Posted in Framing Issues on Apr 14th, 2010 1 Comment »
To be quite honest I really dreaded doing an analysis of my e-folio. I do not enjoy posting to the e-folio, preferring the less formal and much safer space found in Vista, so I did not think I would find any apparent themes emerge. Much to my surprise the idea of “seeing” math in the […]
Posted in Framing Issues on Apr 10th, 2010 1 Comment »
I was actually going to write about digital storytelling in my last post and never got there- so I’ll do another on it here. I recently attended a three day workshop in Victoria on my latest passion, digital storytelling. Digital storytelling combines digital images, music and voice overs to tell a story. The focus of […]
Posted in Framing Issues on Apr 10th, 2010 No Comments »
I think that sometimes when we think about technology in a math class we often think about calculators, probes, and computer software. One area that I have always been interested in exploring is the use of digital images in the class. Math concepts can be rather invisible, unlike many concepts in the other content areas. […]
Posted in Framing Issues on Mar 10th, 2010 No Comments »
Graphing Calculators in the Classroom “Look around you in the tree of Mathematics today, and you will see some new kids playing around in the branches. They’re exploring parts of the tree that have not seen this kind of action in centuries, and they didn’t even climb the trunk to get there. You know how […]
Posted in Framing Issues on Feb 9th, 2010 1 Comment »
After reviewing my interviews and reading through those of my classmates, I have noted several similarities, and highlighted a topic I would really like to investigate in greater depth. A common theme that appeared in many of the interviews was the lack of training for teachers to integrate technology. Several of the interviewees including mine […]
Posted in Framing Issues on Jan 29th, 2010 No Comments »
I interviewed two colleagues one ( teacher A) a third year junior high math and science teacher, and the second (teacher B) a math teacher as well as an administrator with 19 years experience. Both teachers would be considered exemplary tech users by their colleagues. My questions focused on four general areas: – their history […]
Posted in Framing Issues on Jan 29th, 2010 No Comments »
This was an interesting group of interviews with teachers- in-training who were developing slow motion units to go with the science units( elementary) they would be teaching on their practicums. The basic premise behind this type of activity was to demonstrate and perhaps reinforce basic science concepts through animations. Very little of what I saw […]
Posted in Framing Issues on Jan 29th, 2010 1 Comment »
This group of videos included an interview with a teacher who uses a great deal of technology in her multi-cultural grade 6/7 class, an interview with a group of students about their space science project, a new teacher and a retiring teacher. The classroom teacher reported that she had many students who’s first language was […]
Posted in Framing Issues on Jan 16th, 2010 1 Comment »
Good use of technology is technology that enhances learning. There are many concepts that can be taught in math and science with very low level technology- a pencil and paper- or no technology- having students simply observe. These can provide meaningful and memorable learning experiences. What is important is that the technology that counts is […]
Posted in Emerging Genres, Framing Issues on Jan 14th, 2010 No Comments »
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