Resource Log #15 (Sources #85-90)

#85 “Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants Article” - This article introduces and discusses the terms “digital native” and “digital immigrant”. The term “digital natives” refers to individuals who have been surrounded by technology their entire lives (usually younger generation individuals). Technology just comes naturally to these individuals because it is such an integral part of their everyday lives. The term “digital immigrants” refers to individuals who weren’t born into the digital world (usually older generation individuals). These individuals have to learn technology in order to adapt to their environment, and this learning process can be a constant struggle for some because some “digital immigrants” learn better than others. I thought this article would be a great resource because teachers are often “digital immigrants” and they are required to teach “digital native” students and this article explains how to compromise and overcome this disconnect between the two cultures.

Prensky, M. (2001, October). Digital natives, digital immigrants. On the Horizon. Retrieved from http://www.marcprensky.com/writing/Prensky%20-%20Digital%20Natives,%20Digital%20Immigrants%20-%20Part1.pdf

#86 “Bellingham Public Schools Instructional Software Evaluation Form” - This is an instructional software evaluation form. I thought this would be a valuable resource because instructional software is often used in a technologically-enhanced constructivist classroom, and this resource can help teachers decide whether or not a certain software program is worth buying.

Bellingham Public Schools. (n.d.). Instructional software evaluation form. Bellingham Public Schools. Retrieved from http://www.bham.wednet.edu/technology/documents/software_eval_form_000.pdf

#87 “University of California, Berkeley Website Evaluation Form” - Similar to the form above, this is a website evaluation form. I thought this would be a valuable resource because interactive websites are often used in a technologically-enhanced constructivist classroom, and this resource can help teachers determine whether or not a certain website is worth using.

Barker, J. (2002). Web page evaluation checklist. University of California, Berkley. Retrieved from http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/EvalForm.pdf

#88 “School Reform: What Role Can Technology Play in a Constructivist Setting?” – This article discusses how the Montgomery County Public School District merged constructivism with technology in their district.

Matusevich, M.N. (1995, May). School reform: What role can technology play in a constructivist setting?. Montgomery County Public Schools. Retrieved from http://delta.cs.vt.edu/edu/fis/techcons.html

#89 “Electronic Portfolios” – After reading last week’s WikiText chapter about e-portfolios, I decided to further research the use of e-portfolios. This article discusses using e-portfolios “to support administrative efforts to solve long-term curriculum issues”. (Ayala, 2009, no page numbers). It’s a very interesting read.

Ayala, J.I. (2009). Electronic portfolios for whom?. Educause. Retrieved from http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum/ElectronicPortfoliosforWhom/157386
#90 “Delicious Social Bookmarking Site”­ – Delicious is a social-bookmarking service that allows individuals to save all their bookmarks online, share these bookmarks with other people, and see what other people are bookmarking as well. I thought this would be a great resource to share in my log because it is another type of social networking tool.

Delicious. (2009). Delicious. Retrieved from http://www.delicious.com