Monday, October 29, 2012
Chapters one and two
Technology is becoming a huge part of our everyday lives. It is important for us to stay as up to date with it as possible. These readings brought to our attention that technology is being used as the soul means of education in some cases. More and more people are taking online courses and are not even stepping foot in a classroom. This has its positives and negatives. This sort of education allows for easy collaboration with peers via chat-rooms, Skype, blogs and other devices. As teachers it is important to keep these aspects of technology in mind when putting together our classrooms. We need to make sure that we are using our students' full potential, and using technology may be the way to do that.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Credibility?
Pacific North Tree Octopus
I found this to not be a credible site because the site was linked to any educational facility. There were no credible scientific facts to back up the existence of these animals. As under the FAQ's, they do not talk about the animal at all. It's all about what the animal is called. It doesn't actually answer any scientific questions about it.
MLK
This was an annoying site, although there were snippets of the truth, the presentation of it was very disrespectful. I would not use this site for anything. Also the writing of the information was not done in a professional manner so I would not recommend it to students or peers for use of information.
Explorers
I found this to be a very credible source. Within the website, the authors gave information about themselves and almost all of them have a masters or a doctorate. Also, they have copyright information at the bottom of the page which tells me that their information is legitimate. The website is overall well put together.
DHMO
This site is set up very well and even has a donation link. However, being a scientist I know that DHMO = H20 which = WATER!!! So I find this site bogus because it is trying to scare people into donating money to ban water which we can't live without. Although, the site is very convincing to the untrained person it is even up to date showing the viewer that the page is current.
I found this to not be a credible site because the site was linked to any educational facility. There were no credible scientific facts to back up the existence of these animals. As under the FAQ's, they do not talk about the animal at all. It's all about what the animal is called. It doesn't actually answer any scientific questions about it.
MLK
This was an annoying site, although there were snippets of the truth, the presentation of it was very disrespectful. I would not use this site for anything. Also the writing of the information was not done in a professional manner so I would not recommend it to students or peers for use of information.
Explorers
I found this to be a very credible source. Within the website, the authors gave information about themselves and almost all of them have a masters or a doctorate. Also, they have copyright information at the bottom of the page which tells me that their information is legitimate. The website is overall well put together.
DHMO
This site is set up very well and even has a donation link. However, being a scientist I know that DHMO = H20 which = WATER!!! So I find this site bogus because it is trying to scare people into donating money to ban water which we can't live without. Although, the site is very convincing to the untrained person it is even up to date showing the viewer that the page is current.
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Chapter 10 and Epilogue
How does this reading impact your thinking about technology's role in teaching and learning?
After reading this book it is clear to see that education is ever changing and with ever changing technology, teaching has to evolve in order to keep up with the new tools. However, I do think that all these great technologies are only going to help us teach the next generation of students. We, as teachers, just need to make sure that we use these technologies to our advantage. For if we do, our students will enjoy learning and may even understand the concepts better with the presentation of technology. So as new technology comes around, it is important for teachers to stay up to date with it, allowing us to connect with the material as well as the students.
What will you do differently as a future teacher as a direct result of this new thinking?
As I start my teaching career, I am going to do my best to stay as up to date with technology as I can. It is easy to see that the students react better to information that is presented to them by way of technology. So being able to produce lessons in cool new ways will engage the students and hopefully keep them interested in your subject.
After reading this book it is clear to see that education is ever changing and with ever changing technology, teaching has to evolve in order to keep up with the new tools. However, I do think that all these great technologies are only going to help us teach the next generation of students. We, as teachers, just need to make sure that we use these technologies to our advantage. For if we do, our students will enjoy learning and may even understand the concepts better with the presentation of technology. So as new technology comes around, it is important for teachers to stay up to date with it, allowing us to connect with the material as well as the students.
What will you do differently as a future teacher as a direct result of this new thinking?
