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Technology: Word on the StreetJake Long2012EDU 545ParentsResearch

Hollingworth, S. S., Mansaray, A. A., Allen, K. K., & Rose, A. A. (2011). Socio-economic status and technology perspectivessignificance of parents working lives, educational experience, and vocational access to technology afford varying degrees of technological capital

Surveyed housing, education, employment, income

Parent perspective gleaned through interviews/surveysParentsResearch

Learning is time pressured, task specific, and less-autonomous

Harder time recognizing technological opportunities, impose blanket restrictions that end up impeding both recreational and academic use

More shame about technological ignorance/ generation gapMiddle Class Working Class Studious Leisure time

Ability to set up Parental Controls allows them to monitor without being physically present

Easier time expressing pride about childrens proficiency despite their own shortcomings

ParentsResearch

All Parents All parents saw risk in technology before opportunity:

physical health (obesity)

social aptitude

intelligence (dumbing down- reading, spelling, handwriting)

attention span

ParentsInterview

Portland Resident

2 Kids at East End Community School in Portland

Son 10- 4th Grade

Daughter 8-2nd GradeAllison KamarsParentsInterview

College Grad, not particularly a tech-junkie

Kids are more adept on iPads/Kindles

Doesnt impose restrictions, but tries to ensure her kids lead a balanced life

Kids play recreational and educational games (Portland Public Library site)

Finds them to be cranky after too much time on Internet

Never been directed to School/Teacher Website, no parent training aside from Demos at Back to School night

Her schools successful tech integration keeps her confident in kids abilitiesAllison KamarsStudents

ResearchSpires, H. A., Lee, J. K., Turner, K. A., & Johnson, J. (2008). Middle Grade Perspectives on Technology in School No one ever asks what the digital natives think

surveyed 4000 middle schoolers, also focus groups- high standardized test performers from rural, low-income districts

students rate themselves as high users of video games, internet, emailStudents

Research students rate using computer or internet (favorite activity) more enjoyable than, group work, individual work, listening to teacher explain things, worksheets

students use technology outside of school to listen to music, social network, play games; inside school, students use technology for word processing and doing research on the internet-more traditional, academic purposes

students expressed interest in having more technology at school

students consider school restrictive of technology use

Recognize Limitations- research online can be harder than flipping through a book, typing is slower than writing, harder to show work for math problems, vulnerability to cyber predators Students

Interview5th Grader at Longfellow Elementary School

11 years old, 31 year old sister

Mom is an elementary school principal

Has iPad, iPod, HP, iMac at home

Wore a frog knit hat for duration of interview

Miley Cyrus Students

Interview Uses computers to type papers, play games (mostly educational), email, and Skype with friends

Uses iPad more recreationally (Angry Birds, Doodle Buddy, Netflix) and iPod (Temple Run)

Claims she never plays games for more than 10 minutes because she gets bored

Uses computers at school for writing and research, making a Powerpoint on animal adaptations

Researches through Google search but knows Wikipedia is not reliable because anyone can write anything they want on there

Her tech use is really not that different than my own

Miley Cyrus Teachers

Research Dawson, K. (2012). Examining Teacher Integration with Action Projects study involved action research: driven by inquiry (guiding, overarching research) and data collection (journals, notes, interviews, student work)- weighing/analyzing data in terms of guiding question

A fifth grade teacher studied the ways that the use of online resources contributed to greater depth within content-area writing. An eighth grade math teacher studied whether an online simulation would help lower- level students articulate and apply the concepts of volume and surface area.

Teachers

Research classrooms use technologies in two ways: Type 1- drilling, rote memorization, practice, lecture- makes these activities more efficient; Type 2- transformational uses- authentic, purposeful, use higher-level thinking

newer teachers typically use technology as substitute for teacher-centered, direct instruction, while more seasoned teachers use technology for collaborative purposes

Teachers

Research 43% direct instruction, 30% drill and practice, 38% collaborative/cooperative learing

56% classrooms report using more than 9 computers

63% word processing and presentation tools, 12% authoring tools and 7% databases; 34% digital video and 41% digital audio, 26% concept mapping software; 83% inquiry on internet

Teachers

Interview Richard Johnson5th Grade teacher for 23 years at Longfellow Elementary

Team teaches with 2 other 5th Grade teachers, teaches science and writing

Got his first yahoo email account in 1998

Taught Felicia Mazzone

Gives all his students nicknames (Felicias was Felicia Navidad)

Teachers

Interview Richard Johnson Calls himself the Drill guy for 5th Grad math, uses these websites:-BrainPop, ThatQuiz, MathPro, Rover, WhiteBoard, ScribblePress, MathDrills

Also uses Kahn Academy, PBS, and MoveElements for teaching Science

Keeps class blog and email, also has parents register for conferences on PTCfast

Students are currently making Powerpoint for class project - (75% knew, 25% didnt)

Teachers

Interview Richard Johnson If you want to use it, you have to buy it, and teach yourself how to use it

Has iPad cart once a week- Fridays

Just got the digital projector for the first time this year, used dusty 70s overhead before that

Buying AppleTV for the class with his own money

Has had one Cyber Bullying incident with Facebook- talked to parents and students involved

Specialist

Interview Technology Coordinator at Longfellow Elementary for 12 years

Favorite current educational technology tools are dot cam and AppleTV Liz MeahlSpecialist

Interview Liz Meahl5 iPads in each classroom computer lab for each grade levelApple TV for each classroom projector in each classroomclearly defined support system for classroom teachersmore opportunities for staff professional developmenthigher salary for the Building Technology CoordinatorPerfect World Real World 1 iMac in each classroom1 MacAir for each teacher6 iPads for Special Ed.1 iPad for Speech Teacher2 laptop carts (25 MacBooks)2 Dot Cams1 Digital ProjectorSuper Lane ( classroom teacher, online teacher, parent, literacy board member spy?)Lane Clarke Has 6th Grade son in Portland Schools (King Middle), last year at Longfellow

Gave a presentation to 5th Grade teachers at Longfellow last year about integrating technology

Creating (animoto, voicethread) and Learning (reading web features, Googling Tiger= infinite hits)

Experience teaching in web-based and classroom environments

Super Lane ( classroom teacher, online teacher, parent, literacy board member, spy?)Lane Clarke the ParentSon used iTree app, GoogleMaps, Keynote, digital cameras to chart and recommend trees to city of PortlandBlown away by all the layers, creatingPros Cons 1hr/ day on Kahn Academy?Screen time, best use of timeSubstitute for direct instructionLoss of valuable direct instruction during class time

Super Lane ( classroom teacher, online teacher, parent, literacy board member, spy?)Lane Clarke the ProfessorMore structured, intentional in lesson planningCan connect with each person one-on-one Pros Cons Less dynamicHarder to formative assessHarder to model and scaffold

Conclusions Recognize the many ways to use technology (transformative vs. drilling/informational)

Read the ingredients before you drink the Kool-Aid

How do I use technology? Would this be engaging for me?

Know your students and their parents as Technology users

Scaffold skills, anticipate snags

Dont be afraid to embrace the unknown students are constantly doing this, why shouldnt we ?