Teaching with Technology Podcast

A Day in the Life

This article describes some of the technology-using learning activities that many schools are planning, and the technology infrastructures they will need to support them.

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Organizing Information

This week’s article is full of practical advice on how to organize information graphically, and prepare documents that you can use in teaching and learning.

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Learning Online

Providing learning materials online is growing at the high school level, a reflection of what's already happened at many colleges - not just textbooks, but assignments, quizzes, exercises, problem sets, etc. In most cases it's the same content made available more efficiently; in some cases it allows new forms of learning to take place but only if the materials are suitable for this medium.

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Student Engagement

A small and but growing minority of teachers are finding ways to build deep engagement with serious subject matter by employing technology in carefully crafted presentations and assignments. These teachers report increased commitment and stronger interconnections among students and their subject matter. I see them spelling engagement with the five Ps outlined here.

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The Power of Images

This week's podcast attempts to describe the different ways of using images in a presentation, with an eye to the educational value of each method.

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From PowerPoint to Podcast

This podcast looks at the practical steps needed to convert a PowerPoint presentation into a podcast.

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Serious Pursuits

Students attend school not simply to practice the technology techniques they already know, but to learn new modes of analysis and to see how they can use those familiar tools to dig deeper and see further. To grow in that way, they need to couple their technical facility with the guidance of a wise faculty.

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What's the Question?

This week's article suggests some ideas for posing the right questions in a technology-rich classroom environment.

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Central Powers

Here’s a true story that points up while digital technologies are good at moving quickly through information, finding things fast, and collecting factual material. They are not so good at setting goals, providing direction, or relating means to ends.

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