Archive for August, 2008

Aug 21 2008

A walk down memory lane…

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Aug 20 2008

Summary of Defining Reflection

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The summary of the reading, Defining Reflection can be found here

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Aug 19 2008

Position Paper: Carts vs Labs

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Laptop Carts vs Computer Lab By: Sanjeev S. Hundal A technology that has changed the world forever is the computer. The box of digital brains that people spend hours and hours on has had a great impact on our daily lives. There are a large number of purposes and uses of the computer: internet, writing, [...]

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Aug 18 2008

Laptops in the classroom websites

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I found a journal on the pros of having laptops in the classroom, it could be found here. I am beginning to wrap my head around this and from my experience, I feel laptops are better for students and teachers than a traditional lab. Also, another resource published in the Vancouver Sun, gives both the [...]

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Aug 13 2008

Reflection on Field Study Idea

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A possible idea that I am wrestling with for my field study is: How does the use of student created interactive math tutorials affect student achievement in numeracy? This idea came up from the fact that our school has now stated numeracy as a school goal. Being in a school that is 85% ESL or have [...]

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Aug 12 2008

Technology and Numeracy

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For a possible field study, I was planning on relating technology with numeracy. My plan or idea is to create an on-line/virtual/visual dictionary for math terms and concepts. I believe last year a guest speaker mentioned a site where students would record their voices and do a mini-lesson on a concept. It included the students [...]

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Aug 11 2008

Laptop free zones???

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Looks like some of the older professors are trying to ban laptops altogether in their lecture halls and some have been successful at this. While there are distractions of having laptops in lecture halls/classrooms, it boils down to getting professionals to go over expectations and the ground-rules for using technology in the classroom. The new [...]

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Aug 11 2008

NY schools getting rid of laptops

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Some schools in NY are getting rid of their laptops. Do you agree with what they are doing and WHY or WHY NOT??? Read the link here first:

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