Student ePortfolios @ York

Technology is not a new concept for me before I take AC230 course. I have touched upon with PowerPoint, Word Processors, Excel, Facebook, E-mail, Skype, Twitter, and Scribed for years. However, at the time I have this course, I feel how amazing the technology is to empower and impact teaching and learning in the classroom. [...]

In the article, “ Responsible Use of Technology ,” the author demonstrates how equity, copyright law, and the protection of students influence students learning and how teachers react according to inappropriate content. The author emphases there exists digital divide in the classroom. Digital divide is described as the gap between the two groups,…[Read more]

The Buddhist Culture is part of my family’s culture, so I would like to tell the story about the history of Chinese Religion/Buddhist Culture.

I want to use these photos below to tell the story of Buddhist culture.

In the reading Graphic Organizers: A Review of Scientifically Based Research , the Institution for the Advancement of Research in Education (IARE) nominated studies according to 29 research systematically in order to prove how graphic organizers advance student learning and engagement in the different content areas. To reach this intention, IARE…[Read more]

Recent years, I use to use QQ, Facebook, Skype, portfolios, MSN and Yahoo Massager. When I created my profile on these social networking sites, I keep them simple and privacy. My personal information is blocked to the strangers, and only my families and good friends can see my photos on Facebook /QQ. I use complicated [...]

I am evaluating Dr. Mark W. Ellis ’ Mindful about Math Education Blog according to the criteria of  Evaluating Information Found on the Internet . From Dr. Ellis’ homepage, we can find out he is a professor of Secondary Education at California State University Fullerton, previous received his PhD. in education from the University of North…[Read more]

In the article,  Information Processing , Michael Orey describes what the sensory registers, short-term memory, and long-term memory are, and how they relate to each other. Orey takes account of three stages’ information processing, which is obviously focused on cognitive learning. This is completely privileged for us who are future teachers to…[Read more]

In the article, “ The Reformers Are Leaving Our Schools in the 20th Century ,” Marc Prensky points out “why the most U.S. reformers are on the wrong track, and how to get our kids’ education right for the future.” Prensky believes that education should be fixed, not the educational system, and teachers should know how things are [...]

In my presentation Teaching and Learning in My Future Classroom, I use three examples to present how I adapt using technology as possible as I can in order to promote meaningful learning in my future math classroom. My goal is to create effective teaching and learning environment to assist different students accomplishing their academic tasks. The [...]