WikiSpace~Team+2


 * The Creators ||

Andrea Franklin || || Saker Alexander || Hussin Al Khalifa || Nicoleta Kourouniotis ||  ||
 * Embed Team Member Pictures and Names Here: **
 * [[image:instructionaldesignspring11/California_Before.jpg width="95" height="72"]]

We solved the problem by creating a short how-to video for the future students and providing a how-to Guide with step by step instructions, as well as extra resources and information on how they can use the different technologies in the high school classroom. Here is the PowerPoint we used to present our project in the beginning stages: ||
 * **Instructional Design Problem ** ||
 * Dr. Foster teaches a class at the University of Akron where his students go out and teach a high school english class. The students are expected to teach 3 units, writing, reading and Shakespeare. Dr. Fosters' students have technologies they are unable to use because they do not know how to use them and do not know the best ways to leverage them in the classroom to enhance the high school students' experience. The technologies consist of iPads, SMARTboards, and wiki's or blogs. We were to come up with a way to teach these technologies (how to use them basics and how to apply them to the 3 units) to Dr. Fosters' students. Dr. Foster has a new group of students every semester so something that could be used in future classes was ideal.
 * **SME:** Dr. Foster, along with his students Marissa and George ||


 * **Initial Status Report** ||
 * [[file:Initial Status Report Franklin.docx]] ||


 * **Team Progress Reports** ||
 * 1.) [[file:Progress Report 1 creators.doc]] ||
 * 2.) [[file:Progress Report 2 Creators.doc]] ||
 * 3.) [[file:Progress Report 3 creators.doc]] ||
 * 4.) [[file:Progress Report 4 Creators.doc]] ||

Final Presentation video Evaluation || //**This team used VIMEO to capture their final presentation!**//
 * Our final presentation consists of 3 elements. a how-to Guide, a video, and our evaluation : ||
 * [[file:Smartboards_wikis_iPads.pdf]]
 * Please question or comment in response to our presentation below. Feel free to add more rows if needed. ||

Not only did you guys work with one of the best professors at Akron U., but you came up with a great resource for teachers that have never used that technology before. I have sat through in-services for the SMARTBoard, but I learned about several new sites to use. I just hope I get a classroom so I can use them. Very nice job. ||  ||   || There are some resources are updated every period of time. for example, one resource for the ipad was from "apple.com" apple usually provide the newest applications in their website. Good question, thanks for asking. Hussin || And then, they can look at the resources to gain some thought and find some ideas. Hussin || Teubl || Great resources! I have actually not used a SMARTBoard or an I-Pad before. With that being said I found your presentation extremely helpful. This is a resource that I would feel comfortable going back to in order to incorporate the SMARTBoard or I-Pad into my classroom. The documents were very helpful and easy to follow. The presentation includes a nice integration of TPACK. Your video is great. I like how your group presented their material in the videos discussing the different types of technologies. This group did a fantastic job! ||  ||   ||
 * Your Name: || Comment: || Question: || Team's Response: ||
 * Shannon Rote || I really liked your video. I thought that you all had great energy. It was very professional.
 * Jackie Misiak || Nice job! As Shannon also noted, I have been to numerous trainings for the SMARTBoard and have never really found them to be very beneficial because they were all just basic use, which I already have knowledge of. Your explanation, however, had a good balance of both utilization and application. I learned some new features as well as resources that I definitely see myself using more frequently. I think the key to technology training is to teach learners how to effectively use it in the classroom, so I think including additional resources as well as application examples for your three technologies was great to have. || Is there a plan for Dr. Foster's class to be updated with new resources and applications for these technologies? || As of right now no. We are going hand over all the materials that we have. Thank you for the responses about the SMARTboard. When I was working on the Material I didn't want to make it just a basic overview. I wanted to make sure I provided them additional resources to get as much use from the SMARTboard as possible. Nicoleta.
 * Dr. Ward || Great use of Vimeo, very professional, whole team involvement...your team solved a number of problems including how to present to the class...solved brilliantly! A nice blend of skills and applications in an engaging presentation. ||  ||   ||
 * Jessica Boylan || WOW! I was very impressed by your video. It is very professional and informative. After viewing the video, I had a few questions, so I opened up the guide you created and sure enough the answers to my questions were explained perfectly!! I really like how you did a "how to" for each piece of technology - I think it is easier for learners to "see" how to use an unfamiliar piece of technoogy. I was especially fascinated by the SMARTBoard section. I worked with a SMARTBoard in undergrad and my cooperating teacher obviously had no knowledge of TPACK because the SMARTBoard to me was just an extra to use simply because it was there. He did not tie into content or pedagogy, so I saw SMARTboards as kind of pointless. However, I had NO idea a teacher could do so much with this technology. I don't have one, but now that I know all it is capable of - I will be adding it to my wish list :) I also really like the resources you provided for the iPad. I do have access to some, but am just not quite sure how to incorporate it into my lessons. I am excited to explore some of the resources your provided more thoroughly. GREAT JOB :) I would be anxious to see how your target audience decides to apply what they learned from your training into their lessons! ||  || I am glad that the resources that we are providing are not only going to help Dr. Foster's students but they are also helping our fellow classmates as well. Thank you for the complements on the SMARTboard. Nicoleta ||
 * Kevin Shelly || Sharp looking video. It felt like I was about to learn how to jailbreak an iPad. || I wonder if any of the E-Readers would be useful or cost effective? ||  ||
 * Joy McGlone || I have to say I am very inspired by your video! It makes me want to try out using Vimeo. Your presentation was very professional and well delivered!! I really think the area's that you targeted were very useful for all educators! I learned something new as Saker discussed through his IPAD video how to do a screen shot. I was so excited I just had to show my Husband because he just got and IPAD. Your presenation also refreshed my memory of using the SMARTBoard and I really think that my colleagues would beneift from watching your presenation and using your resources. ||  || I am glad to hear that your colleagues will benefit. Nicoleta ||
 * Glenn Curtis || During the Elluminate session when we introduced our projects, I genuinely feared for your team because you were really placing a lot on your plate in terms of the types of technology you were going to introduce. Doing this is was really risky. I have sat through training sessions when as presenter has an entire day to explain how a piece of technology works and how to successfully implement it into the classroom and still had colleagues who were lost. I applaud your efforts to try to pinpoint the basic concepts of each form of technology for the how-to video. Knowing how to confidently use all of the tools myself, I cannot view the video as a beginner would. However, I think the video was well done and very professional looking. It is definitely something that can, and hopefully, will be used in Dr. Foster’s courses. || How did you decide which concepts for each form of technology would be covered in the video? || Good question, the tools that we explain have multiple uses of purpose. We noticed that the teachers have a very very basic knowledge of using each tool, for this reason we decided to explain the important and basic features in each tool that can help them to get ideas for using these tools.
 * Emily
 * Victor Kaplack || I have used your presentation to go through some of the items for using SMARTBoards in the classroom. One was put in my room in November but train was not until Jan. This allowed me to get a jump on my own and work through the process myself. ||  ||   ||
 * Kristin Yee

Brennna Raddish || Wow.... excellent job on your Vimeo presentation! It really impressed me with your professionalism and effects. It looks like something the UA paid a group of individuals to put together! Colleagues would benefit greatly from watching this. Ipad is a great resource to use in a classroom for all different grade levels. I use it in my classroom daily. I use it for taking pictures and videos, keeping notes, using the internet to show pictures or interactive and lessons. My preks absolutely love playing the different apps I download esp. for them.

I absolutely loved your guys Vimeo presentation! It is evident you guys have done a lot of hard work to create this. I learned some new things watching the video. There was a lot of skills the group had to cover and it was presented very well. Nice job! :-) || ||  ||