Lauren+Kearns-Hahn

= Hello, My name is Lauren Kearns-Hahn. I'm a first grade teacher at Pangborn Elementary School in Washington County. =

I would rate our school’s level of technology innovation between a 3 & 4. Our building is only 3 years old and with this came mounted projectors, document cameras, and interwrite boards for every classroom. We also have a very large computer lab. I would place myself at a level 4. While it can sometimes be a challenge to use technology in first grade, the addition of my iPad has really changed the way I teach. I would love to have more tools to incorporate technology in my classroom and plan to apply for the two grants we are offered in the fall and spring. I hope to add a few iPads to my classroom. Teachers in the intermediate grades at our school tend to be at a higher level of technology. When our new building first opened we had a cart with a class set of laptops that could be signed out by any classroom. However, the laptops have since found permanent homes in several 4th and 5th grade classrooms.  There is one teacher that has numerous iPads, iPods, cameras, clickers, and a smart board. He has applied for numerous grants for his collection and was lucky enough to house our buildings one smart board. ||  || **re: Educational Technology: History, Trends, Issues** [|laurenkearns] Monday, 7:29 pm Question # 6- Educational technology historian Paul Saettler said, “Computer information systems are not just objective recording devices. They also reflect concepts, hopes, beliefs, attitudes.” Discuss…past and current uses of technology in education reflect- Four majors eras were discussed in the article. In the pre-microcumputer era IBM produced one of the first instructional mainframe s with multimedia learning stations. While many educators were using computer-assisted instruction, there were many problems from high costs to being difficult to operate. According to the article, teachers disliked the computer-assisted instruction and the idea that computers would revolutionize instruction was rejected. The microcomputer era brought computers into the classrooms in the mid- 1970’s. This era had similar problems to the previous era. The internet era transformed computers with text and graphics and the beginning of email in the early 2000s. “Teachers enter the “Information Superhighway”. Our current era of mobile technologies has greatly changed education today. Online resources and communication has driven an increase in technology learning. While I love reading an actual book to my students, my students are also very engaged with ebooks on my iPad or digital books on the web. Question #7- Why does Richard Clarks comment about the impact of computers on learning had such a dramatic impact on the field of educational technology? What I gather from his comment is that learning is a result of other factors such methods, learners, etc. and does not result from the choice of media or technology. However, this comment seems to be sighted from 1983 and technology in education has changed greatly since then. ||  ||
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Assignment 1 : 21st century technology **, 3 required articles (citiations, articles and summaries for 21st technology)**
Atkinson, T. S., Swaggerty, E. A., Mays, L. C., & Fink, L. (2011). Empowering fourth-grade researchers: Reaping the rewards of web 2.0 student-centered learning. //Language Arts,// //89//(2), 99-112. Retrieved from []

This article focuses on students knowledge of technology while the teachers focus is on traditional textbook approaches to learning. It discusses incentives for teachers to embrace 21st century digital literacies, valuing the notion of information delievery and rewarding teachers for their "highly-qualified" content expertise.

Is it 21st century? (2010). //School Librarians Workshop,// //31//(2), 18. Retrieved from [] Three key elements to ensure students develop the 21st century skills are explained. Connect, Collaborate, and Create are three elements that must be present for it to be considered 21st century. Connecting is natural to students who rely on social networks for most of their communication and information. Their almost constant links to others make collaboration their preferred method of working. Technology is vital, but only as part of connecting, collaborating, and creating.

Prensky, M. (2008). Turning on the lights. //Educational Leadership,// //65//(6), 40. Retrieved from []

Prensky discusses the need for educators to embrace students' technology-infused lives. Thanks to technology, kids grow up knowing about, or being able to find out about, pretty much anything from past or present that interests them. Once educators let students take the lead on technology projects, teachers tend to see more engagement and better results. Here, he also discusses four important practices that can help make education relevant to students' lives and truly prepare kids for the future.

Assignment 2: Gadget Report
===Gadget report: I would like to learn more about my ipad that I got for Christmas. I already have started using it for individual students that I tutor after school. Since it's my personal ipad, I don't use it for much more but would like to learn about it's uses for whole group activities. I hope to one day have several in my classroom but since I use it so much at home, I don't prefer individual students to use it unless I'm working one-on-one with them.===


 * 1. About my Gadget (research) - 20 points **

The ipad is a line of tablet computers designed, developed and marketed by Apple. It's primarily used as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, apps and web content.

