Matthew Davidson's Blog – March 2009 Archive (3)

Tonight in my Introduction to Educational Technology classroom, we took an in-depth look at Web 2.0. We started off the class exploring the internet and youtube compiling a list of ten adjectives that describe what we think Web 2.0 is. Through this rendezvous of a scavenger hunt, I came across wikipedia and their definition of what Web 2.0 is. Wikipedia explains Web 2.0 as a perceived second generation of… Continue

Tonight in class, Mr. E passed out a 2007 news article from USA Today. The article talked about a seventh grade substitute teacher, Mrs Julie Amero, and how she used a computer in the classroom. Mrs. Amero was accused of browsing adult content while teaching the classroom. Well that is what the law is saying. According to the USA Today article, Mrs. Amero stepped out of… Continue

Tonight in Educational Technology, we went over academic software. Academic software is software designed to assist and support both educators and learners in teaching and learning. While in class tonight, I had the chance to play with a variety of academic software such as Tux Paint, Google Earth, Kidspiration, Comic life and iPhoto. Each different software had its own table for me to use in a pre-planned hands on activity. Each station allowed for an oppurtunity to discover the interaction… Continue