Lecture 8

Copyright and Internet Ethics for Educational Media

Copyright Act of 1976 states…

-copyright owners have the right to reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute, perform, display, transfer ownership, rent or lend their creations.

Other acts:

- Digital Millenium Copyright Act of 1998

- Copyright Act of 1976

Lecture 7

INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD (IWB)

The technology / application and explaination of how it operates.

-          Interactive whiteboard turn your computer into a powerful tool for teaching, collaborating and presenting.

Utilizing the internet using interactive whiteboard

-          As an integrated part of teaching

-          Limited education software

Advantages of utilizing the internet using  IWB

-          Cost effective resources

-          Quick and easy access to information

-          Safe search for searching the internet

Disadvantages using IWB

-          Ineffective and incorrect resources

-          Searced internet content not suitable for students vision

-          Used as just a projector

-          Cost of downloading website

-          Need to either type into the browser bar using the keyboard connection or use the on-screen keyboard

Effectiveness IWB in schools

1)      Increase pupil engagement, innovation and enjoyment, potentially leading to improvements in individual students learning ability.

2)      Extend the range of teaching and learning styles in classroom.

3)      Cater for those studens who have hearing or visual impairment.

4)      Teachers able to explore new ways of creative teaching, giving teachers the ability to test the ways the students learn best.

5)      Help teachers to plan their lessons more effectively .

6)      Operating text and images.

7)      Making notes in digital ink.

8)      Saving notes for later review by using e-mail, the Web or print.

9)      Viewing websites as a group.

10)  Demonstrating or using software without being tied to a computer.

11)  Creating digital lesson activities with templates, images and multimedia.

12)  Writing notes over educational video clips.

13)  Using presentation tools to enhance learning materials.

14)  Showcasing student presentations.

Lecture 6

E-PORTFOLIO

What is a portfolio?

v  Organized collection of materials that demonstrate a person’s expansion of knowledge and skills over time.

v  Contents, organization, presentation of materials varies, depending on intended audience and purpose.

v  Evident of individual’s growth and development.

Teaching Portfolio

v  Demonstrates the professional competence of anyone who engages in the act of teaching.

v  A collection of your best work presented systematically a thoughtfully for your own self-improvement.

Purpose:

v  Allows teaching and learning to be considered in their appropriate context.

v  No two individual teaching alike, no 2 portfolio will look alike.

v  Highlight and explain specific strategies and approaches

v  Include materials associated with teaching.

Teaching Philosophy

Philosophy of teaching statement demonstrate that you have been reflective and purposeful about your teaching. Your goal is to corresponding in class.

Reflection

Integral to the complex process of becoming a teacher. It also used to improve teaching practice.

Lecture 5

E-PORTFOLIO

What is a portfolio?

v  Organized collection of materials that demonstrate a person’s expansion of knowledge and skills over time.

v  Contents, organization, presentation of materials varies, depending on intended audience and purpose.

v  Evident of individual’s growth and development.

Teaching Portfolio

v  Demonstrates the professional competence of anyone who engages in the act of teaching.

v  A collection of your best work presented systematically a thoughtfully for your own self-improvement.

Purpose:

v  Allows teaching and learning to be considered in their appropriate context.

v  No two individual teaching alike, no 2 portfolio will look alike.

v  Highlight and explain specific strategies and approaches

v  Include materials associated with teaching.

Teaching Philosophy

Philosophy of teaching statement demonstrate that you have been reflective and purposeful about your teaching. Your goal is to corresponding in class.

Reflection

Integral to the complex process of becoming a teacher. It also used to improve teaching practice.

Lecture 4

CYBER CRIME

Known as computer crime, digital crime, e-crime and electronic crime. Crime committed through the use of technology to intimidate people, commit fraud or steal valuable information. For example:

-          Internet banking fraud

-          Harassment

-          Intrusion

-          Offenses

-          Intellectual Property Infringement

Effects of cyber crime:

-          Loss of revenue or profits

-          Waste of valuable time

-          Damaged reputations

-          Reduced productivity

EULA

E- Ends

U- Users

L- License

A-Agreements

Lecture 3

The Malaysian Smart School

Including ICT in Teaching and Learning

Enhance teaching and learning

ICT as an enabler

State of the art pedagogical practices

Technological trends

Main components

-          Skills

-          Process

-          Technology

-          Policies

Objectives of Smart School:

1)      To produce thinking and technology literate workforce.

2)      To increase stakeholder involvement.

3)      To democratize education.

4)      To provide opportunities to improve individual strengths and abilities.

5)      To develop students physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually balanced.

6)      To achieve the goals of the National Educational Philosophy.

7)      To develop a workforce for the Information Age.

Facilities:

-          School Resources Centre

-          Computer lab

-          Classroom

-          School Access Centre

Lecture 2

DATA LOGGING

Utilized software

-          To read information from sensors.

-          To convert a physical quantity into an electrical signal.

Advantages

Ø  Better understanding of scientific experimentation

Ø  Better understanding of science concepts

Ø  More collegial collaboration opportunities

Ø  Better graphing skills

Ø  Greater interest in practical work

Ø  Opportunities interdisciplinary project

Ø  Enhanced computer literacy

Ø  New innovative experiments possible

Disadvantages

Ø  Some people may not like working on a computer system

Ø  Reduced practice of graphing skills

Ø  A student may not relate science concepts to microscopic and symbolic system representation

Ø  Loss of conventional methods of Data Collection

Ø  Increased workload and teachers

Lecture 1

Problem Base Learning (PBL)

Steps:

1)      Create a problem

2)      Problem analysis

3)      Test theories

4)      Presenting

Software / Method

·         Word processor

·         Graphics programs

·         Internet

·         Database program

·         Spreadsheet program

·         Modeling program