As I start my teaching career, I am going to do my best to stay as up to date with technology as I can. It is easy to see that the students react better to information that is presented to them by way of technology. So being able to produce lessons in cool new ways will engage the students and hopefully keep them interested in your subject.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Frontline Video
How does this video impact your thinking about technology’s role in the lives of your future learners?
With all new types of technology nowadays people are able to stay connected with anybody in just about anywhere they go. For students, this can be a very useful tool: however, it can also be very distracting. I think that learners these days have a great advantage because we have technology at our fingertips. If there is ever a question that needs answering, all we have to do is flip on our smart phones. This can be very useful and I can't even imagine what types of technology we will have 10-20 years from now.
What will you differently as a future teacher as a direct result of this new thinking?
As a teacher I am hoping to stay up to date on the most recent technology thus allowing me to understand what type of information the students have at their disposal. I will do my best to teach to their availability, if they have higher technology, maybe I will assign them more data based questions so that they have to use their new technology to find the answers. Or at least something along those lines, I don't want my students to find my classes easy, I want them to be challenged, to dig deeper than just the basic understandings. And if they have the technology to find the answers I will then expect them to use it.
With all new types of technology nowadays people are able to stay connected with anybody in just about anywhere they go. For students, this can be a very useful tool: however, it can also be very distracting. I think that learners these days have a great advantage because we have technology at our fingertips. If there is ever a question that needs answering, all we have to do is flip on our smart phones. This can be very useful and I can't even imagine what types of technology we will have 10-20 years from now.
What will you differently as a future teacher as a direct result of this new thinking?
As a teacher I am hoping to stay up to date on the most recent technology thus allowing me to understand what type of information the students have at their disposal. I will do my best to teach to their availability, if they have higher technology, maybe I will assign them more data based questions so that they have to use their new technology to find the answers. Or at least something along those lines, I don't want my students to find my classes easy, I want them to be challenged, to dig deeper than just the basic understandings. And if they have the technology to find the answers I will then expect them to use it.
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Chapters 7 & 9
1) How does this reading impact your thinking about technology's role in teaching and learning?
After reading these chapters I am interested to start using photos as a key aspect to my classroom. I think having a Flickr account attached to my class blog would be a fun way to keep students and parents up to date on what is going on in my class. I think it could be fun to have pictures of students working together on labs on the website for the parents to see. I also thing it could be a good idea to put up pictures of the lab procedures so that students can review what was done in a lab or class period.
As far as Facebook, I think that is a great social networking site, but I would rather my students not use that during my class. I will do my best to encourage students to collaborate using the class blog so that all the students are able to contribute to the conversations.
2) What will you do differently as a future teacher as a direct result of this new thinking?
As a teacher I am going to do my best to keep the students collaborating with their peers on class websites and blogs. I think it is very important for them to realize the important resource that their peers as well as myself are. Also I am going to do my best to incorporate pictures and other sources of media to my lessons. I believe that many students learn well from visual presentation of the material. I am hoping that providing them with these resources will help them grasp and process the information in a positive manner.
After reading these chapters I am interested to start using photos as a key aspect to my classroom. I think having a Flickr account attached to my class blog would be a fun way to keep students and parents up to date on what is going on in my class. I think it could be fun to have pictures of students working together on labs on the website for the parents to see. I also thing it could be a good idea to put up pictures of the lab procedures so that students can review what was done in a lab or class period.
As far as Facebook, I think that is a great social networking site, but I would rather my students not use that during my class. I will do my best to encourage students to collaborate using the class blog so that all the students are able to contribute to the conversations.
2) What will you do differently as a future teacher as a direct result of this new thinking?
As a teacher I am going to do my best to keep the students collaborating with their peers on class websites and blogs. I think it is very important for them to realize the important resource that their peers as well as myself are. Also I am going to do my best to incorporate pictures and other sources of media to my lessons. I believe that many students learn well from visual presentation of the material. I am hoping that providing them with these resources will help them grasp and process the information in a positive manner.
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