Literature presentations

 

Presenter Topic Approximate presentation date Resources (scratch work for presenters) Readings & tips/pointers/considerations
(presenters: feel free to add to this, if you want to have classmates do a little reading in advance)
Jhumur Halder Digital Divide Week 5 (24 Sep 07) resources Reading
  • Fox, S. (2005). Digital Divisions. Washington, DC:  Pew Internet and American Life Project.
  • United States Department of Commerce. A nation online: Entering the broadband age. US Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
Alex Rolon Digital Disconnect Week 5 (24 Sep 07) resources Reading
  • Levin, D., & Arafeh, S. (2002). The digital disconnect: The widening gap between internet savvy students and their schools. Washington, DC: Pew Internet and American Life Project.
Tim McCann Web 2.0 Week 6 (1 Oct) resources  Reading
  • O’Reilly, T. (2005). What is Web 2.0? Design patterns and business models for the next generation of software.
Doug Brace Extra-curricular patterns of tech use Week 7 (15 Oct) resources Reading
  • Lenhart, A. & Madden, M. (2005). Teen content creators and consumers. Washington, DC: Pew Internet and American Life Project.
  • Lenhart, A. & Madden, M. (2007). Pew internet project data memo: Social networking websites and teens: An overview. Washington, DC: Pew Internet and American Life Project.
Bolu Odusola Vygotsky & the ZPD Week 8 (22 Oct) resources  
Matt Wolf Scaffolding instruction Week 8 (22 Oct) resources  Reading
  • Saye, J., & Brush, T. (2002). Scaffolding critical reasoning about history and social issues in multimedia-supported learning environments. Educational Technology Research & Development, 50(3), 77-96.
Stacy Getz Standards movement Week 8 (22 Oct) resources  
Demet Metan & Lifang Chang Assessment Week 9 (29 Oct) resources Reading
  • Wineburg, S. (2004). Crazy for history. The Journal of American History, 90(4)
Patricia Carroll Tech instruction for pre-service teachers Week 10 (5 Nov) resources  Reading
  • Hammond, T. (2007). A task-oriented framework for stand-alone technology integration classes. Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 23(4), 153-158.
Ali Shameem Professional development for in-service teachers Week 10 (5 Nov) resources
This comprehensive toolkit is based on the experiences of award winning sites of the U.S. Department of Education's National Awards Program for Model Professional Development.

If you don't want to read (or skim) all 115 pp., I'd recommend Ch. 1 (an overview of designing PD) and Appendix C (thumbnail descriptions of award-winning PD initiatives)
Peicheng Chu & Terri Miquel Copyright, Fair Use, & Copyleft Week 10 (5 Nov) resources  Reading
Becky Doersam Internet safety Week 11 (12 Nov) resources  
Carol Reed Ed research basics Week 11 (12 Nov) resources  
Trish Wilson Ed tech research issues Week 11 (12 Nov) resources  
Michael Cavallero Tech audits Week 13 (26 Nov) resources  

 


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