http://amadscientist.edublogs.org Where science comes to life! Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:50:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 http://amadscientist.edublogs.org/2008/06/18/end-of-day1-at-tech-camp-08/ http://amadscientist.edublogs.org/2008/06/18/end-of-day1-at-tech-camp-08/#comments Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:12:13 +0000 farrelljakel http://amadscientist.edublogs.org/?p=14 Wow!  There are a lot of tools out there.  With all of these technological tools a teacher can easily be overwhelmed.  So this is what I decided.  One, not every technology is best for every instructional goal.  For example, if you want to teach a student how to work within Microsoft Word, then a screencast may be the most effective tool because it allows a student an audio-visual feed to follow.  Creating a static web page may be less effective in this scenario.  Two, all these neat tech tools could be a flash in the pan, or you could find their best use and apply as technology intergration in your everyday lesson plans.  It may take time, but once you have created something digitally you have access to it for a very long time.  

]]> http://amadscientist.edublogs.org/2008/06/18/end-of-day1-at-tech-camp-08/feed/ 2 http://amadscientist.edublogs.org/2008/06/18/tech-camp-08/ http://amadscientist.edublogs.org/2008/06/18/tech-camp-08/#comments Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:51:29 +0000 farrelljakel http://amadscientist.edublogs.org/?p=10 I am finally here. Right now, other participants are signing-up for their blog page, so I thought I would briefly tell you about my opening impressions. I am totally excited! We will be blogging, wiki-ing (if that is the right term), and all kinds of tech geek stuff. Being a wannabe tech geek, I am loving this. Time to go, blog at ya later.  Tech Camp Home

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