mini ipad demo by curtis tuden technology’s affect on human understanding mhs pd day workshop...
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Mini iPad Demoby Curtis Tuden
Technology’s Affect on Human Understanding MHS PD Day Workshop
11/5/13
Bio
Education
MHS – 2006
UMass Amherst – 2010
(Legal Studies)
Suffolk University – 2013
(Ethics and Public Policy)
Work
MHS Substitute Teacher since 2011
Workshop Agenda
1. Introduction: Technology is now easily accessible but we know little about how it affects us.
2. Prompts and Breaks!
3. Building a curriculum.
4. Conclusion: What did we learn?
IntroductionTechnology is now easily accessible but we know little about how it affects us.
• Trial and error helps but an academic setting requires a method.
• We will separate into groups and compare responses to open ended prompts.
– Group 1: With the iPad– Group 2: Without the iPad– Group 3: Individuals with the iPad
Prompt 1Fill in the blank.
• The American Civil War was ____.
Prompt 1 Analysis The American Civil War was ____.
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Notable Similarities and Differences
Break
Prompt 2Analyze and Respond
• People need clean drinking water.
Prompt 2 Analysis People need clean drinking water.
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Conversation Highlights
Prompt 3Math
• Solve for the missing variable.
5x² + 10x + 5 = 0
Prompt 3 Analysis 5x² + 10x + 5 = 0
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Lessons Learned
Academic Application
• No group is better than another.– Group 1 Provides Empirical Discussions.
– Group 2 Produces Reasonable Discussions.
– Group 3 Provides Source Material for Internal Discussion.
• The challenge is to combine all the positives from each by building a curriculum.
Web Design : Ethics ProgramThe Development of Ethics in Education
• The Development of Western Thought
– Socrates: The best at asking Why?
– Plato: Answered “Why?” with Reason.
– Aristotle: Built on reason with Empiricism.
• The Kholberg Theory of Ethical Development
– Consequence Thinking: Understanding cause and effect on the self.
– Moral Thinking: Understanding cause and effect on others.
– Ethical Thinking: Understanding cause and effect on unknown-others.
Western Thought Experiment
• How does technology change human understanding?• People need clean water.• Medford High students are required to complete 60 hours of community service in order to get a diploma.
Remember Why-Reason-Empiricism
Consequence-Moral-Ethical
In Conclusion
What have we learned and where will it take us?
Curtis Tuden
http://www.mhswebdesign.com/mr-tuden/
https://www.facebook.com/curtis.tuden
@Medford_High
@MrTuden