Netbooks+-+Notre+Dame+-+October+2011

=Cooking with Technology a.k.a "Mr. Lerouge When Will You Book The REAL Laptops"=




 * How do we know we have been successful? **

1. Students are reporting on their experience - (2 - 3 students sharing - recorded on video) attach videos :

Questions:

 * == How did we use the technology (netbooks) to help our learning? ==
 * == What did you like about using technology? ==
 * == What were some challenges or frustrations with using technology in the classroom? ==
 * == How did you feel using technology helped enhance your learning? ==
 * == What should we continue? What could we do differently? ==

** Netbooks in Food Studies at Notre Dame - Collaborative Learning and Reflective Practice **

 * ==[]==
 * == http://ndfoods.blogspot.com ==
 * == http://foods20gold.blogspot.com ==
 * == http://wallwisher.com/wall/gold-meat ==
 * == http://wallwisher.com/wall/gold-favorite ==
 * == http://wallwisher.com/wall/recipe-pink ==


 * ==[|VIDEO: http://youtu.be/7BOTEsoP8x8]==
 * ==http://cookingwithtechnology.blogspot.com/2011/12/3d-engagement-video.html==

2. Students have acquired new technology skills that they had not had previously - please see the 21st century list below


 * == Many students have commented that using technology gets them away from just using paper and pencil to learn or share information. ==
 * == I have noticed that some students just have an extra knack for technology and are quite natural with it. Other students are not as comfortable and the learning process is sometimes inhibited as the struggle with using technology. ==
 * == Even simple technology can have an impact on learning. Example inexpensive rice cookers allow students to taste various examples of rice gives a more powerful level of understanding than just reading or researching a topic. ==

3. Students have learned about digital citizenship - please see the digital citizenship list of skills below

Integrating digital citizenship:

 * == exhibit leadership for digital citizenship - I have started blogging class activities, the 3D technology project and the greenhouse project, willingness to try something different - often I start class with "I have an idea, lets see how it works!" ==
 * == demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning - every time you read an artcile, research, try something new, experiement with the kids, tell them you have taken a class, tried something new shows lifelong learning ==
 * == exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning and productivity - I collaborated with a few teachers, some who have been a part of this project in the past and others who are currently part of the project ==
 * == in students I see digital citizenship when they teach each other about the technology we are using and help one another complete the tasks ==

4. How has our teaching changed? What practices will you continue?
 * == have to keep up with technology ==
 * == have to compete with technology (especially cell phones) to engage students ==
 * == will continue with blogging, would like to have students blog throughout the term as reflective practice ==

5. What are some best practices?
 * == keep refining what we have learned, enhance what works, change/modify/eliminate what didn't - learn from the mistakes/challenges ==
 * == be willing to take risks, try something new, tell the students you are trying something new ==
 * == keep up with it, make it a routine (i.e. getting out the net books, logging, going to the homepage etc....) ==
 * == providing direction but allowing for exploration and personalization of tasks and products ==

6. Listing what I have learned and what were some of the challenges
 * == time to plan, time to "test out" what we are doing before doing it ==
 * == websense issues ==
 * == wifi issues "I've logged in a million times" ==
 * == "the mousepad deleted my work" ==
 * == Wallwisher - can't move posts on PC computers, only MAC ==
 * == netbooks are not laptops - slower, less functionality (wallwisher photos), more difficult to type "volume" on ==
 * == would like to have done more blogging (a kitchen diary) but have too many students this term (>130) so would like to try it with perhaps a class of grade 12's (20-25 students) ==

7. Personal growth as a learner on an online collaborative environment.
 * == I have been more willing to take a risks and try new things ==
 * == started blogging as reflective practice and accountability - greenhouse and 3D project ==
 * == started class blogs - kept me on track, gave a place for students to be supported, a place for exemplars and ideas, accessible by all ==

8. What are some tips for next time users?
 * == test out what you want to do before you get your students to try it - especially websense ==
 * == get the technology sorted out - login issues ==
 * == determine if the task is engaging - using technology will engage some but not all students, just because it is using technology ==

9. What is your legacy piece? How have you left a digital footprint to let other know about your important work with kids? (Video, digital storytelling, celebrations with parents, inviting senior administration, manual, collaborative place for yourself and your students)
 * == Class blogs - notes, directions, sharing learning, wallwisher links, exemplars, celebration of student work ==
 * == Reflective blog - cooking with technology, 100 meter diet ==

10. Sample lessons - share 2 lessons that you taught using the equipment

Lesson 1 - Recipe Analyzer and Wallwisher

 * == each student was assigned one of the recipes cooked in class and was asked to enter the recipe into the Dieticians of Canada recipe analyzer to get a list of nutritional information ==
 * == they were then directed to a Wallwisher wall where they reported and compared the nutritional information of all the food they had made so far in the term ==
 * == each student was responsible for one recipe and was required to share, but overall by using Wallwisher everyone was able to see the results for everything ==

Lesson 2 - Wallwisher Jigsaw - Vegetables

 * == in one unit students are expected to learn about a lot of different types of vegetables ==
 * == in the past students completed a large table using the text book for information ==
 * == this time I assigned each student 2 vegetables to research (with specific information to look for) and had them prepare wallwisher posts to summarize for the rest of the class ==
 * == the wallwisher posts were presented in front of the class and questions were asked ==
 * == final wallwisher page was printed for students to have as part of their notes ==

Lesson 3 - Wallwisher Reflections and Goal Setting

 * == used Wallwisher to reflect on what we have learned and made in class ==
 * == used Wallwisher to think about what we might like to try or make ==
 * == student comment "Hey I can see what everyone else wrote!" ==

11. Websites, tools, or apps that you used with your students
 * == blogspot ==
 * == dieticians of canada - recipe analyzer ==
 * == recipe websites ==
 * == WallWisher ==
 * == Voki - too much time was spent customizing the avatars rather than content ==

12. Other unexpected findings from your project
 * == "hey, I can see what everyone else wrote" Different kind of class discussion. everyone participates ==
 * == Just because you use technology doesn't mean students will be engaged if the task is not. i.e. they are engaged with their mobile devices doing what they want to do (i.e. connecting with friends) ==

13. Final thoughts about your project.
 * == worthwhile experience to try ==
 * == not one specific device will cover all possible applications ==
 * == netbooks have speed issues, slow, but portable and inexpensive ==
 * == ipads cannot handle flash based websites ==
 * == laptops more expensive, but better functionality ==
 * == nice to have access all the time without having to book laptops or labs, so often I wish I had a computer or two to work on ==

14. Would you recommend to use this equipment?
 * == yes and no ==
 * == small, portable ==
 * == login issues ==
 * == functionality issues ==
 * == laptops are better, iPads are not necessarily the answer (PC tablet?) ==