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Educational Technology: Without Why, How Is Irrelevant
This document summarizes a presentation by Brent Coley about using educational technology effectively in the classroom. Coley argues that technology should not be more important than the teacher, and that it is irrelevant to discuss how to use technology ("how") without establishing a clear purpose or reason for its use ("why"). He then provides examples of how he uses various technologies like websites, podcasts, videos and social media to connect with students, help them prepare for class, and allow them to share what they've learned.
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- 1. Educational Technology: Without Why, How Is Irrelevant T.E.L.L. Conference 2010 Brent Coley 5th Grade Teacher & Instructional Technology Leader Tovashal Elementary School Murrieta Valley Unified School District www.mrcoley.com bcoley@murrieta.k12.ca.us iPad photo courtesy of Jared Earle – http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaredearle/4675262184/
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- 4. Is it possibleto be a good teacher without infusing technology into lessons?
- 6. The tool should never be more important than the teacher.
- 7. “It’s time touse technology to rewrite the rules of education.”
- 8. Without why, how is irrelevant.
- 9. The all-important acronym… C.P.S.
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- 16. Communication = Connection
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- 20. “What did youlearn in school today?”
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- 26. According to arecent study, 74% of all 7 th-12th graders say they have at least one profile on a social networking site. Source: Kaiser Family Foundation – http://www.kff.org/entmedia/entmedia012010nr.cfm
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- 29. This is Sarah… Photocourtesy of Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/hellogeri/1348671074/in/photostream
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- 31. “I like theStudyCasts because I can listen to them on my computer while I’m doing my homework. I listened to the Puritan StudyCast five times and I got a good grade.”
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- 34. Podcasting Resources Web Links Tutorial Videos www.mrcoley.com/podcasting
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- 38. Do you havean educational mentor?
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- 40. “I thought youshould know that today you managed to indirectly touch the lives of 18 students here in Alabama...
- 41. …Late last night,I stumbled across your website and noticed your social studies flowchart for your lesson on Columbus.
- 42. Coincidently, this just happensto be the lesson we are on in social studies. So, I thought I would give it a shot with my kids.
- 43. TODAY WAS THEFIRST DAY that my children ENJOYED social studies. Today was the first day my students comprehended ANYTHING having to do with social studies…
- 44. …I just thoughtyou would like to know that you made a difference in the lives of 18 children today, even though we are almost a continent away.”
- 45. Are you amentor?
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- 47. Contact Information www.mrcoley.com bcoley@murrieta.k12.ca.us @brentcoley