Day7

• Everything is done
• The cameras have a great mic (clearly picked up directed voices in a very noisy room)
• Sitting for five days is hard on the backside
• Need to remember headphones
• Can only use Epson scanner with the TTL laptops

Day 5

• Rubrics (for unit and/or culminating activity)
• Peer and large group work session
• Daily
  
• Photoshop Elements (masking and pasting in masking)
• iWeb (have to ftp package - not practical unless have dotmac account)
  

Day 4

• Annotated bibliography: web page for creating from 2 resources
  
• Culminating activity: what is a culminating activity
  
• Peer work: helped each other clear up ideas about culminating activity
• Unit work: added culminating activity and reworked standards
• ComicLife: advanced tools
• Daily: iMovie, iTunes, digital camera
  

Day 3

• 7 ways to take an interesting picture (depth was my favorite)
• Meeting with peer partners (helped to clear up some uncertainties)
• iMovie (very similar to other movie producing software)
• Downloading MPEG2's from digital video camera onto MacBook (QuickTime may work)
  

Using Technology to Dig for Meaning

Teachers can use the five identified elements for teaching for understanding, to help plan and teach lessons incorporating technology. Allowing teachers to effectively evaluate and plan lessons that incorporate various forms of technology. The student learning is therefore more authentic and engaging, as well as appropriate to they students academic needs. I like this idea since often computers are used as expensive word processors or game consoles in the school setting. Giving a clear focus for technology use will help to guide teachers and students into truely using technology to gain 21st century skills.