Saturday, October 30, 2010
"Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/Using Us."
When I watched this video it was amazing to see how much technology has changed and become such a part of our lives over the last 20 years. We are all so dependent on technology. The machine is definitely us, using us! People do not know how to function without technology. If you we do not have our cell phones or computers we feel lost! I can remember not even having a cell phone or a computer. Today I am completely and totally dependent on technology! Dr. Welsch gave this title to the video because it is a true and accurate representation of our society today and how dependent we are on technology. The machine definitely uses us!
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Handheld Devices
If my technology director gave me a budget of $10,000 for the purchase of hand held devices in my library I would do the best I could to meet the needs of the students and teachers in my school.
The first thing I would purchase from my budget money would be 20 classic ipods. These run around $250 dollars. I would use them for check out from the library for the lower grades. I would put books on them so the teachers could put them in their listening centers. You cannot find books on cassettes any longer and it is hard for the students to us the books on cd's without scratching them. I would ask the teachers for any books they had on cd that I could transfer to the ipods. I would teach the teachers how to use them at the beginning of the school year and I would teach the students during their library time.
I would also like to purchase 10 ipads for the teachers to use and check out. These run around $800 a piece for 64GB and 3-G wifi. Keyboards are $69.00, Cases are $39.00 and docks are $29.00. They will be used to do TPRI testing and other tasks the teachers need to use them for. It will give them a hands on approach to showing students information one on one and at their desks. Hand held computers are the way of the future and it won't be long before all students have personal hand helds to us in the classroom and at home.
The first thing I would purchase from my budget money would be 20 classic ipods. These run around $250 dollars. I would use them for check out from the library for the lower grades. I would put books on them so the teachers could put them in their listening centers. You cannot find books on cassettes any longer and it is hard for the students to us the books on cd's without scratching them. I would ask the teachers for any books they had on cd that I could transfer to the ipods. I would teach the teachers how to use them at the beginning of the school year and I would teach the students during their library time.
I would also like to purchase 10 ipads for the teachers to use and check out. These run around $800 a piece for 64GB and 3-G wifi. Keyboards are $69.00, Cases are $39.00 and docks are $29.00. They will be used to do TPRI testing and other tasks the teachers need to use them for. It will give them a hands on approach to showing students information one on one and at their desks. Hand held computers are the way of the future and it won't be long before all students have personal hand helds to us in the classroom and at home.
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