Monday, May 4, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
How To
We live in a technology world today; therefore, it is imperative that as teachers we are up-to-date on the latest technological advances. It is important that as much technology is incorporated into the academic curriculum as possible. Students need to be prepared and know how to use these technology tools for when they face the “real” world. Also, kids are especially interested in this subject matter and need to know how to use it in the correct way. It can be a fun way for students to learn while teachers lead them in the right direction at the same time.
Technology is constantly changing and introducing new products everyday; therefore, it is important that teachers are consistent with their teachings of them. Some of the more popular ways technology is integrated into the classroom is through email, podcasting, blogging, concept maps, and polling devices. Here are examples of how these devices can be effectively used with students:
• Podcasts: If a student is having a hard time with their reading assignments, the teacher can simply pull up the podcast that matches whatever story they are reading. That way the student can follow along in their book and also hear the words being said aloud as well.
• Blogs: blogs are a good way for students to have online journals. A teacher could assign weekly entries to be posted and then the student could receive immediate feedback online.
• Concept Maps: can serve as a review or unit evaluation over a particular such as in history or science
• Polling Devices: polling devices are a fun way to test students’ knowledge or to get them involved by allowing them to make up their own poll for other classmates to take
Technology is constantly changing and introducing new products everyday; therefore, it is important that teachers are consistent with their teachings of them. Some of the more popular ways technology is integrated into the classroom is through email, podcasting, blogging, concept maps, and polling devices. Here are examples of how these devices can be effectively used with students:
• Podcasts: If a student is having a hard time with their reading assignments, the teacher can simply pull up the podcast that matches whatever story they are reading. That way the student can follow along in their book and also hear the words being said aloud as well.
• Blogs: blogs are a good way for students to have online journals. A teacher could assign weekly entries to be posted and then the student could receive immediate feedback online.
• Concept Maps: can serve as a review or unit evaluation over a particular such as in history or science
• Polling Devices: polling devices are a fun way to test students’ knowledge or to get them involved by allowing them to make up their own poll for other classmates to take
Monday, April 20, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Educational Podcasts
Science Update podcast- I think this would be fit with middle schoolers or maybe even high school. Science Update is very unique because a new podcast comes out every Monday through Friday! Yes, a one-minute selection will inform the students on the latest discoveries in science as well as medicine and technology. Also, there is a weekly edition, which are 5 to 10 minutes, which can give a more in depth look.
Grammar Girl is an excellent source to get educational podcasts from. It is a great website that the students could visit if they are needing some help on their writing skills in particular. One that I especially liked was Who Versus Whom, which would fit under elementary education. One of the difficult challenges in grammar is remembering whether to use who in the sentence or whom. This podcast gives some good tips.
Brightstorm has a wonderful series of video podcasts aimed towards high school students. Teachers volunteer to appear in these videos and tutor students in everything from algebra, geometry, history, and even SAT preparation! Now if students need help at home when their teacher is not around, all they have to do is click their mouse.
Grammar Girl is an excellent source to get educational podcasts from. It is a great website that the students could visit if they are needing some help on their writing skills in particular. One that I especially liked was Who Versus Whom, which would fit under elementary education. One of the difficult challenges in grammar is remembering whether to use who in the sentence or whom. This podcast gives some good tips.
Brightstorm has a wonderful series of video podcasts aimed towards high school students. Teachers volunteer to appear in these videos and tutor students in everything from algebra, geometry, history, and even SAT preparation! Now if students need help at home when their teacher is not around, all they have to do is click their mouse.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Social Bookmarking
As much as technology is incorporated into the classroom today, I think it is a wonderful idea to have social bookmarking be part of the curriculum as well. I think that this “new” concept would be good to introduce to the middle grades because they may not be as familiar with researching information on the World Wide Web. If every student sets up their own bookmarking account, not only will they be able to use it at school, but at home as well. That is the good thing about the accounts: no limited access. Another good thing about bookmarking is that it teaches student to be more organized. If a student simply adds a website to their “favorites”, it is just going under a big file with a bunch of other websites. With social bookmarking, the websites can be divided into categories so that they are easier to access. I think that the biggest advantage to having social bookmarking in the classroom is allowing the students to share what websites they have found with one another. This would especially be an advantage if the students were working on a group project and needed to collaborate.
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