Reflect on communication and collaboration and how the technologies in this week's articles could be used in a classroom
It is amazing to me remembering how we use to have pen pals when I was in elementary school. Yes, over the summer, we would write at least every other week. Now, texting, chatting, and email has made those types of communication practically obsolete. During group work, there was always the inconvenience of having to meet at some one's house or having the parents to drop all of us at the library. I remember those times of course because of the camaraderie; however, new age communication makes it more convenient to collaborate on assignments. Being exposed to how the twittering or chatting can be beneficial to education is making me recognize how these tools can be used to our advantage. Using this in an elementary setting is definitely possible. I also believe in exposing children at a young age, we give them a better chance of being successful and competing as they progress through school.
I teach language arts so I can definitely see starting a blog about novels that we have read. This helps when it takes a few weeks to read the book, and children test on this later. Perhaps they can remember discussions about the book and better answer open-ended questions
Monday, December 7, 2009
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Meaningful Learning
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Meaningful Learning
Meaningful learning is the idea that students have actually learned material (not just memorized) and can build and/or apply information to different situations. Meaningful learning means that a student can relate to what is learned because they have made a connection through hands-on interaction and not simple call and response. The students are in control of what is being learned vs. teacher standing and "pouring" information into their brains.My group's link to our voicethread on meaningful learning:http://voicethread.com/#u588991.b722604.i3821077
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Meaningful Learning
Meaningful learning is the idea that students have actually learned material (not just memorized) and can build and/or apply information to different situations. Meaningful learning means that a student can relate to what is learned because they have made a connection through hands-on interaction and not simple call and response. The students are in control of what is being learned vs. teacher standing and "pouring" information into their brains.My group's link to our voicethread on meaningful learning:http://voicethread.com/#u588991.b722604.i3821077
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Second Life in Edu
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Second Life in Edu by LDW
What I've learned about SL and its implication for education is that it's not the wave of the future....it's here! Listening to those that have implemented SL and the number of those who are excited about doing so tells me that technology has just reached a new plateau. Personally, I don't think I would be successful at trying to use this, especially at an elementary level. I believe secondary and post secondary levels will gladly embrace this as distant learning is the 'now.' I was totally against the use of SL (highly contributed to an episode of LAW&ORDER: SVU). I honestly wanted nothing to do with it even in an educational setting. However, I understand how this can be a useful tool in education. I need to be open and embrace the technological changes that are quickly moving ahead. Typically, those of us in education or the last to get on board. We should not be.
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Second Life in Edu by LDW
What I've learned about SL and its implication for education is that it's not the wave of the future....it's here! Listening to those that have implemented SL and the number of those who are excited about doing so tells me that technology has just reached a new plateau. Personally, I don't think I would be successful at trying to use this, especially at an elementary level. I believe secondary and post secondary levels will gladly embrace this as distant learning is the 'now.' I was totally against the use of SL (highly contributed to an episode of LAW&ORDER: SVU). I honestly wanted nothing to do with it even in an educational setting. However, I understand how this can be a useful tool in education. I need to be open and embrace the technological changes that are quickly moving ahead. Typically, those of us in education or the last to get on board. We should not be.
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Thinking Tools Blog
Thinking Tools Response
Three thinking tools. Each of these tools are designed to promote higher order thinking. These will be very beneficial in a classroom, as they provided a visual aide and promote group interaction. Students can see what they have formulated, talk through the process, think through the process, and determine if what they have determined is supported. Seeing Reason- interactive way to examine cause/effect relationships. I am a language arts teacher and the reading is chopped full of determining cause and effect. In the classroom, this can be used in a way that the assigned groups will have to work togther to find cause/effect relationships. The color codes makes it better to "see" the relationships and work and possibly how other relationships can stem from a particular cause or effect. Mapping the relationships is beneficial in that it provides a visual aide.Visual Ranking- allows students to rank, in order of importance or impact, information related to a particular subject. Not only do the students rank, but they have to give an explanation which requires higher order thinking. They are analyzing the information to make their decisions. This tool also allows for comparison between groups. Teachers can see the thoughts of why students ranked the way they did. This tool could be great with science and social studies.Showing Evidence- allows students to pick an argument and support the argument with evidence. After they have chosen statements to support their position, they can rate these supporting statements by degree of strength. This is not just a pick and choose type assignment. Students have to really formulate a reasonable thought process. Again, this encourages the use of higher order thinking.
Three thinking tools. Each of these tools are designed to promote higher order thinking. These will be very beneficial in a classroom, as they provided a visual aide and promote group interaction. Students can see what they have formulated, talk through the process, think through the process, and determine if what they have determined is supported. Seeing Reason- interactive way to examine cause/effect relationships. I am a language arts teacher and the reading is chopped full of determining cause and effect. In the classroom, this can be used in a way that the assigned groups will have to work togther to find cause/effect relationships. The color codes makes it better to "see" the relationships and work and possibly how other relationships can stem from a particular cause or effect. Mapping the relationships is beneficial in that it provides a visual aide.Visual Ranking- allows students to rank, in order of importance or impact, information related to a particular subject. Not only do the students rank, but they have to give an explanation which requires higher order thinking. They are analyzing the information to make their decisions. This tool also allows for comparison between groups. Teachers can see the thoughts of why students ranked the way they did. This tool could be great with science and social studies.Showing Evidence- allows students to pick an argument and support the argument with evidence. After they have chosen statements to support their position, they can rate these supporting statements by degree of strength. This is not just a pick and choose type assignment. Students have to really formulate a reasonable thought process. Again, this encourages the use of higher order thinking.
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