EDU221ExperiencingDifferentTechnologies


 * 3-2-1 Project **

Maine Common Core Teaching Standard 11.3 (ISTE Standard for Teachers 3) states that teachers should //Model digital age work and learning--Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society//. Indicator A is: //Demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations.//

The 3-2-1 Project is about exhibiting knowledge and skills of an innovative professional including demonstrating fluency in technology systems. At the end of the semester you will document your successful completion of the 3-2-1 by filling out the form at the bottom of this page.

You will use each of ** 3 ** different content creation and editing types of software:
 * Comic Creation (or if you're already familiar with comic-making, infographic or other manipulation of still images)
 * Movie Editing (or if you're already familiar wtih movie editing, screencasting or other convergence of video and audio)
 * Audio Editing (you can edit audio you recorded or existing audio--it's about audio editing and manipulation).

You do not have to create a major project to experience the software, but you should use it in a significant way. You do not have to work alone to experience the software. However, being on a team where one person did all the editing and you either watched or contributed in some other way but didn't personally experience the software, does not count.

When you fill out the report, you'll be asked "How could you have your students use this software in a Modification or Redefinition way in your future classroom? (Give a specific example for a unit in your concentration.)" Be sure to be specific! Examples:
 * "My students could make a radio show for a unit." This example doesn't even let the reader know what your concentration is!
 * "My students could make a radio show for a social studies unit." is not specific enough...what's the unit? How is that at the Modification or Redefinition level?
 * "My students could use audio editing to make their own Fireside Chat (with sound effects) outlining the highlights of one of FDR's New Deal programs." There you go! It doesn't have to be a lengthy explanation but it should be a solid example.

__Resources for using content creation software in the classroom:__
 * [|Richard Byrne (Free Technology for Teachers) describes 10 ideas for using comics in the classroom.]
 * [|The National Council for Teachers of English recommends several uses of comics and graphic novels in the classroom (and not just English classroom).]

The first Web ** 2 **.0 tools were blogs and wikis, but there are so many more now. Be on the lookout for new Web 2.0 tools, which are sites on the Web that allow you to create your own Web products that are then housed on the Web. Cool Tools for Schools has a list you can choose from and there are many mentioned in Wes Fryer's book. You might see some when you're in the field, friends and relatives and other faculty may share some with you. [This Web 2.0 tool cannot be one used by the class (blog, wiki, Wordle/Tagxedo, Weebly, Google Sites,...).]
 * 2 **

Pick a Web 2.0 communication tools to try that you've never tried before. Try it out on something you have to do for this semester. Options include:
 * Pick a reading reflection that you have to do for this class and instead of writing about it in your blog, convey the same information through the new communication tool. I realize you'll be taking a risk and the final product may not be exactly what you want. For that blog entry, I'll be evaluating process over product. [|Did you take a risk?] Did you figure out a new software/tool on your own? That's what will count.
 * Many of the Wes Fryer chapter assignments recommend Web 2.0 tools you can try out for that blog entry
 * Take a bigger risk and try a Web 2.0 tool or app that you've never tried before on a bigger assignment:
 * Your MEL presentation or
 * Your student sample for the performance task or
 * Your mini student sample for a lesson in Dr. Grace's class or
 * In your Positive Learning Environment Seminar presentation or
 * Your final reflection for Dr. Grace or for Dr. Theresa
 * If you tried out a new Web 2.0 tool in the field and created some kind of product, that can count.

You are already familiar with atleast one [|computer operating system]--the one on your laptop. Maybe you already know 2 or 3. Now learn ** 1 **more^. Chances are great that in your teaching career, you'll be using technology with an operating system you've never used before. It's not about knowing the operating system, it's about knowing how you best learn a new operating system
 * 1 **

There are many out there (Mac OS, Windows [XP, Vista, 7], Linux, iOS (on the iPhone & iPad), Unix, ...). Find a computer/device that utilizes a different operating system than your laptop //(Note to Windows laptop folks . . . another version of Windows doesn't count)//. Spend at least 15 minutes using it for a project. It can be as simple as writing a letter to your grandmother (grandmothers LOVE to get letters). You may use any piece of software you'd like on the other operating system computer./device. Figure out how to open an existing file, start a new file, copy and paste, save, print, etc. If you are working on a project with someone, they can help, but you have to be in control of the mouse and the keyboard for the whole 15-minute period. It's okay to do this in two sittings--for example: write a 5-minute letter to your grandmother on one day and then spend 10 minutes making a birthday card for your little brother another day. //IDEA: Some people have used another operating system when filling out their 3-2-1 Report.//

^Note #1: If you already know 3 or more operating systems, you get a special exemption. :-) You do not need to learn a fourth (or 5th or whatever number you're on) obscure operating system just for the sake of this exercise. You are already well aware of how to adapt to a new operating system. Look at the 3-2-1 report paperwork for what to do instead.

Note #2: If you just got a new laptop and in it's a different operating system than your last laptop, you can count that as your new operating system. Just make note of it in your response on the 3-2-1 form.

Note #3: You can access both Windows and Mac operating systems in the UMF Computer Labs.

Note #4: If you never used iOS until this semester, you can count your work with the class on iPads.

At the end of the semester, you will fill out a report on your 3-2-1 experiences by filling out the following form. (Or you can convey the same information using a Web 2.0 communication tool.)



If you pursued the personal learning challenge (after a conversation with Dr. Theresa), you will fill out this report instead: