I Wonder by Sandi Sidella https://padlet.com/sidellas/eqdqr00g1c09 Curiosities about Technology & Learning en-us 2016-08-24 03:46:57 UTC 2025-09-24 08:45:19 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png I wonder if professional development via online forums is viable for my district. I am hoping to see this implemented through my project next spring, so I'm wondering what programs are out there... sidellas https://padlet.com/sidellas/eqdqr00g1c09/wish/119516107
THERE IS A MULTITUDE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, BUT THIS COURSE'S RESEARCH REVEALS MY DISTRICT IS NOT THE ONLY ONE LAGGING IN THE PROCESS OF BRINGING SUCH TRAINING TO ITS FACULTY MEMBERS. IT ALSO SUPPORTS THE DIRE NEED FOR SUCH TRAINING AS SUCCESS OF COMPUTER-BASED LEARNING AND INDIVIDUALIZED STUDENT SUCCESS DEPENDS HEAVILY UPON TEACHER PREPAREDNESS.]]> 2016-08-24 03:52:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sidellas/eqdqr00g1c09/wish/119516107 I wonder if my students should be on tablets so much - I know I do not want my own daughter connected to a screen all day. Are we really doing them justice by taking books out of their hands and putting more screen time in their places? It's hard for me to see so many students always looking down at something artificial. sidellas https://padlet.com/sidellas/eqdqr00g1c09/wish/119516150
BLENDED LEARNING AND THE RESEARCH REVEALED IN THIS COURSE TO SUPPORT ITS VALUE ANSWERS MY QUESTION IN A NEW WAY: A BALANCE OF SCREEN TIME WITH FACE-TO-FACE LEARNING IS BEST FOR STUDENTS. PROPER TEACHER TRAINING WILL GUIDE EDUCATORS AS TO HOW MUCH OF EACH IS HEALTHIEST AND BEST FOR STUDENTS. ]]> 2016-08-24 03:53:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sidellas/eqdqr00g1c09/wish/119516150 I wonder if CAASPP testing is fairing so poorly because students are not ready or because it is difficult for students to take on a computer. When I polled my students the past two years, over 90% said they preferred testing on paper. sidellas https://padlet.com/sidellas/eqdqr00g1c09/wish/119516269 2016-08-24 03:54:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sidellas/eqdqr00g1c09/wish/119516269 I wonder how our district will keep up with the ever changing costs of technology. We get such little financial support from the state already. sidellas https://padlet.com/sidellas/eqdqr00g1c09/wish/119516353 2016-08-24 03:56:19 UTC https://padlet.com/sidellas/eqdqr00g1c09/wish/119516353 I wonder how my first class Twitter chat will go next week. Wish me luck! sidellas https://padlet.com/sidellas/eqdqr00g1c09/wish/119516396 2016-08-24 03:57:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sidellas/eqdqr00g1c09/wish/119516396 I wonder if increased students anxiety is correlated with their increased screen time. Yes, content viewed would definitely factor into that, but I'm thinking just the overall act of looking at a screen - what is it doing to our students when they spend most of their day connect to a device sidellas https://padlet.com/sidellas/eqdqr00g1c09/wish/119516410 2016-08-24 03:57:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sidellas/eqdqr00g1c09/wish/119516410 I wonder why on Earth my students cannot type. CANNOT type. For a generation supposedly so tech savvy, how did this foundational skill slip through the cracks? I don't buy that texting is the culprit here - perhaps it is cast aside just as a respect for grammar and legible writing seems to be. sidellas https://padlet.com/sidellas/eqdqr00g1c09/wish/119516574 2016-08-24 04:00:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sidellas/eqdqr00g1c09/wish/119516574 sidellas https://padlet.com/sidellas/eqdqr00g1c09/wish/119517208 I wonder if the use of such forums as Twitter chats and Turnitin.com discussion boards can truly impact student learning as well as lively in class discussion and debate. I understand the viability of all students participating, but it usually reads so stiffly. ]]> 2016-08-24 04:12:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sidellas/eqdqr00g1c09/wish/119517208 I wonder if a flipped classroom can capture the magic and emotions my students and I share during class lectures and discussions, which are often one in the same. sidellas https://padlet.com/sidellas/eqdqr00g1c09/wish/142931484
THIS WONDER IS NO LONGER A MYSTERY AS THE RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY MY ISSUES AND TRENDS GROUP MANIFESTED ITS ANSWERS: FLIPPED CLASSROOMS CAN ENHANCE SUCH EXPERIENCES AS THEY LAY THE FOUNDATION AT HOME, LEAVING CLASS TIME TO FILL IN THE "MAGIC" WHILE ALLOWING FOR MORE TIME FOR STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES AND TEACHERS TO ENGAGE IN STUDENT ACTUAL LEARNING.]]> 2016-12-10 04:56:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sidellas/eqdqr00g1c09/wish/142931484 STILL WONDERING... sidellas https://padlet.com/sidellas/eqdqr00g1c09/wish/142931520 2016-12-10 04:58:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sidellas/eqdqr00g1c09/wish/142931520 NOW I KNOW... sidellas https://padlet.com/sidellas/eqdqr00g1c09/wish/142931544 2016-12-10 04:59:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sidellas/eqdqr00g1c09/wish/142931544