http://juliejm.edublogs.org Another excellent Edublogs.org weblog Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:39:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Teaching is a career that requires an individual to be open to new ideas and to be willing to study and learn about these new ideas.  Teaching students to use technology is becoming more and more important in the field.  For many teachers, using technology with students requires that the ... http://juliejm.edublogs.org/2009/08/19/reflection-for-bridging-learning-theory-instruction-and-technology/ http://voicethread.com/?#u422773.b569701   http://juliejm.edublogs.org/2009/07/28/voicethread/ In class this week, we have been exploring instructional strategies that correlate with social learning theories.  Cooperative learning is a strategy that includes many aspects of social learning theories.  Cooperative learning paired with technology is the new educational expectation of the 21st century.  As a middle school teacher, I find ... http://juliejm.edublogs.org/2009/07/28/cooperative-learning-and-social-learning-in-the-21st-century/ Constructionist learning theory implies that students are to be actively involved in constructing their own learning. The strategies in this week’s learning resources correlate with well with students constructing or building their own learning. By using the spreadsheet software, students are able to interact with variables to see different ... http://juliejm.edublogs.org/2009/07/21/constructionist-learning-through-web-resources/ Cognitive learning theory is a theory that focuses on how students process information (Laureate Education, Inc., 2009). Dr. Michael Orey discusses the importance of presenting information through different modalities so that students have many different opportunities to make connections and create networks so that the information can be stored in ... http://juliejm.edublogs.org/2009/07/14/using-technology-to-help-students-remember/ Behaviorism is a theory that is focused on observable behavior that is the response to certain outside stimuli (Staindridge, 2002). This theory has a huge affect on education and specifically classrooms and students. In recent years, many aspects of the theory have been criticized, but it is still seen ... http://juliejm.edublogs.org/2009/07/08/behaviorism-in-practice/   This course has helped me immensely in developing my technology skills as a teacher. I now know how to access technologies that I never knew how to use before. Blogs, podcasts, and wikis are now part of my repertoire and will be used in my classroom lessons, units, and communities. ... http://juliejm.edublogs.org/2009/04/25/tech-class-reflection/ Please listen to the podcast that I created for the class I am currently taking! http://www.gcast.com/u/juliejm/main http://juliejm.edublogs.org/2009/04/03/podcast-about-technology-in-the-classroom/ After spending some time exploring the website http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php for the class I am currently taking, I became very interested in the goals and the content of the website. I did not ever realize that a group like this existed. It seems to have the goals for technology education outlined ... http://juliejm.edublogs.org/2009/03/24/evaluating-21st-century-skills/ I am an 8th grade English teacher and am currently contemplating ways to use a blog to enhance my classroom and lessons. The unit that we just began working on has the theme of Responsibility. The students will be reading four different novels and working in literature circles ... http://juliejm.edublogs.org/2009/03/10/classroom-blog/