How to Help Someone Use a Computer

"You've forgotten what it's like to be a beginner."
"If it's not obvious to them, it's not obvious."

"Don't take the keyboard. Let them do all the typing, even if it's slower that way, and even if you have to point them to every key they need to type. That's the only way they're going to learn from the interaction. "
"do something for someone that they are capable of doing for themselves. "

I can use this information in my team's presentation by explaining that it is natural to be confused with any piece of technology in the beginning and emphasize the importance of helping one another.

Quotes on this blog come from http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/pagre/how-to-help.html

Copyright and Fair Use LR

I do not understand why it is okay to make back-up copies (well, archival copies) of a CD-ROM program, but it is not okay for a teacher to copy a CD-ROM so that all of their students can use it. To me, it is the same action; a CD-ROM is being copied. Why is it okay to have back-up copies? Is it okay because they are not all being used at once? I do not understand it! Personally, I feel that if you paid for the CD-ROM that you should be able to copy it if you wish. I hope that I will understand copyright laws a little better in the future so that I do not get myself into any trouble with the law.

Copyright and Fair Use SR

I was really surprised by some of the answers for the copyright/fair use quiz. Honestly, I do not understand the reasoning behind some of the "rules" and laws for using materials. I think I'm a little frightened to use materials now, because a lot of my answers were incorrect!

Type I and Type II Technologies

It's a little difficult for me to decide what is type I technology and what is type II technology when I actually think about it. At first, I thought, "Oh, that's easy...useful stuff is type two."

Type II Technologies
Calculators
Word processors with spell check and other features
Electronic organizers


Type I Technologies
Slide show presentations, like power point

Chapter 2

In chapter two, Kathleen Cushman explains how favoritism can give some students an unfair advantage in learning. A student, Diana, explained how a Spanish teacher of hers graded Latino students much harder than others in her classroom. Bias is another thing that needs to stay out of the classroom.
In high school, I had a few teachers that played ‘favorites’ with students and it did infact upset quite a number of the other students in the classroom. Looking at it from the teacher’s point of view, people do get along better with certain people; sometimes two people just don’t click. This being said, it is still the teacher’s responsibility to be able to realize when their treatment towards a ‘favorite’ student is giving those particular students an unfair learning advantage in the classroom.

Chapter 1

Kathleen Cushman begins the book by explaining that a teacher must get to know their students before they are able to teach that particular group effectively. A student may be having problems outside o the classroom which may interfere with their work, such as working to help support their family. A student’s personality can help a teacher when putting together or altering their syllabis for the particular course.
I really liked the questionare in chapter one. Thinking about it, it makes a lot of sense to get to know the students in your classroom because certain aspects of a person’s personality can tell a teacher what kind of learner they are. I learn better with music and really love to dig into the structure of literature and why the author chose to write a piece in the way that they did. Some students may not care about that, but I’m sure that there is some way to tap into a student’s interest and connect it with any subject.