[] ipad for learning website, includes educational app reviews and lesson ideas

[] Putting the iPad to Work in Elementary Classrooms

[] using the ipad to teach the math concept before and after

[] ipad in a first grade classroom

[] splashtop whiteboard


 * 2. Learning Plan - 5 points **


 * Research online
 * play around
 * watch tutorials
 * Look for recommended ways to use my ipad in a primary classroom from other teachers
 * download 1st grade related apps
 * would like to download picture books
 * possible whiteboard
 * learn more about dropbox
 * splashtop and splashtop whiteboard...find out more

Enduring Understanding: Good readers tell the events of the story in order. Essential Question: What happened first, next, and last in the story? Framing Question: What 3 events can you tell a friend about this story? In soccer, we kick the ball into the net to score a goal. I made a shot but the goalie knocked into me and I yelled, “Get off!” The referee blew his whistle for us to quit. I want to win this game even more! Science- Have groups of students predict how many stones will bring the water up to the line. Independent Work: Response (first, next, last) Daily 5- Read to Someone and Read to Self Guided Reading: See Guided Reading lessons Closure: Share response
 * 3. Lesson Plan and Teaching Materials – 15 points **
 * READING LESSON PLAN THAT INCLUDES SPLASHTOP WHITEBOARD FOR MORNING MESSAGE AND PROJECTED eBOOK FROM IPAD **
 * What?** We will listen to a fable and retell the events in order.
 * Why?** Telling the events in order helps us retell what we read.
 * How?** We will listen to **//The//** **//Crow and the Pitcher//**.
 * Procedure: **** Lesson on Power Point **
 * Morning Message: word wall words **Made, want, off, quit, kick ** (phonics skill) Using splashtop whiteboard **
 * //Read Aloud: The Crow and The Pitcher (ebook projected from ipad)//**
 * 1) Building Background:
 * 2) Turn and Talk: What problems might a crow need to solve?
 * 3) Set Purpose:(Sequence of Events) Listen to find out what the crow does first, next, and last in the story.
 * 4) Read/Listen //The Crow and The Pitcher (ebook projected from ipad)//
 * 5) Retell the story by telling what the crow does first, next, and last—Use picture cards (partners)
 * 6) Respond to reading: (Higher Order Thinking Questions)
 * Discuss: Was dropping stones into the pitcher a good idea? Why?
 * Use Fairness Sticks: How would you solve the same problem?
 * Discuss the meaning of the words suddenly, wearily, quench, refreshing, brilliant (using monitor/clarify)
 * What is the Big Idea? (main idea and lesson learned)
 * Independent:**
 * Assessment:** Were students able to sequence the events in the story?

plan to include classroom pictures in power point: lesson planned for Tuesday March 6th
 * 4. Evidence of Implemented Lesson – 5 points **

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 * 5. Presentation – 5 points **

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 * Assignment 3 **


 * Design of Desktop Publishing **

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 * __ MY VIDEO __- Demo using the iPad Doodle Buddy app to create illustrations of insects.**

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 * MY VIDEO PART 2 ** :) Doodle Buddy for iPad in action.

Unit Plan Uploaded to Website!
 * Assignment 4: Unit Plan with Website **

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2 online games or software application (Prezi, PowerPoint, Picasa album- teacher created) 2 Tool Software (e.g. for students to **explore, create or publish information using technology-student created)** 1. ** county assessment **
 * 1. Build a Bug link on website **
 * 2. several insect powerpoints on website **
 * 3. insect picasa album on website **
 * 1. Doodle Buddy app illustrations- on website **
 * 2. Video using doodle buddy illustrations with student recordings- on website **
 * 2 multimedia projects you created yourself as instructional materials (Voki, instructional video – teacher created)**
 * 1. I created an instructional video on how to use the Doodle Buddy app to create insect illustrations **
 * 2. I created several powerpoints used as instructional materials. They are also on the website. **
 * 1 Assessment Tool**

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 * Assignment 5: Second Life **

I found Secondlife to be a real challenge. It really slowed down everything on my computer. I became frustrated when building but the video helped! While it was fun to explore but it isn't something geared toward elementary students.

//**Movie from Secondlife- 8:30 showing: First, I loved the music. I liked how my avatar moved and it looked like I was in quicksand for a minute. Next, I found myself holding a sign that said "we are the 99%" and then I was eventrually run down by "flat" soldiers. I was able to read some of the poverty stats at the end. I was able to reflect and make connections because of low poverty students we have at Pangborn.**//