), one of the holiest sites in Shi'a Islam. • British historian David Irving pleads guilty in Austria to Holocaust denial, and is sentenced to three years of imprisonment.

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But as an investigation ... of this issue shows, the accuracy of science in Wikipedia is surprisingly good: the number of errors in a typical Wikipedia science article is not substantially more than in Encyclopaedia Britannica, often considered the gold-standard entry-level reference work. That crazy idea is starting to look anything but stupid. - Nature

However, an expert-led investigation carried out by Nature — the first to use peer review to compare Wikipedia and Britannica's coverage of science — suggests that such high-profile examples are the exception rather than the rule.

The exercise revealed numerous errors in both encyclopaedias, but among 42 entries tested, the difference in accuracy was not particularly great: the average science entry in Wikipedia contained around four inaccuracies; Britannica, about three.

Considering how Wikipedia articles are written, that result might seem surprising. A solar physicist could, for example, work on the entry on the Sun, but would have the same status as a contributor without an academic background. Disputes about content are usually resolved by discussion among users.

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WikiWeb -- a place for educators to collaborate

on lesson plans, with a full archive including many

topics.

Google Earth?

my new desk?

Effects of Technology in the Classroom

- Students become active rather than passive.

- Teachers become facilitators.

- Technical skills are gained.

- More outside resources are used.

- Improved design skills and attention to audience.

Leading to easy access to collective knowledge.

• Wireless devices, multimedia devices, and real convergence.

• Better, faster sorting and searching.

• Collaboration and spirit of community.

• Devices everywhere with access to most of human knowledge, from the mundane to the deep and critical.