Technology+Beliefs

Read one of the following articles as assigned in class:


 * 1) [|__Programming the New Literacy__]
 * 2) [|__Digital Learners__]
 * 3) [|__Effects of Technology__]
 * 4) [|__Computers in Early Childhood Education__]
 * 5) [|__Technology as a Catalyst__]
 * 6) [|__Technology for Students with Disabilities__]
 * 7) [|__Rethinking Education__]
 * 8) [|__Schools Embrace the iPad__]
 * 9) [|__Kindergartners Explore Through Project Based Learning__]

Class Assignments
Come to class next week having read this article along with a typed single-spaced paper summarizing the reading. We will form discussion groups next class meeting.

Your paper should meet the following formatting requirements:
 * One page, **single-spaced**
 * 12-point, Times New Roman font throughout
 * Full name and section number right-justified at the top of the page
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Centered and bolded title
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Indented first line for each new paragraph

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Submit your paper through Canvas by Tuesday, January 17, 4:00 PM, AND save a digital copy on your flash drive for later use.


 * T<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">echnology Beliefs Discussion **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">1. In your group you will need a team leader and writer.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">2. Each member of the team should summarize their article; the writer in each team should jot down notes (use a word processor) of the most pertinent facts.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">3. After discussing the articles answer the 5 questions below. The writer should jot down all answers.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**Questions to Answer:**

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">a. Do you believe that computer technology should be used in the classroom? Why or why not? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">b. What are the benefits of using computer technology in the classroom? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">c. What are the drawbacks of using computer technology in the classroom? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">d. What are your own personal barriers to using technology in the classroom? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">e. What are two goals that you could work toward this semester to overcome those barriers?

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">4. After the discussion of the articles and answers to the questions develop a 1-2 sentence summary of what was learned. The writer records the summary.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**Wiki Page Assignment**


 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The group's assigned "writer" will invite the other group members to join their wiki.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Create a new wiki page and title it "Technology Beliefs"
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">At the top of the page, list the members of your group.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Copy and paste your belief paper onto the page.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Submit your page to me on Canvas by giving me the URL to your specific wiki page. Only the group writer needs to submit on Canvas.