Grant+Noble

toc

Biography
= = = = = = = = = =

1201143070

Level of Experience with Technology

I know a good amount about hardware and software and I am able to function behind a computer.

Future School Placement

Somewhere in the inner-city

Subject Matter

Biology

Age Group

Secondary

Why Technology is Vital for the Classroom Today

Technology has made the world seem much smaller and allowed information to be transfered at a rate that has never been experienced before. Technology has and is revolutionizing our lives. Capabilities become almost endless when using technology.

Horror Story of a Bad use of Technology in the Classroom

Our whole class received palm pilots. Yeah...

One Technology I Would Like to Learn More About and Why

Computer Hardware... I feel like I have mastered most basic computer skills and understand basic computer functions, but I would like to learn more.



1201143070

Wiki E-Mail

=Assignments=

Web Exemplars
Bad: http://www.columbusnavigation.com/

The Columbus navigation website looks like a high schooler, with a basic understanding of html, made it. The Columbus navigation website has a site map, which allows the user to view every page within the website, but the site map is not interactive at all. The user is also able to search within the website in order to find information quickly. The homepage is a menu leading to facts about Columbus and has some pictures that seem to be ancient. The copyright for the website only extends until 2006 which means the information must be somewhere around a year and a half to two years old. The author's credentials are nothing more than that of an enthusiast of Christopher Columbus. The website has received numerous online awards and has been reviewed by the University of Alabama and Encyclopedia Britannica. This website should be used to share interesting facts about Christopher Columbus with the students.

Good: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/famouspeople/standard/columbus/index.shtml#focus

On the website's homepage, the user has the option to learn about Columbus or to take a quiz about Columbus. The educational part of the website is complete with pictures and an easy to understand story. The website is interactive and seems to be a great teaching tool for a classroom. The quiz is interactive as well with pictures and easy to understand questions. Overall this website is a much better website than the other.

Google: Christopher Columbus. I reviewed websites in the order they appeared within the search to determine which websites to use. This is the best way to find information quickly. The only way one could possibly make this search difficult would be to type Columbus' name wrong.

1-27-08 – Web Exemplars – Grant Noble
The most important criteria for selecting a website for instructional use seem to be the amount of advertisements on the website, the quality and quantity of information, the accessibility of the website, and the credibility of the website.

I believe that Kristen’s bad website is extremely awful and boring. There isn’t even a background color on the website and several students have this website as their bad website. I would say that this website is bad. On the other hand, I believe that the Columbus Navigation website is not so hot either. The website is very poorly put together and the author does not seem to be too credible. I wouldn’t use any of this information in my classroom, but I suppose that one may be able to verify that the desired materials from this website are accurate and then present them in their classroom in a more interesting manner.

4-01-08 - Universal Design – Grant Noble
Name: Office, Desk Chair Problem: Assembly is way too difficult Modification: Eliminate screws and replace with a sturdier design which allows for easy assembly. Parts will be placed one on top of the other in an interlocking fashion which allows for easily assembly. Universal Design: Gives everyone the chance to build a chair and eliminates further frustration, while possibly preventing headaches/stress.

4-30-08- Course & Wiki- Grant Noble
My favorite thing that we did in class was making a class wiki. I was great being able to actually do a project in class which will be applicable later in my classroom. I am going to continue to develop my wiki when more time is available. I also enjoyed each media aspect incorporated into the class. It was cool to be able to work with different technologies, such as imovie or podomatic, in order to enrich our classrooms. I now feel appropriately prepared to lead and instruct about technology related issues.

Bad Wiki, Wiki Policy, and Letter to Principle






2-1-08 Bloom's Taxonomy Grant Noble
Cogs: 1. Knowledge: What were the spinning objects doing in this film? 2. Comprehension: What happened in this film? 3. Application: How is this film an example of real life? 4. Analysis: How does this film compare and contrast with real life? 5. Synthesis: If you combined this film with a story, what would the story be about? 6. Evaluation: What do you think about the author's message? Fallen Art: 1. Knowledge: What happened to the person who fell at the beginning of the film? 2. Comprehension: Retell the events of this video. 3. Application: Why are the military uniforms significant in this film? 4. Analysis: How are the two parts of this movie related? 5. Synthesis: From the author's viewpoint, how can you improve this movie? 6. Evaluation: What is the most important issue covered in this film and why?

Inspiration and Standards


[|Grant+Noble+Inspiration.gif]



Drawing Connections to Social Networks


facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=11493298057 = = = = YouTube