Daily Archives: October 30, 2008

Michele Wong Kung Fong Denton, TX, USA

Blog: http:annotationsandconversations.wordpress.com/

Bio: https://k12online08presenters.wikispaces.com/Michele+Wong+Kung+Fong

Bio: Michèle Wong Kung Fong recently graduated with a Master’s in Graphic Design from North Carolina State University. She is now an assistant professor in Communication Design at the University of North Texas. In her research, Michèle investigates the intersection of design, technology and education. Her latest project addressed remote and synchronous peer-to-peer tutoring. She designed conditions for an interactive interface that supports the learning preferences of a middle-school concrete learner being mentored by a college student mentor. Michèle’s interface builds on existing research in learning, cognition, activity theory and social networking as it sets up conditions for more meaningful learning. Michèle intends to pursue her research in distance education and communication and has an interest in not only discourse about but actions towards the future of design education.

Presentation Description:This presentation addresses the intersection of design, education and tecnology. It investigates the design of remote mentoring interfaces. It questions ways in which the design of interactive tools can support the remote and synchronous mentoring of a middle school learner by a college student through concrete representation of abstract concepts. It looks at ways in which the design of interactive educational tools can be informed by learning styles and preferences for more more meaningful learning experiences. While this presentation focuses on specific variables such as concrete middle school learners, peer to peer mentoring and science as the subject being mentored, it shows the potential for strategies to be transferred to other educational contexts. The presentation will include demonstrations of ways in which interactivity can promote meaningful learning at the different stages of the learning process as well as ways in which characteristics of social networking portals can be appropriated for remote mentoring purposes.

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Ann Oro Roselle Park, New Jersey, USA & Anna Baralt St. Petersburg, Florida, USA

Blog:http://njtechteacher.blogspot.com & http://w3.shorecrest.org/~Anna_Baralt/LDTechWebPage/LDLabWebPage/ld_tech_page.htm/

Bio: https://k12online08presenters.wikispaces.com/Ann+Oro & https://k12online08presenters.wikispaces.com/Anna+Baralt

Bio: Ann Oro has been teaching students in Kindergarten through 8th grade at a private school in New Jersey since 2002. Ann teaches her students to use the computer as a personal, collaborative tool and encourages students to reflect on and analyze their work. In addition to her teaching duties, she presents an Integrating Technology in Education session at the local alternate route training center.

Anna Baralt, a 13 year educator, is an Instructional Technologist at a PK-12 independent school in St. Petersburg, FL and chair of the technology department. Her days are spent working with students in her lab and helping teachers integrate technology in their everyday curriculum. She is a 2008 NAIS Teacher of the Future and member of a PLP learning cohort.

Presentation Description: Learn how our Monster Project encourages creativity and the development of reading and writing skills while integrating technology into the classroom. Using monsters as a vehicle, students across the United States exchange written descriptions and recreate their partner’s monster without ever looking at the real thing. Teachers will discover free tools available online, connect drawing and writing tools, learn how to work with multiple files in a wiki, and equate various goals of the revised Bloom’s Taxonomy with an electronic platform. Lesson plans, tips, and resources are shared.

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Supporting Links:

• Monster Project Wiki http://monsterproject.wikispaces.com/

• 3rd Grade Student Reflections http://saintmichaelcomputer.wikispaces.com/07083rdReflect

• 2nd Grade Student Reflections http://saintmichaelcomputer.wikispaces.com/07082ndReflect

• Ann Oro’s Monster’s Are Coming Blog Post http://njtechteacher.blogspot.com/2008/03/monsters-are-coming.html

• Ann Oro’s Monster Organization Needed Blog Post http://njtechteacher.blogspot.com/2008/04/monster-organization-needed-for-project.html

• Ann Oro’s Planning Monster Reflections Blog Post http://njtechteacher.blogspot.com/2008/04/planning-some-monster-reflections.html

• Anna Baralt’s First Electronic Monster Exchange http://w3.shorecrest.org/~Anna_Baralt/LDTechWebPage/LDLabWebPage/2ndGrade/Monsters/monsterexchange.htm

3 Essential Questions:

http://voicethread.com/share/225413/