EDLD5364-Week4

=Designing Student-Centered Learning Experiences with Technology=

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 * The Collaborative Classroom: An Interview with Linda Darling-Hammond**

The fourth week of Teaching with Technology was focused on the design of activities using technology. The goal is to shift the attention away from the teacher to having the students in the center of the learning. The video with Linda Darling-Hammond mentions the classic school "factory model" as one that is not shaped to fit the students that we have in our classes. Teaching 150-180 students per day, switching classes every 45 minutes. She mentions a team of teachers who stays with a group of students for two years, and a class length that supports the relationships between all persons in the school.

Problem-solving and project-based learning with real tasks and challenging work will be the face of the 21st Century classroom. Students should be involved in collaborative groups, as they become socially and intellectually capable in working together to prioritize and solve problems, redirect themselves, and aim for a shared goal. With experiences like these, students should learn how to persevere through difficult tasks and feel confident as well.

The video below shows a great example of a rural school in Georgia whose teacher is using Web 2.0 Tools to put the students in the center. Vicki Davis knows that she does not have to be an expert with technology in order to present opportunities to her students that are collaborative, global, and focused on 21st Century skills. She has the student groups teaching the other students. When she introduces new vocabulary, she expects them to "Google it." I love how these kids are so involved in their own learning. It just helps support the idea that students need to be engaged! As a side note, The McREL Technology Intervention Program is a long read, but technology leaders can really benefit by implementing some of the strategies in their schools.

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 * Harness Your Students' Digital Smarts**

My #1 Technology read, as I said in Week 3's post, continues to WOW me with ideas! This week we ready chapter 7, "Cooperative Learning." Here are the five basic components of grouping (Pitler et al. 140).: 1. Positive interdependence 2. Face-to-face, promotive interaction 3. Individual and group accountability 4. Interpersonal and small-group skills 5. Group processing
 * Collaborative Groups**

One goal for this year is to expand my classroom beyond the boundaries of the school (the country!). Global communication ideas are on page 145, and I am planning it into the spring semester!
 * Keypals**

Pitler, H. (2005). McRel technology initiative: The development of a technology intervention program final report (Contract Number ED-01-CO-0006). Aurora, CO: Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED486685) Retrieved from @http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED486685&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=ED486685
 * McREL Technology Intervention Program**

Pitler, H., Hubbell, E., Kuhn, M., & Malenoski, K. (2007). Using technology with classroom instruction that works. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 139-154.
 * Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works**