My e-portfolio- WordPress November 24, 2010Weblogs For my latest E-Learning Toolkit exploration I decided to discuss the creation of my computer audio blog http://www.computeraudioguy.com. Now I have to admit that I had already started this blog about a year ago but I don’t think that should stop me from reflecting on the process as I regularly update my blog with […]Joseph Turco
- Wikis November 8, 2010Collaborating with my peers on the wiki activity this week was an enjoyable experience. I found many aspects of using the wiki to be both advantageous to traditional methods of communication and challenging. In the paragraphs below I will discuss my thoughts and experiences with this week’s activity. I found many advantages to using wikis […]Joseph Turco
- Audacity Rocks November 4, 2010For my latest E-learning toolkit experience I decided I would try my hand at working with the free audio editor Audacity. As a digital audio enthusiast I will admit that I have used Audacity in the past for basic audio editing needs. I have also recommended Audacity to a number of my clients for its […]Joseph Turco
- Picasa E-Learning Toolkit October 18, 2010Working my way through the Picasa E-learning toolkit activity was a lot of fun because it allowed me to get reacquainted with one of my favourite pieces of software. In addition, it reminded me of how powerful and useful the Picasa software is. The first step I had to do before I could work through […]Joseph Turco
- Interactions to Support Learning October 13, 2010I really enjoyed reading the Anderson article for this week as it revealed some poignant information. Having little experience myself with online learning, it was interesting to get Anderson’s take on the matter. As well, I think that the article has provided me with some good insight in how I might structure my own online […]Joseph Turco
- My First Moodle Experience October 6, 2010Last week I decided to take a stab at working with Moodle for the first time in my life. Although I would like to say that the experience was mainly positive, a feeling of frustration in working with Moodle would be a more accurate description. In the next few paragraphs I will comment on my […]Joseph Turco
- Creating the DVD September 27, 2010This week I decided to take a look at the DVD wiki and use iDVD to create my very own DVD. As someone who embraces the use of technology in the classroom, I never thought about the DVD as part of this technology. For me, DVDs’ have always been a great way to provide my […]Joseph Turco
- SECTIONS September 24, 2010Since I am primarily an elementary school teacher, Bates and Poole’s Sections Framework seemed to resonate a little more with me than Chickering and Gamson’s framework. I am all too familiar with the problems associated with the costs of technology. For example, it can be quite the problem if you are trying to implement a […]Joseph Turco
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Posted by: Joseph Turco | September 24, 2010 | 2 Comments
Since I am primarily an elementary school teacher, Bates and Poole’s Sections Framework seemed to resonate a little more with me than Chickering and Gamson’s framework. I am all too familiar with the problems associated with the costs of technology. For example, it can be quite the problem if you are trying to implement a movie-making unit and there is a lack of equipment for the unit to run smoothly. In addition, the reliability and ease of using video equipment pose an equally sticky situation. Furthermore, I think where I have run into problems in the past is in regards to the appropriateness of technologies for a particular group of students. Sometimes I have become way too ambitious with projects and as a result they didn’t go exactly as planned and didn’t enhance students’ learning in a way that I thought the technology would.
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I have too–but I don’t ever want to lose that enthusiasm for innovation. I am a bit more reflective before I dive in though.
A bit. 🙂
Such a good point, Joey. I have come up against the exact same issues. I think that not having the $ to spend on the technology I want is my biggest roadblock. Even using the ‘free’ software is difficult in my building, because our mobile mac lab is getting older and starting to fail. (Not to mention that the demand for it around the building has increased tenfold…)