Transcript Broadband Educational Applications

Broadband Educational
Applications
By Dale Beeney
EDT 6440 Fall 2006
What is Broadband?
Definition – see notes
Some Types of Broadband
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DSL – Digital Subscriber Line
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SDSL (Symmetric Digital
Subscriber Line)
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IDSL (ISDN Digital Subscriber
Line)
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ADSL (Asymmetric Digital
Subscriber Line)
Components of broadband
How Schools Are Using Broadband
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Online courses
Blogging
Research/Wikis
Video Streaming
Paperless/Digital Environment
Wireless dorms and libraries on college
campuses
Examples of Broadband Use
Online courses
Video Streaming
Wikis/Research
Online Classroom
Instruction
Another Example of Use
With My Dream Explorer Students
can complete:
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EDP’s
Career Planning
Career Pathways
Personality
Assessments
• Resume Builder
• Electronic Portfolio
• Education Required
• EDP’s
• Financial Aid
Current BHS Use of Broadband
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Teacher / Courses Web Pages
Video Streaming
Blogging
Meal Magic Food System
Research
T1 lines provided by the Intermediate
School District
• Michigan Virtual High School
• Michigan Virtual Career Services
Our School Could Do More
• More video streaming
• All teachers implement the website
• Staff should utilize the Internet when
researching assignments
• Interactive professional development
sessions
• Utilize video streaming for professional
development
Broadband and My Future
Classroom
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Web Page – digital assignments/handouts
Moodle – online Web Design Course
Blogging – for BST
Video Streaming
Breeze – digital lessons
Why Do We Need to Use This
Technology?
“For a generation of young people, technology, particularly the Internet, has
assumed a substantial stake in their social and educational lives.” (Honey 2005)
"It takes that 'I'm not working for an authority figure' element out of it. They're
working at their own pace, and they love the multimedia effect.“ (Chaika 1999)
“For students to thrive in a world enabled by information technology, we must give
them the skills to make sense of and use the information that engulfs them. They
need to know how to learn new skills as quickly as technology creates new
challenges.”
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http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/broadband.html
https://gowmu.wmich.edu/cp/home/displaylogin
http://www.unitedstreaming.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
http://www.watervliet.k12.mi.us/ms/Tiefenbach/WMU%20Spring%2006/EDT%20648/P6/
Home.htm
www.mydreamexplorer.com
Honey, Margaret 2005. “Critical Issue: Using Technology to Improve Student
Achievement” retrieved from
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/technlgy/te800.htm#context on 11/16/06
Chaike, Glory. 1999 Education World “Technology in the Schools: It Does Make a
Difference!” retrieved from
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin122.shtml on 11/17/06
NEA.ORG “Technology and Education” retrieved from
http://www.nea.org/technology/index.html on 11/17/06.