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A nice blog with a nice article called

"Tech Alternatives for the One Computer Classroom"

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This week I am away on an offline vacation. Rather than let the blog be dormant or rerunning old posts I decided to give some other people a chance to share their experiences and ideas with you. I hope you enjoy the posts.

So you have been ordered to integrate technology in you classroom. Only problem is, you only have one computer. There is light at the end of the tunnel. Here are 10 ways you can use your one computer as an invigorating learning tool.

Presentation Tool - The first (and simplest way) to use your computer is to present notes or information to your students. To do this project your computer screen onto a presentation screen or smart board. If you don't have one a dry erase board works just as good. This also requires the aid of an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) projector. The best way to do this is for the teacher to walk the room explaining the notes and making sure students are on task while a student works the keyboard.

Example - Present a power point on the steps of solving a quadratic equation.

Game Show Host- There are a ton of interactive games, note taking techniques, and simulation activities on the internet. Allow one student to direct activities projected on the screen or fill in a graphic organizer on the dry erase board and another student to make the movements on the computer. Students can be grouped to increase competition.

Competition Tool - Play the games or competition listed above (in #2). However, make it a competition between classes to get the whole class involved. The results can be calculated on the board or tracked using an excel spreadsheet with a bar graph.

Learning Center - Setup learning centers in your classroom. Create an activity where groups of students move through various learning centers with one of the centers being a computer learning center.

Computer as the Peak Activity (Pre-search, Research, Post-search) - Have a group assignment where students have a before the computer part (or parts) of the assignment, on the computer part of the assignment, and an after the computer part(s). This allows each group to prepare for what they will do on the computer as well as evaluate what they did while on the computer.

Jigsaw Puzzle - By now I'm sure you've heard of the jigsaw method. It breaks a lesson down into parts and groups of students work on different parts of the lesson. Each part of the lesson will equal one piece of the puzzle. One of those pieces will be a computer group.

Students-Teacher - Allow students to become a specialist on a particular topic and they can create a PowerPoint or other activity to teach the rest of the class about the topic

Example - As an end of the year review, students can pick a war (i.e. World War I) and create a short 3 slide PowerPoint on the topic to present to the class. Other students can be busied doing their research in a textbook or creating a multiple choice quiz about their PowerPoint.

Post Master- Allow students to work on an activity at their desk. When they get their part correct, they can go type it into a master list or Power Point projected on the board.

Example- This is a great "Get to Know Your Classmates" activity for the beginning of the year. Have each student come up and make one PowerPoint slide about themselves and present a master PowerPoint show entitled "Getting to Mrs./Mr. ___________'s class"

For fun make it a quiz, where the student puts a weird fact about themselves and the class has to guess who it is.

Scavenger Hunt- Have students complete an in class scavenger hunt that allows students to get on the computer for only part of the answers.

Tutor - Use it for struggling students for remediation or enrichment for early finishers. This is also a great for students who need some extra credit.

Kimberly Scott has more than six years of teaching experience. This includes middle and high school, both in the traditional and online environment. She has done numerous trainings, designed several innovative curriculums, and developed end-of-course assessments. She specializes in innovative teaching techniques, curriculum design, and integrating technology in the classroom. For more information, visit her blog www.ingeniousteaching.blogspot.com

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Tech Alternatives for the One Computer Classroom

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This week I am away on an offline vacation. Rather than let the blog be dormant or rerunning old posts I decided to give some other people a chance to share their experiences and ideas with you. I hope you enjoy the posts. So you have been ordered to integrate technology in you classroom.

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This is a nice blog that list

a few activities with resource

links to one computer class activities

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This week I am away on an offline vacation. Rather than let the blog be dormant or rerunning old posts I decided to give some other people a chance to share their experiences and ideas with you. I hope you enjoy the posts.

So you have been ordered to integrate technology in you classroom. Only problem is, you only have one computer. There is light at the end of the tunnel. Here are 10 ways you can use your one computer as an invigorating learning tool.

