Lynn Millard
Problem-Based Learning
What is Problem Based Learning? Problem Based Learning: “a student centered instructional approach that anchors the curriculum in ill-structured, authentic problems (Hmelo-Silver, 2004); Savery 2006)–meaning it has multiple solutions, multiple paths to the solution(s) Jonnassen (2000). PBL units tend to be complex, challenging and open-ended, engaging students in the choice-driven inquiry (Barrell, 2007)” Ertmer, 2009, […]
Technology Resouces for Early Childhood
Teachers are getting their lesson plans ready. Here are resources to help Pre-K through 4th grade teachers.
Age Appropriate Technology: What parents need to know!
The first thing parents want to do when their child misbehaves is to ground them from electronics. Our culture has created an environment where electronics is all about entertainment. Real life computer usage isn’t like that, so we as parents must start helping our children make the adjustment. Brain Nutrition When we feed our children, […]
How do you watch TV?
In the 60’s color TV was the latest and greatest wow factor and the TV Guide was the vital to magazine navigate our way through our few choices. One did not lose or forget to buy the TV guide because we might miss a broadcast. The Wizard of Oz wowed us in Technicolor as we were introduced […]
Technology Mash Up
Disruptive technologies are technologies that blow other technologies out of the water (Thornburg 2014a). Industries have been working on pad and portable devices and in another arena they have been working on augmented reality. The news about Google Glass reminds me of a Reese’s Peanut Butter cup commercial. You got peanut butter in my chocolate! The pad got […]
Rhymes of History
Our current bed time ritual with my five-year-old is to read Little House in the Big Wood, by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Yesterday, we read about the sugar maple and the party, all the beautiful single folk who showed up, and how everyone danced. Later when I was passing through the living room, there was a unique Match.com […]
Beam me up Scotty!
Today I researched teleportation and quantum technologies. I would really love to be able to teleport to my Mom’s house 20 hours away. It makes so much more sense than wasting time traveling. IBM has been studying teleportation for at least two decades. The traditional concept was that teleportation was like a fax machine only […]
What is Leadership?
What makes an effective leader? Recently, I interviewed Larry Bell and Dr. Kimber Knight. Larry Bell is the Educational Consultant currently working to help bring our district up to the highest levels of achievement. Dr. Kimber Knight is the Director of Research, Planning and Evaluation in the district, who helped me see I could do a […]
Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality
This post was taken from one of my school assignments for my doctorate in Educational Technology. Virtual reality is still new and it took several articles to get a good picture of how it could relate to adaptive learning. Adaptive technology customizes the educational experience for the student by collecting data and guiding the student […]
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