101+Agenda+-+9.12.13

10:50 - 10:55 - Welcome and Introduction
 * Notetaker: Alina
 * Review: Tuesday we discussed our autobiographies and the experiences we had

10:55 - 11:20 - Is Googling an essential skill?
 * Why is the internet such a big deal?
 * information at the touch of a button (easily accessible)
 * Why would we still need schools?
 * access to information does not mean we will be willing to access it
 * you need to be able to understand/digest that information
 * social interaction, learning with others
 * [|Google a day]
 * Be able to find, sort, and evaluate information well
 * How do we need to adjust classrooms/schools to fit this technological age?
 * Unquiz: m.socrative.com
 * Discussion
 * We think we know how to Google, but there are so many things we don't know!
 * Things we've learned, things we found interesting:
 * being able to find certain files (ex: powerpoints)
 * being able to search by country
 * being able to search by using images

11:20 - 12:00 - Introduction to the Five Themes in the History of American Education
 * Why do we have the ringing of a bell to mark the end of a class period in HS?
 * universal announcement that class is over
 * one-room schoolhouse with children playing in the yard, bell signals to come to class; church bells have rung to gather everyone, and the bell has continued in history
 * the idea of class periods divided by bells came from the __Industrial Revolution__ where factories kept everyone on schedule by using bells/whistles
 * other similarities between factories and classrooms: mass production, efficiency (40min class periods), organization of large amounts of students
 * "scientific management" of teaching and learning
 * our current school system has deeply rooted traditions/assumptions that we can trace back and rethink
 * Five Themes
 * Artifact Project
 * Ex: Today we would not use the Bible to teach reading, but it was used for about 200 years in school.
 * instructions for project found on above link

To Do:
 * Finish "artifact project" - be ready to present on Tuesday
 * Read "Schoolhouse Crock" (will be emailed to you)
 * Watch for feedback on your autobiographies -- will be coming over the next week