Presentation Tool - The first (and simplest way) to use your computer is to present notes or information to your students. To do this project your computer screen onto a presentation screen or smart board. If you don't have one a dry erase board works just as good. This also requires the aid of an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) projector. The best way to do this is for the teacher to walk the room explaining the notes and making sure students are on task while a student works the keyboard.

Example - Present a power point on the steps of solving a quadratic equation.

Game Show Host- There are a ton of interactive games, note taking techniques, and simulation activities on the internet. Allow one student to direct activities projected on the screen or fill in a graphic organizer on the dry erase board and another student to make the movements on the computer. Students can be grouped to increase competition.

Competition Tool - Play the games or competition listed above (in #2). However, make it a competition between classes to get the whole class involved. The results can be calculated on the board or tracked using an excel spreadsheet with a bar graph.

Learning Center - Setup learning centers in your classroom. Create an activity where groups of students move through various learning centers with one of the centers being a computer learning center.

Computer as the Peak Activity (Pre-search, Research, Post-search) - Have a group assignment where students have a before the computer part (or parts) of the assignment, on the computer part of the assignment, and an after the computer part(s). This allows each group to prepare for what they will do on the computer as well as evaluate what they did while on the computer.

Jigsaw Puzzle - By now I'm sure you've heard of the jigsaw method. It breaks a lesson down into parts and groups of students work on different parts of the lesson. Each part of the lesson will equal one piece of the puzzle. One of those pieces will be a computer group.

Students-Teacher - Allow students to become a specialist on a particular topic and they can create a PowerPoint or other activity to teach the rest of the class about the topic

Example - As an end of the year review, students can pick a war (i.e. World War I) and create a short 3 slide PowerPoint on the topic to present to the class. Other students can be busied doing their research in a textbook or creating a multiple choice quiz about their PowerPoint.

Post Master- Allow students to work on an activity at their desk. When they get their part correct, they can go type it into a master list or Power Point projected on the board.

Example- This is a great "Get to Know Your Classmates" activity for the beginning of the year. Have each student come up and make one PowerPoint slide about themselves and present a master PowerPoint show entitled "Getting to Mrs./Mr. ___________'s class"

For fun make it a quiz, where the student puts a weird fact about themselves and the class has to guess who it is.

Scavenger Hunt- Have students complete an in class scavenger hunt that allows students to get on the computer for only part of the answers.

Tutor - Use it for struggling students for remediation or enrichment for early finishers. This is also a great for students who need some extra credit.

Kimberly Scott has more than six years of teaching experience. This includes middle and high school, both in the traditional and online environment. She has done numerous trainings, designed several innovative curriculums, and developed end-of-course assessments. She specializes in innovative teaching techniques, curriculum design, and integrating technology in the classroom. For more information, visit her blog www.ingeniousteaching.blogspot.com

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Tech Alternatives for the One Computer Classroom

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This week I am away on an offline vacation. Rather than let the blog be dormant or rerunning old posts I decided to give some other people a chance to share their experiences and ideas with you. I hope you enjoy the posts. So you have been ordered to integrate technology in you classroom.

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I like this video, it s funny. To me

somehow, it is telling about

teacher control and learner

autonomy

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Only love can save the day when a robot turns the tables on its controlling creator. Short film by Brad Regier, 2008. Winner, Animated Short, Best Comedy, FirstGlance Film Fest Philadelphia, October 2009. Featured in the American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival, May 2009. Character rigs by AnimationMentor.com.

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Do you know that the origin of the word Autonomy

is Greek? It comes from the word "Autonomia" which means

freedom to live by one's own rules.

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This video is very good and interesting .share with other colleagues.

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This is another link to learner autonomy

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Try the word picker from classtools, this game is engaging and motivating, and suits for one computer classroms. You can pick the students to answer the words or tasks, or vice versa.

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Interactive Whiteboard educational quizzes and flash games for the school classroom

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having watched this video I wonder, what should my students think about using one computer at lesson?

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What is the cost when one computer is removed

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This paper is about some beliefs about learner autonomy in the Turkish educational

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Achieving Autonomous Learning

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A keynote presentation explaining the role of teachers in helping to develop autonomous learners through the role played by resources they deploy, their curriculum plan and the assessment techniques they use and well as their teaching methods.

