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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Loving Technology

Integrating Technology into the Government Classroom. How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Loving Technology. BT or Before Technology. Reliance on traditional methods of instruction PowerPoint Overheads Copies. Workshop Breakthroughs.

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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Loving Technology

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  1. Integrating Technology into the Government Classroom How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Loving Technology

  2. BT or Before Technology • Reliance on traditional methods of instruction • PowerPoint • Overheads • Copies

  3. Workshop Breakthroughs • Many possibilities – Audacity, PowerPoint, VoiceThreat, Moviemaker, etc. • Greatest possibility – wikis • Why? • Ease of learning • Accessibility • Creativity

  4. Ideas into Action • Create an AP Government wiki • Allow for interactive nature of student work on wiki • Convert existing Political Campaign Project into wiki

  5. Students working on wiki

  6. Input and Challenges • Training of students • Access to technology in school • Student responses • Managerial issues • Technology issues

  7. Student input surveyed • Wiki Survey – Please circle or highlight your responses. • How easy was it to learn how to use the wiki? • VERY EASY • EASY • HARD • VERY HARD • How easy is it to access the wiki? • VERY EASY • EASY • HARD • VERY HARD • How often do you access the wiki every week? • ONCE A WEEK • TWICE A WEEK • 3 X PER WEEK • MORE THAN 3 X PER WEEK • Do you use the wiki for information, to post assignments, or for both? • INFORMATION ONLY • POST ASSIGNMENTS • BOTH • Is using the wiki for assignments easier or harder than creating information by hand? • MUCH EASIER • EASIER • HARDER • MUCH HARDER • Do you believe the wiki will make your campaign project better, worse, or the same as putting the project in a traditional binder? • BETTER • SAME • WORSE

  8. Student input results

  9. Student input results

  10. Student input results

  11. Student input results

  12. Student input results

  13. Student input results

  14. Brave New World • What does the future hold? • Collaboration • Presentation • Reviews

  15. Out with the old…

  16. In with the new… • The Pelican Party • The Marvists • Rish Party • FABA • Yodacrats

  17. Questions?

  18. Thank you

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