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=**Class 10 - Changing Perceptions**= //I included this picture below because I thought it was fitting how Technology is one of the elements that makes a well rounded teacher. Luckily, I am taking this course.//

__**Digital Portfolio:**__
 * a good idea to have a digital portfolio because it becomes easy and quick access for the administrative.
 * obtaining a digital portfolio also shows that as a teacher, you have a **technological background**
 * there are two options for a digital portfolio:
 * on a cd
 * or on a website like wikispaces
 * **all you need to do is give a principal a business card with your website that has your digital portfolio on it**


 * __Multimedia Presentations:__**
 * These presentations were all so **fantastic.** It shows how many different pieces of software and technology that we have learned to work with and are not scared to use.
 * My classmates and I had a chance to present our projects!
 * Helen - a historical perspective
 * Jen and Karen - their own stories
 * Jessie and Allison - as 21st century learners skit
 * Alex, Andrea and Daljit - a glimpse of the 21st century
 * Luca and Justin - a journal through time
 * Matt and Dave - differentiated instruction and learning styles
 * Kristin, Natasha and Taylor - Modern times with Grams and Gramps
 * Alex and Brad - the 21st Century and Cellphones
 * Stephanie, Pat and me (Lily) - 21st Century Learner Report
 * Here is our presentation:
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 * Sejal and Lisa - Camtasia and 21st Century Teacher
 * Jenny and Laura - Broadcast
 * Steve and Gram - Propaganda Video
 * Shannon and Amanda - 21st Century Learners and Learning Styles


 * __VlogIT__**
 * a software that is meant to help students to make a **news broadcast** report using solely a laptop that has a built in camera and microphone
 * A**DOBE: Visual Communicator** is the software that is taking over it so it is only available until September 2010


 * __Campasia and Jeng:__**
 * softwares that **record the action that is happening to your screen**
 * this is helpful for teaching students how to do certain procedures on a computer


 * __Ian Jukes: Literacy is not Enough__**
 * **5 fluencies which are not the usual literacy and numeracy that we hear; he's referring to problem solving skills**
 * Information fluency: you are bombarded with information you have to learn how to extract and filter what is important
 * Collaboration fluency: interpersonal skills
 * Media fluency: being aware of the diversity of media
 * **full frontal delivery** - the teacher has full frontal delivery when standing in front of the school
 * **pyramid**: the cone of learning and what students remember the most when they say and do rather than just read it


 * __Acceptable Use Policy:__**
 * all students **need to sign a contract**
 * its a document to take the **responsibility away from the school** and administration of having students surf dangerous websites, also it gives them the right of punishing the students if something does go wrong
 * the document is very **vague and out of date** for example mobile devices are not mentioned


 * __Final Reflection:__**

media type="youtube" key="AhoOG5Kf1w4" height="379" width="479" align="right" The way in which I thought about the usage of technology in education before this course is completely different than what it is now. I did not give it as much value as it deserves. Perhaps that is because I was part of an education where it was good even without all these different technological gadgets. However, **I have come to realize that I cannot compare it to my education because times have changed.** I have to stop being shocked when I see students in elementary schools who already of cell phones. It is normal now. Sooner than later, every student will have a lap top available to them. **What I have taken from this class is that there is nothing wrong with that.** Quite the contrary, that is a plus for schools and especially teachers. I have learned from Ian Jukes that today's **students are DIFFERENT so we have to cater to their differences for their success in education**. Let us stop being so negative towards technology. It is here to stay and it is for our benefit. The time is now to figure out the various ways in which it can be used in education rather than trying to fight it. **This video shows great concrete examples on how technology can be an asset to education.**