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Resources about learner autonomy.

For more details go to the following link:

http://sotl.illinoisstate.edu/castlAahe/autoWeb.shtml

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"Unless you know everything, what you need is to think"

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Learning Paths - A good resource on Learner Autonomy

http://www.learningpaths.org/englshindex.htm

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Un sito dedicato a stili e strategie di apprendimento, abilità di studio, motivazione, autonomia - A site dedicated to learning styles, learning strategies, study skills, motivation, learner autonomy

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How to Thrive -- Not Just Survive -- in a One-Computer Classroom

http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech092.shtml

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Are you a teacher in a one-computer classroom? Do you long to incorporate technology into your lessons but believe it is more of a hassle than it's worth? Education World writer Glori Chaika explores strategies experienced teachers use to help them turn their one computer into a dynamic, creative teaching tool. Included: Strategies that work!

"I find it's kind of like having some candy but not enough for everyone."

That's how Phyllis Stallworth, a fourth-grade teacher at Little Oak Elementary (Slidell, Louisiana) describes life in her one-computer classroom. "Writing a story or working on a project can take forever if the person on the computer works very slowly," Stallworth tells Education World.

It's not that Stallworth doesn't have technology skills. It's not that she doesn't want to make good use of that single computer by her desk. "I know enough to do something exciting with the computer, but sometimes I find it's more of a hassle than it's worth," says Stallworth.

Stallworth is not alone!

MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES THAT WORK

Bottlenecks are sure to occur in a one-computer classroom, but teachers can keep them to a minimum with careful management strategies.

In many classrooms, the single computer is relegated to the back wall. But Joan Peebles, a technology coordinator in Madison, Wisconsin, has a different idea. Be sure to place the computer in an easily accessible and easily supervised place, she recommends. Also, keep the computer away from direct sunlight, water, magnets, and chalk dust.

Another strategy is to create "stations" or multiple activities, using the computer as only one of the tools necessary to complete assignments. Students can conduct research not only on the Internet but also through interviews and in bound encyclopedias, magazines, and books. Every 15 to 20 minutes, students rotate from one station to another.

If the computer is used as a station, a strategy for moving students through that station is a necessity. Following are some possible traffic strategies:

Post a schedule. Allow a set amount of time for each student at the computer station. Students are responsible for getting to the station at the appointed time.

Draw Popsicle sticks. Write each student's name on a Popsicle stick. Place the can of Popsicle sticks at the computer station. Draw a stick at the start of the day. The person whose name is on the stick will start the day at the station. That student will draw a stick to determine who goes next.

Establish color-coded groups. Divide the class into five groups. Write the names of each group on a different sheet of colored paper, and post the papers by the computer station. The students in each group will spend time at the computer on a given day (for example, the students in the red group will have computer time on Mondays). The students within a group will go to the computer in assigned or random order.

ADDITIONAL STRATEGIES

Many teachers in one-computer classrooms project the computer screen onto a larger screen that the entire class can see. However, when using such devices with small screens, you may find distortion; 32-inch or larger screens seem to work best for Internet displays.

Other teachers encourage students to quickly print articles and read them at their desks while different students use the computer for new tasks. Though this rapid race to print may result in printing some articles that are unneeded, teachers find toner and paper much less expensive than additional computers.

Still others borrow computers, use the computer lab, ask if a student can work quietly on an unused computer in another teacher's room, or provide alternate times during which students can access the computer -- before school, at lunch, during recess, or after school.

Many teachers are scroungers! And scrounging often results in locating additional computers! Sometimes those computers are old ones that don't have all the bells and whistles -- but they can be fine for word processing. Newer computers can be used for Internet access or multimedia projects that require high-speed modems or special features.

If one computer is all you have, what are the minimum feature requirements for that computer? In order to serve a classroom full of students well, SouthEast Initiatives Regional Technology in Education Consortium technology consultant Donna Ashmus suggests that a computer in today's classroom include a word processor, CD encyclopedia, multimedia presentation software, spreadsheet or graphing software, a Web browser, and an e-mail program. Some content-specific software would be nice too, Ashmus adds.

