EDUC 50 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Educational Technology, Formative Assessment, Microsoft Powerpoint
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Melissa powell and joanna yau, ed50 guest lecture. Complexity of implementing technology in schools: student backgrounds, classroom, infrastructure, resources. Formative assessment = assessment for learning: adjust teaching as well. Activities that students engage in outside of the classroom: (ex) world of warcraft, minecraft, youtube . Using the natural motivation in games as a way to help students engage and learn language. Prior knowledge and skills: experience in videos. Home access: to internet, electronic technology . Age: for repetitive, tactile skills, (ex) use of ipads in pre-k. They don"t have the fine motor skills for mouse/keyboards, and tablets are easier to manipulate. All teachers are different, and they use technology differently: (ex) interactive powerpoint vs. powerpoint presentation. Tech support: technical difficulties can ruin lesson plans. Security filters: denies access to distracting sites, but this can be a roadblock. Those distracting sites can also be used for learning (ex) youtube. Energy: to make sure students are benefitting.
