After reviewing the NCATE technology and media standards, I realized that most of the instruction that I have experienced has not included new technology or media. I have worked with Blackboard, WebCT, and PowerPoint, but I have not worked with other new technologies like IMovie.
After reading the first standard, I realized how important media is in the lives of our future students. When I was student teaching, students were not encouraged to learne about new media in their lives. Another part of the standards that I thought was interesting was composing media. By incorporating this standard into the curriculum, students will not only learn about new media; they will learn how to use it, and create projects that are authentic to them.
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Hi Bridget, I understand Alan November spoke in Binghamton last fall. Were you able to hear him? I know he visited Nancy's school? KES
How were the teachers with encouraging you to use technology in your classroom? Did you work with the school librarian/media specialist at all?
No Dr. Stearns I dont think he spoke at Binghamton High School. We did have a speaker during one of the conferences I attended but it wasnt him
When I was student teaching at Chenango Valley, I did work with the media specialist. At chenango Valley I had 7th and 8th grade students that were very technologically savvy. They didn't use blogs, but they did use blackboard. We had a lot of information on the blackboard site about the novel we were working with and the historical background surrounding it. We also had students post topics on blackboard ad comment on each other. So I guess you could say it was soicial interaction.
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