Technology Integration

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To view a podcast about RSS feeds click here: PODCAST_RSS

WebQuests

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What is a WebQuest? Why should I use a WebQuest to relate content to real life experiences? Can a WebQuest be used to measure student learning in content areas? Do I need to be tech savvy to build or use a WebQuest?

The person who started it all was Bernie Dodge, a professor at San Diego State University. The official WebQuest site can be found at: http://webquest.sdsu.edu/

To view a podcast about WebQuests click here: PODCAST_WEBQUEST

Blogging

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What is blogging? Is it worth the time that I invest? What are the implications of blogging for education?

This is an excellent blog about technology in education- you can read about the latest technology innovations and how technology is being used in a K-12 environment. http://www.techlearning.com/blog/main/

Another site that is worth a visit is http://128.146.154.223:16080/weblog/itscogroup/ The site is sponsored by ITSCO- Instructional Technology Services of Central Ohio. A few of the blogs listed are about Blogs, Virtual Field Trips, Office Applicatrions, and Wikis.

To view a podcast about Blogging, click here: PODCAST_BLOGGING

Teacher Web

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What is Teacher Web? Is this a paid service? Why should I invest my time and effort to create a webpage? Will my students view my webpage? What are the benefits of maintaining a webpage in education?

To view a podcast about Teacher Web click here: PODCAST_TEACHER_WEB

RSS Feeds

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What is RSS? Why do I need to add an RSS feed to my website?

The acrynom RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. It is xml coding that is added to a website that allows for others to subscribe to the website. By using an RSS reader, others can have content "pushed" out to them, instead of having to visit a website. Creating an RSS feed is a simple task. Each time a new podcast or file is posted to the website, the RSS feed information needs to be updated to reflect the new postings.

What is the quickest way to create an RSS feed for a site?

The coding for an RSS feed is simple to write- compared to other types of codes. Therefore, the easiest way is to copy the code from another site- and change the URLs and descriptions.

To view a podcast about RSS feeds click here: PODCAST_RSS_FEEDS

Podcasting

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What is podcasting? Why should I learn how to create a podcast? Are students listening to podcasts? Where can I find a podcast that is related to education?

Podcasting was introduced to higher education by Duke University in 2005. For years Duke University had been recording lectures using analog tapes- podcasting and publishing lectures was a logical next step for the faculty and staff at Duke. After a few conversions to the existing infrastructure, lectures were recorded as digital files and posted on to the university website. In September 2005 Duke hosted a Podcasting Symposium to teach others about podcasting, to read more about this topic please click on the following link: http://isis.duke.edu/events/podcasting/

To view a podcast about the process of creating a podcast, click here: PODCAST_CREATION_PROCESS

Technology Integration in Higher Education

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Instructional strategies modeled in higher education demonstrate to future teachers, how they can in turn teach to their students. Future teachers in K-12 face many challenges in and out of the classroom. The more adept they become at readily implementing new strategies and adding to their teaching repetoire- the more likely they are to reach each student. Varying teaching strategies will enable instructors to present content in a multitude of structured lessons, thereby allow students to grasp content through multiple means.

Teaching with new technologies presents opportunities for faculty to engage their university students. Technology is an ever changing and advancing concept, as additional innovative ideas are presented faculty can implement and model to university students how to modify technology to teach students.....

As demonstrated in this blog. Technology can be implemented and integrated to present concepts in various forms.