It was discouraging to get to Taos and figure out that my wireless web would not work. This kept me from making the most of it - it still was a great learning experience for me and I'm thinking about how I can try it again.
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Examining Resources
We looked at all different type of data collection tools and talked about how they could help us do our research.
Shared Problem Solving
Each research team gets a chance to share their research statement & get collective feedback....so helpful.
Getting Started
We are greeted with a plethora of resources & then make introductions. I try to explain why this moblog could be cool.
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Monday, May 01, 2006
Small Films
My Friend, I hope you don't mind a post from me. I just sent this to Jon and I saw that you want to do mini/mobile vids with your kids. Here's a related link that I sent to Jon today:
Cool summer project
http://www.fresh-films.com/
:)
~julz
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Screenieboppers and Game Brain
New terms for describing the Millenials and how they work ... direct from:
Studying the game-brained screeniebopper
Dennis Furini
APRIL 25, 2006
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,18914376%5E15851%5E%5Enbv%5E15309,00.html
Professor Akio Mori, of Japan's Nihon University College of Humanities and Science, has found that playing computer games for long hours impedes the performance of the brain's prefrontal cortex, which is responsible for abilities such as reasoning and creativity. The condition Mori calls "game brain" is associated also with writing emails on mobile phones, reading comic books and watching cartoons.
I have noticed a reluctance to demonstrate creativity among my students, but it seems that with a little nurturing, you can see the creative side of these kids is still alive and kicking. You just have to motivate them to get into that mode (that's the hard part, of course).
On the positive side, electronic games can be an important building block to computer literacy in that they develop spatial and fine motor skills, enhance the ability to read, visualise images in three-dimensional space and track multiple images simultaneously.
I have come across the notion that the ability for children to control their own media accelerates their cognitive development in both Prensky and Tapscott. Hmmmm. This is very much an area that I want to know more about.
Friday, February 03, 2006
My life as a treonaut
I have had my Treo 650 for just over a week now. I am finally starting to understand how being so mobile will change my life. How can I ever think of a techno-life before smartphones?
Just the ability to combine my Palm address book was magic at first. Now I am realizing my mp3 player and my camera (not to mention email and Internet) are always with me. After visiting the treonaut website, I realize the full range of accessory devices available to me now. With the right attachment, I can play my mp3s through my car stereo or with boom box style speakers. I now have my very own titanium innupocket case - a seemingly indestructable and practical case to protect my new treasure. At the moment I am experimenting with the IR full sized collapsable keyboard which for all practical purposes to me at this point makes my Treo a laptop with wireless anywhere my phone has service...even better than a laptop actually. Less bulk, less time to boot up, etc.
I am amazed...
Future Plans
So what I really want to do is....
minimusicvideos
podcast
mobilerss
onlinecommunity
(p.s. these are personal ideas for use in my classroom)
Thursday, February 02, 2006
21 Publish
My latest adventure is 21 publish - a portal creator for online communities.... I think.... I sort of jumped in before I fully investigated, but I think it's going to be ok. (http://www.21publish.com)
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