Technology Upgrade

Build a Foundation for Enhanced Teaching with a Customized Grade Book

ObservationTechnology Revolution

(Part 1)

Medicine

Security

Business

Industry

Education?

20061906

We want tech in schools

“Not a passing fad”

Who?Why?

Who?

Not a “Silver Bullet”

Besides,Technology requires:

TimeEnergy

PatiencePractice

What do you think:Is personal investment in techand the hours it takes to learn

it worthwhile?

Why?

AutomateInformate

Term coined by Shoshana Zuboff in her book "In the Age of the Smart Machine" (1988)

Automate

GmarketLightshot

Informate!

Simplest illustration: Gradebook

Further illustration: Website & tutorials

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Student illustration: Computers / Devices

How?

20121906

“Attitude plays a major part in

any change effort.”

Survival tips for your own tech use1. Invest time in learning computing basics.2.Use what technologies personally empower

you with your students.

3.Become a colearner with your students in regard to technology.

4.Be skeptical, but open-minded. Be sure your “tech toys” have a purpose.

5.Expect reliable, secure, and adequate resources from your school.(You shouldn’t have to make two sets of lesson plans).

What’s the “big picture”?

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Peak experiences /

FulfillmentEgo, self-esteem

needs

Social/Psych Needs

Safety/Security needs

Basic survival needs

Johnson’s Hierarchy of Edu Tech Needs

EmpoweredStudents

EnhancedTeaching

Extensive Resources

Effective Administration

Est. Infrastructure The Five9’s Rule

Trained,Parent access

For classFor pro. dev.

1. Personally productive2. Transformative

Solving Real World Probs.

Johnson’s Hierarchy of Student Tech Use

GenuineProblem Solving

Academic Use

Non-Applied Use

Operational Skills Use

Simple Use Point & click

Save, print, Adjust settings

Word, Excel, PPT

1. Tech Upgrade in class2. Supp. Assignments

Real World Situations

Survival tips for your own tech use1. Invest time in learning computing basics.2.Use what technologies personally empower

you with your students.

3.Become a colearner with your students in regard to technology.

4.Be skeptical, but open-minded. Be sure your “tech toys” have a purpose.

5.Expect reliable, secure, and adequate resources from your school.(You shouldn’t have to make two sets of lesson plans).

Enhanced TeachingPersonal

Productivity

(Part 2)

MS ExcelGrade Book

From this

To This

Even to this

What will you record?

Names (“atomize it”)Attendance (number of absences?)

Participation (points / letters?)Tests (with/out a rubric?)

Assignments (drop/keep low/high scores?)

How will you structure it?

Names & numbers first?Final grades at the end?

Letter grades? Percentages?Allow only certain values?

Need a bell curve?***

Know your keyboard buttons

ALT (ALT + )⌘CTRL / SHIFT

Know your software buttons

Merge / Divide Cells

Text Rotation

Decimal Places

Know your Functions

IF SUM

AVERAGE

COUNT MAX MIN SMALL

VLOOKUP SUMIF SUMPRODU

CT

Most-used Common Specialty

=SUM (A7:G7)

Most Common =SUM(

=IF(SUM (A7:G7)=0,””,SUM(A7:G7))

Most Common =IF(

=IF(true, then, else)=IF(SUM(A7:G7)=0,””,SUM(A7:G7))

The IF function

=IF(A7>=0.9,”A”,(IF(A7>=0.8,”B”,

(IF(A7>=0.7,”C”,(IF(A7>=0.6,”D”,

”F”))

)))))

Nested IFs

=VLOOKUP(B10,$A$2:$B$7,2,1)

Replace Nested IF with VLOOKUP

=VLOOKUP(where, table,col.,T/F)

=VLOOKUP(B10,$A$2:$B$7,2,1)

The VLOOKUP function

Data Menu, Validation… (ALT + D + L)

Amazing Data Validation!

See an Example

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