Broadband Educational Applications

By Dale Beeney

EDT 6440 Fall 2006

What is Broadband?

Definition – see notes

Some Types of Broadband

• DSL – Digital Subscriber Line

• SDSL (Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line)

• IDSL (ISDN Digital Subscriber Line)

• ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line)

Components of broadband

How Schools Are Using Broadband

• Online courses

• Blogging

• Research/Wikis

• Video Streaming

• Paperless/Digital Environment

• Wireless dorms and libraries on college campuses

Examples of Broadband Use

Online courses Video Streaming

Online Classroom Instruction

Wikis/Research

Another Example of Use

• EDP’s• Career Planning• Career Pathways• Personality

Assessments• Resume Builder• Electronic Portfolio

• Education Required• EDP’s• Financial Aid

With My Dream Explorer Students can complete:

Current BHS Use of Broadband

• Teacher / Courses Web Pages• Video Streaming• Blogging• Meal Magic Food System• Research• T1 lines provided by the Intermediate

School District• Michigan Virtual High School• Michigan Virtual Career Services

Our School Could Do More

• More video streaming

• All teachers implement the website

• Staff should utilize the Internet when researching assignments

• Interactive professional development sessions

• Utilize video streaming for professional development

Broadband and My Future Classroom

• Web Page – digital assignments/handouts

• Moodle – online Web Design Course

• Blogging – for BST

• Video Streaming

• Breeze – digital lessons

Why Do We Need to Use This Technology?

“For a generation of young people, technology, particularly the Internet, has assumed a substantial stake in their social and educational lives.” (Honey 2005)

"It takes that 'I'm not working for an authority figure' element out of it. They're working at their own pace, and they love the multimedia effect.“ (Chaika 1999)

“For students to thrive in a world enabled by information technology, we must give them the skills to make sense of and use the information that engulfs them. They need to know how to learn new skills as quickly as technology creates new challenges.”

References

1. http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/broadband.html

2. https://gowmu.wmich.edu/cp/home/displaylogin

3. http://www.unitedstreaming.com/

4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

5. http://www.watervliet.k12.mi.us/ms/Tiefenbach/WMU%20Spring%2006/EDT%20648/P6/Home.htm

6. www.mydreamexplorer.com

7. Honey, Margaret 2005. “Critical Issue: Using Technology to Improve Student Achievement” retrieved from http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/technlgy/te800.htm#context on 11/16/06

8. Chaike, Glory. 1999 Education World “Technology in the Schools: It Does Make a Difference!” retrieved from http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin122.shtml on 11/17/06

9. NEA.ORG “Technology and Education” retrieved from http://www.nea.org/technology/index.html on 11/17/06.