Saturday, August 14, 2010
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AfterFriday, August 6, 2010
Technology in My Classroom
When I was in primary (or elementary) school, technology was just being introduced into schools. Typically, computers would be used to play games. Only adults had cellphones. CD players were a luxury item. And the most any regular school would have is a few computers, stereos that could play cassette tapes, maybe CDs and the radio, and projectors like the one in the picture below.
From: http://img.tomshardware.com/us/2004/11/13/supersize_your_tv_for_/beamer_liesegang_s.jpg
From: http://cdn.gadgetvenue.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/viewsonic-short-throw-dlp-projector.jpg
In my future classroom, I plan to use technology as one of many teaching tools. In this there are endless possibilities.
In English there tends to be a lot of discussion done on books, films, topics and everything in between. Since discussion time in class is limited, I think it would be a great idea to use an online forum. This could be done on Facebook or forum websites such as Joomla. Even the BYU-H Blackboard website has a forum application. Doing this would provide a record of discussions that students could refer back to and allow more quiet students to put forward their opinions.
Blogs, as was discussed in my previous post, would also benefit, particularly in an English class. When it comes to writing, to critique and to have your work critiqued is very important. Students could use a blog to post up written work to be critiqued by fellow students, their teacher and anyone else interested in their work. Blogs also provide opportunities for those who want to go into careers such as journalism or creative writing.
These two are only ideas of what could be done with technology in an English class. As I said before, the possibilities are endless.
From: http://img.tomshardware.com/us/2004/11/13/supersize_your_tv_for_/beamer_liesegang_s.jpgHowever today, the use and knowledge of technology is essential to one's education and life in general. Computers are used everywhere for almost anything. Almost everyone owns a cellphone. To have an ipod is common. And just as videotapes have been replaced by DVDs, which are slowly being replaced by internet sites such as YouTube, projectors like the one above have been replaced by projectors like the one below.
From: http://cdn.gadgetvenue.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/viewsonic-short-throw-dlp-projector.jpgIn my future classroom, I plan to use technology as one of many teaching tools. In this there are endless possibilities.
In English there tends to be a lot of discussion done on books, films, topics and everything in between. Since discussion time in class is limited, I think it would be a great idea to use an online forum. This could be done on Facebook or forum websites such as Joomla. Even the BYU-H Blackboard website has a forum application. Doing this would provide a record of discussions that students could refer back to and allow more quiet students to put forward their opinions.
Blogs, as was discussed in my previous post, would also benefit, particularly in an English class. When it comes to writing, to critique and to have your work critiqued is very important. Students could use a blog to post up written work to be critiqued by fellow students, their teacher and anyone else interested in their work. Blogs also provide opportunities for those who want to go into careers such as journalism or creative writing.
These two are only ideas of what could be done with technology in an English class. As I said before, the possibilities are endless.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Blogging in Education
From: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qnz9YIpOOT8
Today, we are living in an age of technology with various tools by which we can connect with others and share information. These tools are often referred to as "Web 2.0". This can include blogs, YouTube videos, wikis and so forth. With the right knowledge and skills teachers can utilize these to teach their students in a way that is interactive, creative and even fun.
Blogs are a type of Web 2.0 application. As a matter of fact, you are reading one right now. As you can see, blogs allow those who possess one to write, share and have others comment on what they have shared. Blogs could be used by teachers as a teaching tool in various ways. For example, a blog could be used by a teacher to post up assignments for a class. In contrast students could also use blogs to post in assignments for their teacher and also other students to view. What you are reading is a perfect example of this.
A teacher-created website with the right set up could also be used to do this, but why take the effort to make up your own website to do this when you could do so with student driven BLOGS? For one, it would take a lot more training than necessary. As well as this, student driven BLOGS would allow students to view and give feedback on one anothers' work. And best of all, in my opinion, making a blog can be fun. Blogging sites like Blogger make it so easy to set up a blog, write and get creative. The network and applications have already been provided. As student and teachers alike, we should use them.
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