Marzano and Web 2.0 Ed Tech That Works
-Stephanie Sandifer
PowerPoint presentations are expensive overhead transparency projectors and SmartBoards are no more than very expensive chalk boards. Educators must utilize new technology and tools to facilitate learning, not as delivery systems. Do we begin with the tools or pedagogy? We need to begin with the way we think, not just use technology as a tool. Good instruction must come first with the kids as the learners (and the adults as well!). Teachers need to understand the need for technology and model the use as well.
Unfortunately, too often teachers shut down when technology is mentioned. The excuses given in the presentation are too familiar! Professional development and best practices for adult learning must be ongoing, embedded, one-on-one support and delivered in bite-sized chunks. As Michael Fullen indicated, humans do not like to try something new and be a failure.
Technology and tools available, often at no cost, include Web 2.0 tools. Sandifer's descriptors clarified exactly what these tools include. Tagging is involved, RSS and ADAM feeds, and user generated content is produced through blogs and wikis. Most tools are found on the web and do not have to be downloaded. One of the collaborative Web 2.o tools I would like to explore is the use of Flickr. This tool will provide an option for my AP students to showcase their work and critique the work of other students in the classes, an essential component of the AP Portfolio.
Unfortunately, too often teachers shut down when technology is mentioned. The excuses given in the presentation are too familiar! Professional development and best practices for adult learning must be ongoing, embedded, one-on-one support and delivered in bite-sized chunks. As Michael Fullen indicated, humans do not like to try something new and be a failure.
Technology and tools available, often at no cost, include Web 2.0 tools. Sandifer's descriptors clarified exactly what these tools include. Tagging is involved, RSS and ADAM feeds, and user generated content is produced through blogs and wikis. Most tools are found on the web and do not have to be downloaded. One of the collaborative Web 2.o tools I would like to explore is the use of Flickr. This tool will provide an option for my AP students to showcase their work and critique the work of other students in the classes, an essential component of the AP Portfolio.
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