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Friday, October 17, 2008
Powerpoint Project
Brittany Cleere and I are working together on this project. Our topic is the role of technology. I like working with a partner because we can combine our ideas to ultimately create a superior finished product. Brittany is really creative and working with her is going really well.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Technology, Video Games, etc...
I don't think it's absolutely necessary for the students to be able to use the same technology that teachers use in the classroom, unless it's a blog or something like that. If there is a class blog then I definitely think all the students should be able to access that.
I think online chats also can be really beneficial, because everyone gets to say what they think and everyone else can respond to that. However, if you are in a chat room with 20 other people and you're all "talking" at once, it's inevitable that something will be missed. For this reason, I think that blogs or discussion boards are probably more suitable because they are not in real time. Instant messaging also isn't necessary, but it could be good for brainstorming and feedback on ideas. I don't think a lot of class time should be devoted to these things. They would be better as tools the student can access from home or on their own time.
I think online, text-based instruction has some benefits over classic teaching methods. As I've mentioned before, some students are not comfortable expressing themselves in front of others. The ability to share their ideas via text can be very liberating, especially for a shy person.
I haven't had much experience with podcasts. Currently my opinion is that they aren't necessary but probably could be beneficial. If there's an audio clip that really illustrates something the class has been discussing or something like that, then a podcast could be beneficial. Or in a foreign language class, podcasts of something in that language would be useful. In general, however, I feel like they are probably more trouble than they're worth.
It seems like anything can be educational these days. I kind of agree with what the article says about designing a video game being a great learning experience for a student. I think the group interaction and everyone bringing their own particular abilities to the project is very conducive to learning. However, I also think that time spent working on and playing video games should be limited. Technology is very addicting, be it video games, the internet, or whatever. It's important that students be able to demonstrate their content mastery by means other than video games, and to spend time doing more physical activities. I think a video game as an in-class project could be a good idea, but I wouldn't want my child playing it all the time.
I think online chats also can be really beneficial, because everyone gets to say what they think and everyone else can respond to that. However, if you are in a chat room with 20 other people and you're all "talking" at once, it's inevitable that something will be missed. For this reason, I think that blogs or discussion boards are probably more suitable because they are not in real time. Instant messaging also isn't necessary, but it could be good for brainstorming and feedback on ideas. I don't think a lot of class time should be devoted to these things. They would be better as tools the student can access from home or on their own time.
I think online, text-based instruction has some benefits over classic teaching methods. As I've mentioned before, some students are not comfortable expressing themselves in front of others. The ability to share their ideas via text can be very liberating, especially for a shy person.
I haven't had much experience with podcasts. Currently my opinion is that they aren't necessary but probably could be beneficial. If there's an audio clip that really illustrates something the class has been discussing or something like that, then a podcast could be beneficial. Or in a foreign language class, podcasts of something in that language would be useful. In general, however, I feel like they are probably more trouble than they're worth.
It seems like anything can be educational these days. I kind of agree with what the article says about designing a video game being a great learning experience for a student. I think the group interaction and everyone bringing their own particular abilities to the project is very conducive to learning. However, I also think that time spent working on and playing video games should be limited. Technology is very addicting, be it video games, the internet, or whatever. It's important that students be able to demonstrate their content mastery by means other than video games, and to spend time doing more physical activities. I think a video game as an in-class project could be a good idea, but I wouldn't want my child playing it all the time.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Delicious Online Bookmarks
I checked out the delicious site and a few others that are related. I think being able to bookmark certain pages and access those from any site is pretty convenient, although it's not something that is completely necessary. I go between computers so if there's a site that I really need, I just email it to myself so it's always there when I need it. Using delicious kind of cuts out the need to use a search engine in some cases, but I think it would be just as simple to find it yourself most of the time. I probably wouldn't use delicious. I don't even use bookmarks on my own computer, so it's unlikely that I would need them everywhere I go.
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