PLANNING AND ORGANIZING ARE ESSENTIAL

"In a one-computer classroom, it is imperative to plan carefully and be extremely organized," cautions Lynne Heller, a teacher at P.S. 64 in Queens, New York. "I make sure each child knows exactly what to do. If writing, students complete a rough draft in their journals first. I provide step-by-step instructions and samples of the work to be completed. I really prepare those kids before they even get to the computer.

"With so much time between assigning an activity and everyone completing it, I use checklists to monitor completed assignments," adds Heller.

As sponsor of the school newspaper at Northshore High School (Slidell, Louisiana), journalism teacher Kathleen Modenbach has found planning and organization of paramount importance. But she has benefited from a little extra help too.

"I recruited people from outside the school!" she explains to Education World. "Although I used trained 'experts' from the class and paired experienced students with ones new to technology use, I also recruited tech-savvy parents and volunteers to help me. It made my life so much easier."

ACTIVITIES FOR A ONE-COMPUTER CLASSROOM

After exploring management strategies and computer placement, what can you actually do with one computer in the classroom? "My favorite computer-related experience was the first Internet project I ever ran myself," sixth-grade teacher Jane Scaplen tells Education World.

"My students created sets of five clues leading to the identity of a figure of importance in Canadian history and sent them via e-mail, one clue a day for five days," said Scaplen, who teaches at Sacred Heart Elementary School in Marystown, Newfoundland. "Classes in other parts of the world tried to identify the figure in as few clues as possible. We sent our clues at 8:15, just before classes started in the morning, but students in France did not receive them until they returned from lunch and those in British Columbia were still in bed -- a little lesson for my students on the effects of the rotation of Earth and time zones!

"Don't feel you need to know everything to get started," she continues. "There's always someone who's willing to give you a hand -- even if it's a virtual one!"

Instructional technologist Karen Cole offers additional suggestions, such as having a student check the weather forecast at weather.com and e-mail it to the school principal, who can announce it before school ends so everyone will know how to dress the next day.

STILL MORE SUGGESTIONS

Article by Glori Chaika
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Are you a teacher in a one-computer classroom? Do you long to incorporate technology into your lessons but believe it is more of a hassle than it's worth? Education World writer Glori Chaika explores strategies experienced teachers use to help them turn their one computer into a dynamic, creative teaching tool.

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A good reference to how to develop Self-Directed Language Learners,by the University of Oregon

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Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 07, Learning Strategies

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The goal of teaching strategies is to create autonomous learners, learners who can learn by themselves inside and outside the classroom. Research and classroom practices are evolving in many directions to try to better understand and facilitate learning for students of all ages.

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With this type of chart, individual students provide examples of what they know, what they wonder or want to know, and what they learned, great tool to help students define their pathway

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LEARN NC was a program of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Education from 1997 - 2013. It provided lesson plans, professional development, and innovative web resources to support teachers, build community, and improve K-12 education in North Carolina.

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Here is a presentation focusing on learner autonomy.

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Approaches To Learner Autonomy In Language Learning

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Approaches to Learner Autonomy in Language Learning Erin Lowry Senior English Language Fellow Centro Colombo Americano Armenia November 25, 2008

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learners can check their levels using this link http://examenglish.com/leveltest/

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Learning autonomy....

the courage to face.....

the courage to change,

This video seems to be heartbreaking but I see it as a new era with learners able to think creatively.

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www.englishteststor.net

an excellent website for learner autonomy regarding self evaluation for the four language skills.

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Go to this link for details:-

http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/onecomputer.htm

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http://www2.drury.edu/dswadley/101/

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Kayyum Khan

Go to this link for details:-

http://selfmadescholar.com/b/2007/06/10/how-to-learn-on-your-own-creating-an-independent-scholar-resource-plan/

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A 2 minute video on Learner Autonomy with inspiring ideas, quotations and wonderful music.

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Here is a nice link to a graphic from a great article on learner autonomy.