newTechInstruction


 * ** Last Name ** || ** First Name ** || ** Preferred email ** || **New Tech** || **Example of using new technologies** ||
 * Creel || Kimberly || __ kimcreel1@yahoo.com __ || anything beyond paper and pencil || During one of my classes this past spring I listed an opening “think about it” multiple-choice question on the SMART Board and had students text their answer. I arranged it beforehand using www.polleverywhere.com and verified that parents were okay with a one-time text. As I completed attendance their answers were tabulated and shown as a bar graph on the board. The students thought it was neat to get to use their phones in class, rather than receive a lecture against their possession, and I had 100% compliance in both the activity and the following discussion. I have to admit that the idea was my mentor’s and I am very thankful he let me execute it. ||
 * Dankasa || Jacob || __ jacobdankasa@my.unt.edu __ || mediated devices that aid learning which is organized, prepared and coordinated by a real person using the tools of the new technology; having the tendency of defiling geographical boundaries and bringing to the fore the timelessness of learning. || I was making a research for a certain record storing software to make the transition from paper records to digital in my diocese. I came across a certain church management software. The company wanted to show me the usability of this software and also its contents. So they organized a tutorial for me which they used the tool 'Go To Meeting'. The company person was in New York while I was in Minnesota. That was my first time using it and it was very interactive and enriching. They schooled me on the contents of the software and made me to have a walk-through of how it can be used. This was done virtually while I was verbally communicating with a live person. ||
 * Derienzo || Christine || __ cderienzo1111@gmail.com. __ || numerous items that are in classrooms today, e.g., smartboard || Today in class I wanted to give a quick assessment to be sure all of the students were where they needed to be. I put five questions up on the smartboard and had each student use a sentio to answer the questions. What an awesome tool. I had to import my classes into the smart technology, and now the students can pick up the "clicker", put in their student id, the system welcomes them by name and at the end they are able to see there score. The data is instantly on my computer and I can quickly see who needs extra help or if it is a lesson I need to do some re-teaching on. ||
 * Franklin || Monique || __ mfranklin1@twu.edu __ || instruments and methods; not necessarily newly created; QR codes || In May of this year, I tried to show some librarians how to use QR codes for a scavenger hunt. It was fun and a little frustrating. I thought I had made the codes very simple but some of the smartphones people had still had a hard times processing them quickly. ||
 * Gonzales || Maria || __ mgonzales@mckinneyisd.net __ || smartphones; ipods; laptops; blogs, wikis; etc. || An experience I had with using new technlogies was when I started teaching 3 years ago. All of our classrooms have smartboards so teachers have to use them for instruction. I had never used one before, but I was excited about learning to use it. Our classrooms never had one when I was in school so it was all new to me. The students we have now are all into technology so sometimes they knew had to fix or do certain things on the smartboard that I did'nt. I really enjoy using it and the students love that they are able to use it as well. It helps keep the students engaged! ||
 * Gonzalez || Nancy || __ NancyGonzalez2@my.unt.edu __ || The use of portable devices like the Smartphone, Ipads and tablets; the usage of Social Media interaction between teacher, students, and parents || Last year in my third grade class I tried to apply individualized technology instruction by providing each student a mini -Netbook. The students were exited and motivated. The idea was to create an interactive classroom student- centered however, the lack of time and professional support conflicted to the main goal. So, the only thing left to do was to create the ACTIVITIES and save it into each student's flash-drive. The students learned how to use and create basic programs like Word and PowerPoint. They learned how to use the Web and do small research. I think it was a positive experience for the students and their parents. ||
 * Graham-Chapman || Julia || __ JGraham-Chapman@mesquiteisd.org __ || ifamily (iphone, ipad, ipod, etc.) smartboards, smartphones, laptops, and computers with updated and advance applications. Basically, any technology that is gearing towards the advancement of learning in a rapidly changing technology world. || I love to work with my smartboard daily in my classroom. I let the students use the clickers and text in their answers. I love to do it the most with math. Sometimes, there will be a few students who blurt out there answer when they are excited they know it ( I let them know that it completely defeats the purpose of clicking in the answer to see what everyone else thinks). It may take awhile for the students to get use to the new method. I asked our principal if we could order activplates for the students to be able to sit at their desk but uses the device to have the message appear on the board as they write on the tablet. She informed me that she ordered those and 4ipads for the classroom! I can't wait to get started ||
 * Powell || Jason || __ videomadesimple@gmail.com __ || Internet; LMS good example || I do miss face-to-face interaction and the on-campus experience, but I recognize that this format offers a lot of opportunity for interaction and collaboration, if you choose to take advantage of it ||
 * Turner || John || __ johnrturner@suddenlink.net __ || social media devices such as tablets and mobile phones; mobile tools and software (applications) such as cloud storage, network meetings, e-note, readers, slide-share, and open source software; Copyright protection applications; television and the Internet (definition: incorporating interactive tools for participant's to advance their learning by closing the gap between instruction and actual usage of the material being taught, either individually or as a group through synchronous and/or asynchronous modes) || One example that I heard of, but have not experienced, is the replacement of textbooks with e-books at the university level. One article, A Campus-Wide E-Textbook Initiative, discusses a pilot test that is being conducted by Northwest Missouri State University (Rickman, Holzen, Klute, & Tobin, 2009). Summarizing the study the authors indicated: "it will be the integration of e-textbooks with supporting multimedia and other learning resources that will ensure that e-textbook technology becomes the core of students' educational experiences" (Phase III: Implemenation, para. 6). ||
 * Turner || Justin || __ justinturner@my.unt.edu __ || These can range from pre-recorded / saved to live-interactive sessions. The storage of the technology and the delivery mechanism are two focus areas for differentiation. OneNote || My most recent experience is with this and other courses that I'm currently taking at UNT. I have four courses at UNT, hosted on three different Internet sites. Needless to say, I may get a little confused when trying to keep track of everything. So to start off this semester, I put the contents of each course in a very organized Microsoft OneNote notebook. This notebook is not stored and updated on my PC. Instead, I've opted to store it "in the cloud" (anyone sick of hearing that yet). The cloud is just a fancy way of saying someone else's well-connected data center. My OneNote is stored on my Windows Live SkyDrive which is accessible from any device with an Internet connection. (I don't even have to have OneNote installed since the application is also hosted in the cloud) Anyway, I am able work on my school work from my computer at home, my phone anywhere, or my computer at work and I have very easy access to all the materials without having to jump between three different web servers. Another cool thing about OneNote is that you can share it out and have a shared learning experience with others. ||
 * West || James || __ jameswest3@my.unt.edu __ || the implementation of Netbooks in the classroom; define as being hardware, software and/or processes that foster an improved method of learning and enabling capabilities historically not available in instruction through the use of these technologies. || A new technology of instruction I heard of recently was the use of Skype in a High School Biology course. The teacher contacted a Biology Professor at a major research University to conduct a dissection and question and answer session over Skype for the class. This allowed the class to experience something they may otherwise never have had the opportunity to experience and it did so without the prohibitive cost it would have taken in the past. ||
 * Whitson || Tara || __ whitson@tarleton.edu __ || my definition of a new technology of instruction would be the incorporation of a tool of idea that is a new venture in the instructor's way of teaching. || 1) The use of a webconference tool (e.g., called Saba Centra (hosted by Texas A&M) used for guest presentation, class meeting, office hours in a synchronous online environment. 2) CPS clickers. 3) Web based lesson publishing, using a program called SoftChalk. ||

July 11