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Engaging Students with New Technologies in the Classroom
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Suppose your sister calls and tells you she's having twins. Which of the following is most likely? (Assume she's NOT having identical twins.)
A. Twin boys
B. Twin girls
C. One boy and one girl
D. All three are equally likely.
Engaging Students with New Technologies in the Classroom
Derek Bruff
Center for Teaching
Vanderbilt University
derekbruff.com
@derekbruff
"Innovation," thinkpublic, Flickr
Visual Presentations
Classroom Response Systems
Great Visual Thinkers of Our Time
Demetri Martin
Jessica Hagy
Findings -
http://is.gd/ed4lf
http://thisisindexed.com/
Use Metaphors.
Show Relationships.
Pedagogy
Help students understand and remember.
Spatial arrangements convey meaning.
Clickers
Backchannel
"Drew and Katie," TheNickster, Flickr
"Math 115F: BlackBerry Encryption Summer 2010" by Derek Bruff
The Twitter Experiment
Monica Rankin, History, UT-Dallas
http://prezi.com/vkn8p8dulyum/math-115f-blackberry-encryption-summer-2010/
http://www.slideshare.net/brainslides/ph-lecture-makeover
Google Moderator
A Slideshow Makeover
Technology
"Lecturing Basics" by Derek Bruff
http://www.slideshare.net/derekbruff/lecturing-basics
More Info...
ResponseWare
ResponseCard XR
More Info...
"Backchannel in Education - Nine Uses," Derek Bruff
Where to find good images?
http://derekbruff.com/teachingwithcrs/?p=472
"Connecting with Participatory Culture" by Derek Bruff
"Practical Advice for Teaching with Twitter," Mark Sample
http://prezi.com/gwh2_e5r6tme
http://is.gd/eG1GI
"Thoughts on Using Prezi as a Teaching Tool" by Paul Hill
http://prezi.com/rfsnedhqmhqa/thoughts-on-using-prezi-as-a-teaching-tool/
http://derekbruff.com/teachingwithcrs
http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/clickers
http://www.flickr.com
http://creativecommons.org
http://www.google.com/moderator
Upcoming Center for Teaching Workshops
http://www.compfight.com
- "Wireless in the Classroom: Strategies for Leveraging Student Laptops and Smart Phones," Conversation on Teaching, October 12
- "Tools for Creating a Backchannel in Your Classroom," Virtual Brownbag, October 13
http://turningtechnologies.com
Info and Registration:
http://cft.vanderbilt.edu
More Info...
http://tinyurl.com/vucftvizthink
http://tinyurl.com/vucftppt