Final Project

Below is a video of my final presentation from this course. It includes my philosophy on education, how the technologies we looked at this semester fit into that philosophy, and parent involvement.


Below is the power point presentation that I used to go along with the presentation above.


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  1. EDU 614-karvelasJune 17, 2020 at 6:09 PM

    Hey Bruce, I like how you laid everything out with pros and cons. I am definitely going to check out project explorer. Thanks for the great insight.

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  2. Jenny's EDU 614 BlogJune 18, 2020 at 8:25 AM

    I like how your philosophy includes meaningful work. That is so helpful for motivating students! I liked how you set up your presentation. It really laid out how you would implement these applications. Nice job!

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  3. E. Karvelas EDU 614 Spring 2020June 18, 2020 at 10:35 AM

    Very nice & informative. I like how you went through and presented pros & cons to each tech you talked about. I appreciate how you spoke about using google doc, scaffolding learning, and creating student privacy. Also great point, teachers need to learn about THEIR students' cultures too! I will be looking into Project Explorer. Thanks for sharing.

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    1. Heidi Pallo EDU 614June 18, 2020 at 3:41 PM

      Bruce - I appreciated how you approached each aspect of technology you plan to use in your classroom and related it to your teaching philosophy. Great work!

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  4. DLCS BloggerJune 18, 2020 at 6:44 PM

    I love that about Google Docs -- being able to scaffold individually where needed. I've been investigating Google Classroom and it does seem like there are so many tricks.

    I love how you weave a differentiation theme throughout your project.

    Thank you for Decibel X. I have wanted such a thing but have not been able to come up with one. I like a collaborative classroom and often I don't notice how noisy it may get. This is very helpful. Adding to growth plan now...

    This is such a well thought-out comprehensive list of innovative technology. Definitely 15 minutes well spent for me.

    Thank you Bruce!

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  5. AnsaraclassJune 19, 2020 at 7:19 AM

    I like how you mention you want what your students are learning is meaningful! It sounds a lot easier than it actually is, but you showed how you can implement this in your own classroom. I am going to checkout Project Explorer, great tool. You mention throughout your presentation that its not just the students who are learning these important tools, but its also the teachers job to be more knowledgable and understanding. I find that so important and I loved your presentation!

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  6. Peter's Blog EDU 614June 23, 2020 at 11:30 AM

    Bruce - I loved how you laid out pros and cons for each of your sections. I found iSeek particularly interesting. I like how the students will still need to learn proper search language, but I agree that learning how to seek out appropriate academic sources is an important skill that iSeek takes away.

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  7. Nadia East 614June 24, 2020 at 12:18 PM

    I loved how you outlined each resource in the context of your philosophy of education as well as including the pros and cons. I also like your advice on parent communication and how to frame technology education to families. This is a very informative presentation!

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  8. Mrs. JansenJuly 6, 2020 at 9:41 PM

    Bruce--I love how you zeroed in on not only students, but EVERYONE needing to know how to be better researchers on the internet. Like you said, being informed citizens is so important!
    Nice work.

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