I chose YouTube, because I think we all are familiar with what it is and its features. I really like everything about this website. It has many videos of all kinds for educational purposes and entertainment as well. I believe it already is a very helpful tool to have in the classroom, just because it breaks away from having to only listen to the teacher talk about something. When we watch something we actually have a better idea of hoe things are done or see what actually happened such as in history classes. The best feature that YouTube has is how simple it is to use the website. You just type into the search engine what you are looking for and it gives a list of videos to choose from. You can also create an account at no cost and store videos in a play list in case we forget about a video it will be there ready be watched. So, as we all can see using YouTube in the classroom is a very useful educational tool. I will definitely use it in the future. What do you guys think? Please feel free to leave your comment.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Web 2.0/School 2.0 and the Future of Education
"School 2.0" means yo me, a more interactive way of learning. Just being in the classroom sitting down listening to the teacher talk is not sufficient anymore. With the help of the Internet, students really have the entire world at their fingertips. Teachers can take advantage of this to have more creative and fun ways of instruction that can be even more effective than just a regular lecture. It is hard to get students to get students' attention and keep their attention. I guess when I think of School 2.0 I think of D2L. It is an online web page in which many students have to put posts and comment on classmate's posts as well. In there student's give input over a specific topic given by the instructor, but students also get to see what all their classmates think. Professors also put up their note on it, so that can students can just print them off. I think that something like that could be incorporated into the classroom, but in a form of a blog which is free. It is hard to really say what something like that really means, because it includes so many things.
I think this technology will be more and more included into the classroom as time goes on. These new generations along with us, are living in a more technologically driven society in which we demand to have information now. This phenomenon will definitely influence children, so we must be able to know enough about new technologies in order to keep up and be able to think of creative ways in which we can adapt all of this in the classroom to make learning more interesting.
I think this technology will be more and more included into the classroom as time goes on. These new generations along with us, are living in a more technologically driven society in which we demand to have information now. This phenomenon will definitely influence children, so we must be able to know enough about new technologies in order to keep up and be able to think of creative ways in which we can adapt all of this in the classroom to make learning more interesting.
Thing 4 Commenting on Posts
Commenting on posts creates a sense of community and interaction, because we get to see other future teacher's or teacher's insights on what they think about our posts. It creates that sense of community, because by reading some of the posts we see that we may face the same challenges or problems that we do. Having those comments or suggestions can help us not only reflect, but also give us some suggestions on how to tackle those problems. It makes us feel a sense of security, because we are not in it alone, we are all in it together.
When creating a comment it is a good idea just to include some thing about you in the blog, like a personal experience. I think that just makes the blog more personal not only to yourself, but to the public as well. It just reminds us that we are all human and maybe that personal experience can help someone who is in the same predicament. I also liked another point in one of the articles, where they suggest just to ask the reader to leave a comment. It is already implied, however, telling the public to leave a comment just seem more inviting and gives the reader that sense of MI BLOG ES SU BLOG. So, from now on, I will invite everyone to leave their comments behind.
I chose Feller ed Tech, Andrea's Thoughts on 23 Things, L. Oliphant's 23 Things, 23 Things, The Brennan Breeze, Blair's 23 Things, and Technology and Teaching with Mrs. Crouch. I chose these blogs at random, because I wanted to get to know my fellow classmates and see what their thoughts are. My comments all varied depending on what my classmates posted over. However, they were all to the extent of agreeing with what they had to say and just commenting about their creative ways in which they will use various technologies in their classrooms with their students. I wrote down some of their ideas and hopefully I will get to use them inthe future
When creating a comment it is a good idea just to include some thing about you in the blog, like a personal experience. I think that just makes the blog more personal not only to yourself, but to the public as well. It just reminds us that we are all human and maybe that personal experience can help someone who is in the same predicament. I also liked another point in one of the articles, where they suggest just to ask the reader to leave a comment. It is already implied, however, telling the public to leave a comment just seem more inviting and gives the reader that sense of MI BLOG ES SU BLOG. So, from now on, I will invite everyone to leave their comments behind.
I chose Feller ed Tech, Andrea's Thoughts on 23 Things, L. Oliphant's 23 Things, 23 Things, The Brennan Breeze, Blair's 23 Things, and Technology and Teaching with Mrs. Crouch. I chose these blogs at random, because I wanted to get to know my fellow classmates and see what their thoughts are. My comments all varied depending on what my classmates posted over. However, they were all to the extent of agreeing with what they had to say and just commenting about their creative ways in which they will use various technologies in their classrooms with their students. I wrote down some of their ideas and hopefully I will get to use them inthe future
Monday, September 3, 2012
THing #3
Having a blog can allow you to reflect on your teaching methods and allow you to see how you have grown as a teacher over time. It is also a great way to get insight from other teachers, and see what they are using in their classroom allowing you to borrow ideas. It allows teachers to keep in touch with parents and allows them to see what is being done in the classroom. Even now before actually becoming teachers a blog can help future teachers become great professionals by using this tool to their advantage to see teacher examples of what they are doing in the classroom. As we can see, if we use this resource, we can have a lot of benefits.
Thing #2
I decided ion the name of my blog by just thinking of something creative. I think that it is just right, because it really is a world of learning. I am learning as I go, and hopefully others will learn as well. I did not thing it was hard to make a blog. The instructions were easy to follow, and I had the instructor of the class help me along the way. I do not believe my avatar reflects my personality. When I was making it, I thought it looked coll, so I just went with what I had made. My avatar does not loo like me, other than the soccer ball I do not believe it looks anything like me. It was a great experience creating a blog considering the fact that I had never made one. I definitely think that a blog is a great tool that will help me along the way.
Sunday, September 2, 2012
THing #1
Habit 7 1/2 is the easiest one for me. When you play you have fun, and while you have fun you learn. I have had teachers and professors that made their classes so fun and interesting that in the process you did not even know you were learning. I think that having that classroom atmosphere and the teacher possessing that charisma, that personality, and the intelligence of making something fun when it might otherwise not be, makes for an effective teacher. The great thing about all of that is that you can learn to be a fun teacher, practice makes perfect. Teachers can be a positive influence to others.
The hardest habit for me , is number 6. There is no doubt that having technology at your disposal can be a very important tool for learning. In fact it is almost imperative to have technology now days. However, sometimes the different types of hardware and software can be a bit intimidating. Sometimes it seems like if technology was not very user friendly. I know I was born in the Internet era with computers, smart phones, smart boards, and tablets, but sometimes getting the hang of all the new and innovative products out there is what makes intimidating. Nonetheless, having those resources and learning how to use them can really boost the learning experience. We have to adapt to all this things, because we can only keep moving forward.
The hardest habit for me , is number 6. There is no doubt that having technology at your disposal can be a very important tool for learning. In fact it is almost imperative to have technology now days. However, sometimes the different types of hardware and software can be a bit intimidating. Sometimes it seems like if technology was not very user friendly. I know I was born in the Internet era with computers, smart phones, smart boards, and tablets, but sometimes getting the hang of all the new and innovative products out there is what makes intimidating. Nonetheless, having those resources and learning how to use them can really boost the learning experience. We have to adapt to all this things, because we can only keep moving forward.
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