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- About Me:
- I'm a school psychologist and computer/tech student, returning to school after many years.
I maintain three blogs, which focus on my interests by category:
Podcast versions of my blog, via Odiogo:
TechPsych
Interactive Multimedia Technology
TechPsych
Technology-Supported Human-World Interaction: The posts on this blog reflect what I've been discovering during my mid-life return to higher-education studies. The topics in this blog include technologies that support human-world interaction on and off the desktop: ubiquitous and pervasive computing, human-computer-interaction, collaborative technologies, info-viz, usability, and interaction design. I sometimes post examples of things I've nominated for the "usability hall of shame".
Interactive Multimedia Technology: This blog focuses on topics such as games in education, serious games, interactive multimedia applications for prevention and intervention, such as health promotion, stress management, and mental health, and exploring new ways that interactive multimedia can support efficiency in learning, cognition, and communication. This includes multi-touch technology on displays of all sizes.
TechPsych: The posts on this blog are geared for psychologists, special educators, media specialists, educational technologists, teachers, speech and language therapists, and others who work in education or related fields. I look at ways that technology can be used to support important efforts in the schools, such as Universal Design for Learning, Response to Intervention, Positive Behavior Supports, and health promotion. I also touch on assistive technology, the use of technology in psychology, counseling, and related fields.
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Post: Link to knann's bookmarks on Blogmarks I don't know who knann is, but he or she has posted some interesting links for interactive websites for use in education.
I "reblogged" a post from HASTAC blogger Jonathan Tarr about Sharon Burn's video overview of virtual worlds. The video is 8 minutes long and covers virtual worlds suitable for adults, as well those designed for children, such as WhyVille.
While I'm at it, here is a link to my You Tube playlist, "Cool Technologies and Interactive Multimedia":
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=FDB97EE67DA26A87
Thanks for the link!
But research (quantifiable/controls, etc.) I can't find...on the subtle stuff...(like video game icons, online role play, virtual world avatar sociology, billboard/packaging ads, etc.---anyway, thanks for trying...many at the conference yesterday told me there's a large lag time and we need to find someone in the PhD thesis stage to 'get on it' to help us all w/some analysis to spin it back to youth for context (I've got tons of anecdotal research/visual film captures, but nothing lab-driven/academic wonkish...)
Anyway, thanks again for trying...
p.s. On the 'TechPsych' front, VERY interesting presentation yesterday about using Camtasia as a training tool/observational screen capture of student behavior in trying to search online for stuff. Very cool. I think I'll be incorporating Camtasia in our 'train the trainer' work too...
In other words, we want to know where some of these phrases and behaviors are 'coming from' (urban wallpaper? older sibs? MTV vids? ambient noise? etc.) because they don't necessarily even have context for them. (e.g. I had a nine year old watching banana slugs on a nature hike, and he made a comment about how they'd "better be wearing condoms" etc. not exactly the prior 'K-5' crowd, esp. when 4th graders ask to "friend" me on MySpace...
I can't track any quantifiable research on it yet as it's a pervasive phenom, but still "too new"...on the outcomes front...
Speaking of critical thinking skills, I've just attended the first ever (quite groundbreaking, actually) UGC teen video attempt at imparting better "sex ed" in and out of schools today, and then drove to the state summit this eve for the 'Champions of Change healthy living/wellness conf. whew. Interesting conference though...would've loved to get a 'school psychologist' read on this...
Met some exc. research folks from Rutgers, & USF, CDC, etc. tons of techies and even some intervention/3D role play/game technology that looks intriguing.
No one seems to be studying the psychological impact of objectification, (ads/games/ambient, etc.) so if you hear of anyone doing research in that arena, pls. ping me, as I'm working on a documentary called "Body Blitz: Media Shaping Youth" on early sexualization, filmed on K-5 playgrounds. (dietary & appearance-based behavioral cues starting to show up in the wee ones)
Nice to 'virtually' meet you, do keep in touch! Best, Amy
Just back from the Brac. Doing cool stuff. Wish we could grow faster...
I haven't been posting much on here or the main HASTAC site for a month or so. The holidays, kids visiting, etc. But mainly I've been immersing myself in the world of Second Life to see what it's all about. I think I'll write something about that tonite or tomorrow.
How are you using multimedia?
I have been using kidspiration with Special Ed colleagues to mediate dialogues with autistic children with some succcess - anecdotal!
It'll be good to hear your viewpoint!
Regards Nigel.