A paragraph discussing your thoughts about the use of Web 2.0 technologies in K-12 education. Would you use them? Why or why not? How? Use online resources.
Web 2.0 technologies have many varied pros and cons. I myself find the using of Web 2.0 technologies as something easy and highly applicable in my college courses. However, I feel that this is only true because of my age and maturity level. Kids in middle school and even high school tend to be overzealous when it comes to Web 2.0 technology such as social networking sites. While these are great mediums to connect college alumni and current college students to their universities, younger students might have problems focusing on the subject matter and get carried away in the 'social' aspects. I personally think that photo sharing, video sharing, wikis and blogs would actually be very fun for students to use in classrooms. These mediums do afford students the chance to be creative with projects and learning and that is always a plus in my book.
A paragraph discussing your thoughts on Wikipedia as a learning resource.
Wikipedia is a veritable omniscient technology guru. Any question I ask or subject I may want to know about is on there. It is fast and easy to navigate, BUT IT SHOULD NEVER BE USED AS A RESOURCE FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN GIVING LEADS TO OTHER CREDIBLE SOURCES! Wikipedia is written by people and as such many of the articles are either poorly worded, not verified, and not even cited. This means that any information pulled off of wikipedia could be WRONG or even STOLEN information. It should only be used as a stepping stone and idea builder.
A paragraph on new skills you acquired in the last week that you think will be especially useful to you in your educational career and why you think so.
Last week I learned how to really do powerpoint. Don't laugh but I have never really done powerpoint all that well and so it was valuable for me to learn how to really get into the program. This will be useful for me as a teacher because I can use the powerpoint skills I've acquired to really capture and keep my student's interest.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
Post Numero 5!
I believe that the Internet is a wonderful tool for everyone to use from everyday searches for simple items to doing research. It is right at the finger tips of everyone and makes using it convenient, fast, and it provides a VAST amount of information. A library or research office doesn’t even compare to the amount of information that can be housed online. However, this is where it becomes treacherous. Too much information that may not be properly cited, backed up, thoroughly researched, or straight up lies can lead students down the wrong paths. Students doing research papers may take a short cut and just use any information they may find floating on the web, this can lead to faulty papers as well as copyright infringement, i.e. plagiarism. Teaching students how to properly search the internet for viable sources is key.
A paragraph on other ways you might use web-based resources to support student learning. Share a few resources that are of interest to you. Use your book and online resources.
Web-based resources such as the Encyclopedia Britanica online, Oxford dictionary online, as well as journal and video databases can provide relevant examples, pictures, audio commentary, and numerous other things that can help the student better understand the material. No student likes just straight lecturing so using these other online resources is away to capture student interest as well as a way to drive learning.
A paragraph on your concerns about being a teacher who supervises students in a technology environment. Be sure to mention the age/grade level of your students.
My concern for my students would be because I wish to teach high school students, preferably seniors (twelfth grade). These are young adults that find obscene and outrageous and often blocked content highly amusing. My concern would be to make sure I could be able to walk by or view all the students’ computer screens as a way to monitor them. Also, if there was a program that would let me view what they do on my screen I could make sure they do what is necessary. It is also necessary to state to the students what rules are in place as well as the consequences of violation of those rules so as to cut down on rule breakers.
A paragraph on other ways you might use web-based resources to support student learning. Share a few resources that are of interest to you. Use your book and online resources.
Web-based resources such as the Encyclopedia Britanica online, Oxford dictionary online, as well as journal and video databases can provide relevant examples, pictures, audio commentary, and numerous other things that can help the student better understand the material. No student likes just straight lecturing so using these other online resources is away to capture student interest as well as a way to drive learning.
A paragraph on your concerns about being a teacher who supervises students in a technology environment. Be sure to mention the age/grade level of your students.
My concern for my students would be because I wish to teach high school students, preferably seniors (twelfth grade). These are young adults that find obscene and outrageous and often blocked content highly amusing. My concern would be to make sure I could be able to walk by or view all the students’ computer screens as a way to monitor them. Also, if there was a program that would let me view what they do on my screen I could make sure they do what is necessary. It is also necessary to state to the students what rules are in place as well as the consequences of violation of those rules so as to cut down on rule breakers.
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