David Lee EdTech

Our Boundaries & Volcano (Minecraft PE) project had been interfered with some inappropriate activity by the students. Students from other classes would join their peers' Minecraft worlds and destroy their projects. We could have allowed the students to create their volcanos and plate boundaries with Wifi, but that would take away from their ability to research online. So I decided to have the teachers transform their MacBooks into a WiFi access point. Here are the steps you will need to take to do the same thing.  1. Click on the Apple icon () in the menu bar and click on  System Preferences . 2. Under  Internet & Wireless  click on  Sharing . 3. Then click on  Internet Sharing  on the left, and then choose mode of connection under  Share your connection from :. Next choose a mode of connection from the  To computers using: . Finally, you can click  Start .  You are now ready to go!

In the Edutopia blog post,  “The Pros and Cons of Computer Labs” ,  Mary Beth Hertz  discussed the strengths and weaknesses of her computer lab. Here is the table that she created:    I believe my school, Korea International School, has created a computer lab that resolves these cons. These resolutions have only been possible due to the large budget the school has reserved for educational technologies. Here is what my school has done:   Limited Access as Shared Resource/Technology Removed from Classroom iPad Cart (24 iPads) for preschool-2nd grade classes to book 6 MacBook Carts for 3rd-5th grade classes These carts allow teachers to easily and immediately integrate technology into their curriculum, especially tech skills and knowledge that their students learned in the computer lab.   Room Layout All the computers in the lab are against the walls. This allows me to monitor every computers’ screen to make sure students are on task. Additionally, my younger students do...

What is Project-Based Learning? I have transformed my learning environment by incorporating project-based learning (PBL) through the use of technology. Technology in the classroom has given my students the necessary tools to inquire complicated questions and solve rigorous challenges. Through PBL, my students have gained academic content knowledge and developed important 21st century skills, which includes information literacy, problem-solving, communication, and the use of digital media. The PBL process involves the introduction of a driving question, the culminating challenge, content research, student-generated products, and a summative assessment. PBL entails student-centered activities that focus on authentic, real-world issues in the form of a driving question. This meaningful question is open-ended so that students can research and develop a solution through the utilization of technologies. For example, to review area and perimeter with my 3rd graders, I decided to have my stude...