Technology: Word on the Street
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Technology: Word on the StreetJake Long2012EDU 545ParentsResearch
Hollingworth, S. S., Mansaray, A. A., Allen, K. K., & Rose, A. A. (2011). Socio-economic status and technology perspectivessignificance of parents working lives, educational experience, and vocational access to technology afford varying degrees of technological capital
Surveyed housing, education, employment, income
Parent perspective gleaned through interviews/surveysParentsResearch
Learning is time pressured, task specific, and less-autonomous
Harder time recognizing technological opportunities, impose blanket restrictions that end up impeding both recreational and academic use
More shame about technological ignorance/ generation gapMiddle Class Working Class Studious Leisure time
Ability to set up Parental Controls allows them to monitor without being physically present
Easier time expressing pride about childrens proficiency despite their own shortcomings
ParentsResearch
All Parents All parents saw risk in technology before opportunity:
physical health (obesity)
social aptitude
intelligence (dumbing down- reading, spelling, handwriting)
attention span
ParentsInterview
Portland Resident
2 Kids at East End Community School in Portland
Son 10- 4th Grade
Daughter 8-2nd GradeAllison KamarsParentsInterview
College Grad, not particularly a tech-junkie
Kids are more adept on iPads/Kindles
Doesnt impose restrictions, but tries to ensure her kids lead a balanced life
Kids play recreational and educational games (Portland Public Library site)
Finds them to be cranky after too much time on Internet
Never been directed to School/Teacher Website, no parent training aside from Demos at Back to School night
Her schools successful tech integration keeps her confident in kids abilitiesAllison KamarsStudents
ResearchSpires, H. A., Lee, J. K., Turner, K. A., & Johnson, J. (2008). Middle Grade Perspectives on Technology in School No one ever asks what the digital natives think
surveyed 4000 middle schoolers, also focus groups- high standardized test performers from rural, low-income districts
students rate themselves as high users of video games, internet, emailStudents
Research students rate using computer or internet (favorite activity) more enjoyable than, group work, individual work, listening to teacher explain things, worksheets
students use technology outside of school to listen to music, social network, play games; inside school, students use technology for word processing and doing research on the internet-more traditional, academic purposes
students expressed interest in having more technology at school
students consider school restrictive of technology use
Recognize Limitations- research online can be harder than flipping through a book, typing is slower than writing, harder to show work for math problems, vulnerability to cyber predators Students
Interview5th Grader at Longfellow Elementary School
11 years old, 31 year old sister
Mom is an elementary school principal
Has iPad, iPod, HP, iMac at home
Wore a frog knit hat for duration of interview
Miley Cyrus Students
Interview Uses computers to type papers, play games (mostly educational), email, and Skype with friends
Uses iPad more recreationally (Angry Birds, Doodle Buddy, Netflix) and iPod (Temple Run)
Claims she never plays games for more than 10 minutes because she gets bored
Uses computers at school for writing and research, making a Powerpoint on animal adaptations
Researches through Google search but knows Wikipedia is not reliable because anyone can write anything they want on there
Her tech use is really not that different than my own
Miley Cyrus Teachers
Research Dawson, K. (2012). Examining Teacher Integration with Action Projects study involved action research: driven by inquiry (guiding, overarching research) and data collection (journals, notes, interviews, student work)- weighing/analyzing data in terms of guiding question
A fifth grade teacher studied the ways that the use of online resources contributed to greater depth within content-area writing. An eighth grade math teacher studied whether an online simulation would help lower- level students articulate and apply the concepts of volume and surface area.
Teachers
Research classrooms use technologies in two ways: Type 1- drilling, rote memorization, practice, lecture- makes these activities more efficient; Type 2- transformational uses- authentic, purposeful, use higher-level thinking
newer teachers typically use technology as substitute for teacher-centered, direct instruction, while more seasoned teachers use technology for collaborative purposes
Teachers
Research 43% direct instruction, 30% drill and practice, 38% collaborative/cooperative learing
56% classrooms report using more than 9 computers
63% word processing and presentation tools, 12% authoring tools and 7% databases; 34% digital video and 41% digital audio, 26% concept mapping software; 83% inquiry on internet
Teachers
Interview Richard Johnson5th Grade teacher for 23 years at Longfellow Elementary
Team teaches with 2 other 5th Grade teachers, teaches science and writing
Got his first yahoo email account in 1998
Taught Felicia Mazzone
Gives all his students nicknames (Felicias was Felicia Navidad)
Teachers
Interview Richard Johnson Calls himself the Drill guy for 5th Grad math, uses these websites:-BrainPop, ThatQuiz, MathPro, Rover, WhiteBoard, ScribblePress, MathDrills
Also uses Kahn Academy, PBS, and MoveElements for teaching Science
Keeps class blog and email, also has parents register for conferences on PTCfast
Students are currently making Powerpoint for class project - (75% knew, 25% didnt)
Teachers
Interview Richard Johnson If you want to use it, you have to buy it, and teach yourself how to use it
Has iPad cart once a week- Fridays
Just got the digital projector for the first time this year, used dusty 70s overhead before that
Buying AppleTV for the class with his own money
Has had one Cyber Bullying incident with Facebook- talked to parents and students involved
Specialist
Interview Technology Coordinator at Longfellow Elementary for 12 years
Favorite current educational technology tools are dot cam and AppleTV Liz MeahlSpecialist
Interview Liz Meahl5 iPads in each classroom computer lab for each grade levelApple TV for each classroom projector in each classroomclearly defined support system for classroom teachersmore opportunities for staff professional developmenthigher salary for the Building Technology CoordinatorPerfect World Real World 1 iMac in each classroom1 MacAir for each teacher6 iPads for Special Ed.1 iPad for Speech Teacher2 laptop carts (25 MacBooks)2 Dot Cams1 Digital ProjectorSuper Lane ( classroom teacher, online teacher, parent, literacy board member spy?)Lane Clarke Has 6th Grade son in Portland Schools (King Middle), last year at Longfellow
Gave a presentation to 5th Grade teachers at Longfellow last year about integrating technology
Creating (animoto, voicethread) and Learning (reading web features, Googling Tiger= infinite hits)
Experience teaching in web-based and classroom environments
Super Lane ( classroom teacher, online teacher, parent, literacy board member, spy?)Lane Clarke the ParentSon used iTree app, GoogleMaps, Keynote, digital cameras to chart and recommend trees to city of PortlandBlown away by all the layers, creatingPros Cons 1hr/ day on Kahn Academy?Screen time, best use of timeSubstitute for direct instructionLoss of valuable direct instruction during class time
Super Lane ( classroom teacher, online teacher, parent, literacy board member, spy?)Lane Clarke the ProfessorMore structured, intentional in lesson planningCan connect with each person one-on-one Pros Cons Less dynamicHarder to formative assessHarder to model and scaffold
Conclusions Recognize the many ways to use technology (transformative vs. drilling/informational)
Read the ingredients before you drink the Kool-Aid
How do I use technology? Would this be engaging for me?
Know your students and their parents as Technology users
Scaffold skills, anticipate snags
Dont be afraid to embrace the unknown students are constantly doing this, why shouldnt we ?