I NEED HELP!!!

TechnologyHelp for Teachers

Armon HewittLamar University

EDLD 5362 Educational Information Systems

Technology – Heeeellllp!!! Many of you are like me. Digital immigrants in a digital native world.

Technology is a way of life for digital natives.

Technology causes digital immigrants to pull out their hair.

View the video, “The Digital Immigrants.” (Video number one)

Does this look familiar to you, my immigrant friends? It reminds me of hmmm…me!

What’s the Difference

As Digital Immigrants technology is mind boggling.

As Digital Immigrants technology is scary.

When faced with new technology Natives dive right in.

Most Immigrants need help and guidance with new technologies.

What kind of help do Immigrants need?

Help Me! Help Me!

Professional development

Idea sharing with other teachers and administrators

Idea sharing with students

Implementation strategies

Technology education

Teacher Help

Where do I go to get help for me………..

A great site for teachers to get help is Linkedin.

http://learn.linkedin.com/what-is-linkedin/

55 million others think this is the site for help.

The largest professional network.

It’s free!!!

The Linkedin Site Allows Members To:

Collaborate, which is essential for teacher

development states Inger (n.d.).

Exchange knowledge with others

Plan with their colleagues that are members

Question if you need answers

Answer in you no the answers

Experience a world wide audience

Help for Teachers

View video 1, What is Linkedin?

Virtual Environments for Educators and Students

Osberg (n.d.) states “Many educators have tapped into the educational potential of virtual environments”

Virtual environments are useful for teaching.

Walbert (n.d.) says virtual environments make curriculum come alive.

Virtual environments are interactive and collaborative says Shaffer (n.d.).

They are engaging, safe places for students to learn.

Second Life Education VideosSecond Life is the largest virtual environment sites

on the web, 1 billion users says T. Linden (2009)."I looked around and I thought, this is crazy," Knittle

(n.d.) recalls. "I just couldn't see the value of it, so I left.

After joining the Second Life Education Video site, http://virtualenvironmentvideo.net/, for Second Life Instruction, "I quickly realized that Second Life was a great place for educators to collaborate and share their experiences," says Elizabeth Knittle (n.d.).

Example of a Second Life Educational VideoWith these videos and a little practice you will be

adept at using Second Life like a pro.

• Appalachian State University – Distance education courses- http://www.lesn.appstate.edu/aet/aet.htm

• Georgia Institute of Technology – AquaMOOSE 3D - http://www.cc.gatech.edu/elc/aquamoose

• Indiana University - Quest Atlantis - http://atlantis.crlt.indiana.edu

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Revolution - http://educationarcade.org/revolution

• Harvard University - River City - http://muve.gse.harvard.edu/rivercityproject

• Check out these sites to see how VE can help you reach your students through the use of technology.

You might ask, “How effective is virtual environment as a teaching too?” The following institutions are just a very few that use virtual environments as a learning tools. The site is listed next to the developer. You may access these sites to see what the virtual environment might offer you.

Let’s RecapSecond Life Education Videos Linkedin

Interactive Interactive

Collaborative Collaborative

Idea Sharing Idea Sharing

Professional Development Professional Development

Questions Questions

Answers Answers

Educational Educational

Strategies Get on Board Strategies

Students

Teachers

References

Inger, M. (1993) Teacher Collaboration in Secondary Schoolshttp://vocserve.berkeley.edu/centerfocus/CF2.html

Knittle, E. (n.d.) A 'Second Life' For Educators http://thejournal.com/articles/2009/01/01/a-second-life-for-educators.aspx

Linden, T. (2009) The Second Life Economy-Third Quarter Detail 2009https://blogs.secondlife.com/community/features/blog/2009/11/02/the-second-life-economy--third-quarter-2009-in-detail

Osberg, K. (n.d.), Spatial Cognition in the Virtual Environment http://www.hitl.washington.edu/projects/education/puzzle/spatial-cognition.html

Shaffer, J. (n.d.) Virtual Reality in Education http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/technology/shaffer.htm

Walber, D. (n.d.), Real World Learning in a Virtual Environment http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/802