Midterm Flashcards

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Digital Immigrants

Chapter 1

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A person born or brought up before the widespread use of digital technology

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Digital Natives

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A person born or brought up during the age of digital technology and therefore familiar with computers and the Internet from an early age

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Digital Divide

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Division created by groups who have different levels of access to computers and the Internet (there may be a connection to socioeconomic status, education, income, where one lives- urban verses rural etc.)

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Participation Gap

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Even students who have had access to technology have had different experiences with it and have thus gained different skills, interest, and comfort levels with technology. The participation gap is the difference in computer and technology usage

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21st Century Skills

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abilities that students need to succeed in highly technological information-based society
▪ Ability to think critically
▪ Ability to make informed judgments
▪ Ability to solve complex problems

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What are Characteristics of 21st Century Students?

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◦ An iGeneration of Technology Users
• Students born after 2004
• Have always known a world powered by interactive technology
• Almost universal access to television
• Increasing access to computer, smartphone, and tablet

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How can we teach 21st Century Learners with 21st Century Technologies/What are 21st century technology-based literacies?

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◦ Proficiency with technological tools
◦ Ability to solve problems collaboratively
◦ Knowledge to design and share information
◦ Capacity to evaluate information from multiple sources
◦ Capability to handle information ethically
◦ Ability to think creatively
◦ Ability to communicate and collaborate with others
◦ Ability to use information in innovative ways
◦ Ability to take responsibility for one’s personal and civic life

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Information Apps

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Provide facts, materials, and resources on a topic.

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Productivity Apps

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Help meet work demands and professional responsibilities.

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Entertainment Apps

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Provide Fun

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Creativity Apps

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Help Express Ideas and Images

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What are some types of Google Apps?

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◦	Search tools
◦	Google maps
◦	Drive
◦	Finance (Sheets)
◦	Docs
◦	Calendar
◦	Blogger
◦	Books
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What is Cloud Based-Office/Technology and what are the benefits?

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◦ Simplified organization, storage, maintenance of and access to records and materials online
◦ Even applications like word processors, spreadsheets, and presentations tools are available online (Google Aps)

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Synchronous Communication Tools

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Chat, Skype, Video Conferencing, Elluminate, Adobe Connect

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Asynchronous Communication Tools

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Communication Tools- Email, Text, Voice thread

◦ Digital Teaching Tools

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Online Learning Environment

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◦ The classroom can now extend beyond the school day and build a greater learning community

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Web 1.0

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o refers to the first stage in the World Wide Web
o entirely made up of Web pages connected by hyperlinks a set of static websites that were not yet providing interactive content

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Web 2.0/Web 3.0 Tools

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◦ An open medium capable of promotion interaction and communication
◦ Widely shared and frequently changing, i.e. Blogs

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Web 2.0 Knowledge

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◦ Bottom-up, democratically derived, consensus-driven, collaborative ie. Wikipedia
◦ Teaching in a Digital Age

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Web 3.0 Will Evolve With?

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▪ Closely networked systems with higher speeds
▪ Voice/touch command and embedded/wearable technology
▪ Seamless, global sharing of information

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Information and communication technologies (ICTs):

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The hardware, software, networks and devices used as part of the educational experience

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Flipped Classrooms

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employ technology to reverse traditional models.
◦ Students lead classroom activities and arrive prepared to learn by completing activities and contributing online.
◦ Teachers manage group experiences in class, and provide readings, podcast, or video presentations to watch outside of class.

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Passive Activities

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Outside Class Time

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Interactive Activities

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During Class Time

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Virtual Library

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◦ Unprecedented access to potentially useful information
◦ Digital Textbooks and e-Readers
◦ Teacher can integrate numerous sources and augment – or even author – their classroom texts
◦ Cost savings for students and better for the environment
◦ But sometimes only limited time access to online materials

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Rogers innovation curve

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proposes that every new idea is met with:

  • A small number of innovators and early adopters.
  • A sizable majority who will adopt new practices sooner or later.
  • A small number of individuals avoiding or resisting change.
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Groups of Technology Users (Pew Internet and American Life Project)

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  • Digital collaborator
  • Ambivalent networker
  • Media mover
  • Roving node
  • Desktop veteran
  • Drifting surfer
  • Information encumbered
  • Mobile newbie
  • Technology indifferent
  • Off the Network
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Barriers to Technology Use

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  • Lack of Access
  • Teaching Schedules
  • Curriculum Requirements
  • Technology Skills
  • Organizational Support
  • Personal Attitudes
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What is the hidden or latent effects of technology use?

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  • When ever you add something, there is also some sort of loss
  • Effects of automation on quality of goods and the environment
  • Effects on personal relationships (texting verses having a conversation)
  • Classroom management software examples from my research
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Arguments on Computers Improving Education

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Provides more flexibility (distance education)
Increased access to education (distance education)
It is motivating, students like it
Can be programmed to teach to students level (special needs: gifted or those below grade level)
Wealth of knowledge on Internet, we must take advantage of it
Can reach bigger range of learning Styles

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Arguments Against Computers Improving Education

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Computers do not address the real problems
Class size, diverse students, lack of security
Money is better spent elsewhere
Technology gets outdated too quickly
Should focus on the “real” curriculum
Literacy problems attributed to word processors
Show me the results- testing is inconclusive

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Content Knowledge

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Knowledge about the actual subject matter that is to be learned or taught. The content to be covered varies greatly by age level and subject- matter

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Pedagogical Knowledge

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Deep knowledge about the processes and practices or methods of teaching and learning and how it encompasses (among other things) overall educational purposes, values and aims

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Technology Knowledge

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Understanding the impact of technology (TK) on the practices and knowledge of a given discipline is critical if we are to develop appropriate technological tools for educational purposes.

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TPACK

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the intersection of all 3 bodies (TK, PK, CK) of knowledge Understanding goes beyond the knowledge of each in isolation. Instead it is how they interact with each other.

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Digital Citizenship

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he norms of appropriate, responsible behavior with regard to technology use.

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What are the 9 elements of Digital Citizenship?

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Digital Access: Full electronic participation.
Digital Commerce: Online buying and selling of goods.
Digital Communications: Electronic exchange of information.
Digital Literacy: Process of teaching and learning about technology and the use of technology.
Digital Etiquette: Standards of conduct or procedures online.
Digital Law: Responsibility for actions and deeds using electronics.
Digital Security: Electronic precautions to protect learners, staff and organizations
Digital Health and Wellness: Physical and psychological well being in a digital world.
Digital Rights and Responsibilities: Freedoms extended to those in a digital world

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Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)

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a document stipulating constraints and practices that a user must agree to for access to the school network or Internet.