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Technology Concepts, Diversity, and Ethics
Discuss technology use in the classroom, its effects on learning and on diverse student populations, and how the use of technology involves ethical issues.
Demonstrate a sound understanding of technology operations and concepts
Model and teach ethical practice related to technology use
- Apply technology resources to enable and empower learners with diverse backgrounds, characteristics, and abilities
Your assignment: Write a short answer to Questions 1-4 below. Email to me at pjrkennington@yahoo.com or bring to the next class.
1. Search Engines
This list of search engines will help you in your internet research.
- Google http://www.google.com/
- Yahooligans http://www.yahooligans.com
- Ask Jeeves for Kids http://www.ajkids.com
- KidsClick! http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!
- MSN Search http://www.msn.com/
- Metacrawler http://www.metacrawler.com (same as Go2Net )
- Dogpile http://www.dogpile.com
- Profusion http://www.profusion.com
- Altavista http://www.altavista.com
- Hotbot http://www.hotbot.com
- Yahoo http://www.yahoo.com
- Looksmart http://search.looksmart.com/
- Excite http://www.excite.com
- Lycos http://www.lycos.com
- InfoSeek.go.com http://infoseek.go.com/
How Internet Search Engines Work
http://www.howstuffworks.com/search-engine.htm/printableQuestion #1: What is your favorite search engine?
1. Technology Concepts
What are basic technology competencies for teachers? For students?
Question #2: How would you judge your own technology competency? Beginner-Intermediate-Expert ? What do you need to work on, or what more would you like to learn?
3. Technology access for diverse student populations
Students come from all different backgrounds and different exposure to computer technology. How can a teacher provide equitable access to school resources for the following populations?
- Special needs students
- Minority populations
- Low income students
Resources about technology and special education: National Center to Improve Practice in special education
Question #3: What is your school policy in making sure that classroom technology learning is accessible to all students?
4. Ethics in technology: Issues of intellectual property for educators
The internet has been a mixed blessing for copyright owners. On the one hand, it is a great instrument of publicity; on the other hand, material is often distributed without regard to ownership. A debate rages concerning the writing of laws that protect intellectual property rights, in balance with fhe rights of consumers.
Arguments for greater freedom,/greater protection; the impact of technology on copyright law
http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/wp/copyright/issues_of_intellect_prop.html
Guidelines for intellectual property in the classroom
http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/wp/copyright/implications_for_educators.html
Question #4: Where do you stand on the issue of digital copyright? Can you forsee any problems with internet ethics in your classroom?
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