PART 1: GOALS

main goals:
to introduce attendants to the actual technologies they will encounter in a Japanese classroom
to effectively adapt to and overcome the technologies in Japanese classrooms
to elicit creative and interactive lesson ideas by demonstrating applications of technology in a classroom setting
Using technology in an effective way (ie, to improve students' learning and to increase everyone's motivation (Ss's, JTEs, and ALTs).)

Poll Created Sun 16 Jun 2013 4:21AM
I think we should have these goals Closed Tue 18 Jun 2013 7:00PM
Results
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Agree | 100.0% | 4 |
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4 of 4 people have voted (100%)
Max Sun 16 Jun 2013 7:49AM
For the second bullet point.... can we say "to effectively adapt to and overcome the limited technologies in Japanese classrooms"?
And 3rd bullet point.... "to elicit creative and interactive lesson ideas by demonstrating the application of technology in a classroom setting"?

carla paloma Sun 16 Jun 2013 7:53AM
sure Max, just change it.
Max Sun 16 Jun 2013 7:57AM
ok... just wanted to be polite and ask first ;)

carla paloma Sun 16 Jun 2013 8:02AM
thank you Maximus prime.
Robbie Blackburn Sun 16 Jun 2013 8:09AM
Took out the word limited to be a bit nicer :P
It's implied anyway haha
Max Sun 16 Jun 2013 8:11AM
My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius.
A Transformers reference isn't too bad either. ;)

carla paloma Sun 16 Jun 2013 8:13AM
MDM I feel like M & Ms now... thank you for spreading your dementia... I like it
Max Sun 16 Jun 2013 8:21AM
Haha... without limited, doesn't it sound like we're fighting robots now, though?
Or could we say "outdated technologies"? Just feels like it needs an adjective...

carla paloma Sun 16 Jun 2013 8:26AM
babez I wish I was a cyborg .... dont get me started. I want those anti-fashion google glasses. I think I would get run over though... I am in love w my portable brain extention (my smart phonolonolo)
Robbie Blackburn Sun 16 Jun 2013 8:27AM
Ah yeah, I probably should have taken out overcome as well haha
I meant to make the goal more like:
"Effectively utilizing the technology in your classrooms"
rather than
"Every classroom is ancient and you need to struggle against it."
Some schools are crazy tech'd up. The more general goal covers both high tech schools and low-tech schools.
Robbie Blackburn · Sun 16 Jun 2013 6:41AM
It all looks good, but:
Instead of saying "to increase everyone's motivation", can we have it a bit broader. For example "Using technology in an effective way"
Basically, not just using tech for techs sake but to improve student's learning (including increasing their motivation).