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Educational Technology – A definition

Educational Technology – A definition

The class ended with us reading the definition of Educational Technology as put forth in the book by Alan Januszewski and Michael Molenda based on the AECT. I read the definition (about 14 pages), and then read it again and yet a third time before things really started to click. We were tasked with creating a graphic that would summarize the definition. I have long been a photoshop person, but decided to try my hand at a couple of new…

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School Evaluation Summary

School Evaluation Summary

Here is a project that I thought I would just follow the instructions and crank out the report. Little did I know that I would end up putting in lots of time and energy and by doing a self reflection on the Outdoor College I really learned a lot. To me some of the best projects are going in expecting very little and yet coming out very surprised (kind of like a movie). In preparation for doing this School Evaluation Summary, we had…

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Tech Trends: Intel Unite and Wireless Collaboration Tools

Tech Trends: Intel Unite and Wireless Collaboration Tools

Here is a technology that i heard about a couple of months ago but really knew nothing about until this past week. Down in Las Vegas on the floor of InfoComm there are vendors everywhere. I happened upon intel’s booth and was immediately drawn in by the quick demo of Intel Unite. Collaboration and wireless technology is something that I have long been interested in. Getting any and all content from point A to point B and sharing that full…

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Three great ways to use RSS feeds in your class

Three great ways to use RSS feeds in your class

Flipboard – for the past 4 years I have been using a personally curated Flipboard magazine (CS 103 – Ed Tech) as a great way to aggregate relevant news stories from multiple Flipboard magazines (usually current news, Technology and Education) along with stories from the web, for my Instructional Media class. For me and the students this has become a great reference that they can use not only for the 3 months that they are in my class but also…

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Research Articles

Research Articles

I have been developing classroom spaces, experimenting with different ideas and presenting at conferences all over the US for the past 10 years with evidence based mainly in the technological side. Starting this Ed-Tech program at Boise State has really led me back in the research and empirical data world. One of the assignments last week was to find 5 peer reviewed articles based on the topic of our choice. This is strange to say as my office has been…

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