Tech Tuesdays and Faculty Inspiration

For this Blog, I want you all to react to Tech Tuesdays and the technology we are sharing with the faculty/staff and students. Offer input on how you think the first two sessions went, what you got out of them, what you think the folks who attended got, and how effective the sessions were (try to address them individually). Also add a thought about your future session if you haven't presented yet and how you can best prepare and relate to faculty and students. Add any thoughts about the process and the product as you've seen it so far! Please blog by Monday March 27th at midnight and then respond by Friday March 31st at midnight.

Blog #4 Jigsawing

Jigsawing is a relatively new concept in the world of teaching (15 years or so it's been used but really gained research-based acceptance in the past decade). How could you see using this concept in your future classroom? What do you feel are necessary components to jigsawing? i.e. Visual vs. no visual, tight concise concepts versus just conversational feedback...share what you feel would make it work better for you or what has/does work so far.
Post by Thursday Feb. 23rd at class time and respond by class next Tuesday, Feb. 28th.  

Blog #3 Peer Teaching and QR Codes

Tuesday you all saw the last of the peer presentations on Tech Tools (Kelsey) and then shared potential uses of QR Codes. Now that you've seen what QR Codes can do and you've signed up to lead Tech Tuesday sessions, what are your thoughts on the tools you think would be best to demonstrate for students and faculty (are QR codes one of them? Or are you thinking there are more important tools to teach)? Each of you come up with 3-5 potential tech tools YOU think are worthy of a Tech Tuesday. If someone steals yours before you post it, pick something new!

Post by Tuesday, Feb. 14 and respond to classmates by Friday, Feb. 17.

Blog #2 Tech Tool Demos and Technology Use

So you should've kept track of your daily use one day...share how much you used your device, what you did, and how it made you feel!

THEN, do the following for the "teaching" of the apps/websites on the technology survey:

1. Share what you loved about the tech tool demos...of them overall, of the presentations specifically, and/or what you especially liked about this demo process.

2. Share one thing you learned from each person AND how you envision yourself using this tool (or one of their tools) in your future classroom/profession. The key to this course is to drive you toward implementation and application.

3. Share something you would like to see more of or that you think we should delve deeper into (for example, we are going to do more with QR codes)...what's something else you think we should explore more and in more detail?

Blog by Tuesday, Feb. 7 and respond to each classmate by class on Thursday, Feb. 9.

Blog #1 Pros & Cons of Devices in the Classroom

After reading the assigned article for Tuesday 'Modern Technology Is Changing the Way the Brain Works," post to the blog what you think are two pros and two cons to having devices in the classroom. Post by class time Tuesday and respond to each classmate by class time on Thursday, Jan. 26th.