Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Final Blog Reflection
The most useful piece of technology that I learned/created was the class website on Google Sites. It's free and it's easy to learn and use. I felt this was extremely applicable to actual teaching, and is something that I will use as a teacher to keep my students (and their parents!) informed. I think it is a great and simple way to update students on assignments and the class calendar and an easy way for parents to stay connected with what their child is learning and doing in class.
I only wish to use technology when I teach if it enhances my students' learning- because otherwise I feel it is a distraction and can even take away from learning. If I can incorporate technology as a way to present ideas, and even as a pre-writing strategy then I think that technology and I will be able to get along very well.
To help my students be actively engaged and actively learning they need to enjoy class and see the relevance and application. The students I'll be working with next semester during student teaching are 13 and 14 years old. They are obsessed with cell phones, i pods and facebook. Using technology in my teaching will help to draw them in and pique their interest- which will then result in them being more invested and therefore will learn more. And that is the point of everything we do as teachers- to ensure that students learn.
I only wish to use technology when I teach if it enhances my students' learning- because otherwise I feel it is a distraction and can even take away from learning. If I can incorporate technology as a way to present ideas, and even as a pre-writing strategy then I think that technology and I will be able to get along very well.
To help my students be actively engaged and actively learning they need to enjoy class and see the relevance and application. The students I'll be working with next semester during student teaching are 13 and 14 years old. They are obsessed with cell phones, i pods and facebook. Using technology in my teaching will help to draw them in and pique their interest- which will then result in them being more invested and therefore will learn more. And that is the point of everything we do as teachers- to ensure that students learn.
Wiki Contribution
Here is the page that I created on the wiki for my Animoto lesson.
And here is the link to my wiki contribution of a useful blog.
And here is the link to my wiki contribution of a useful blog.
favorite thing
The best, and most useful thing that I created this semester was my class website. Enjoy.
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