Tuesday, March 29, 2011
WebQuests In the Classroom
Solar system WebQuests in the classroom are great activities to incorporate into the classroom because they create hands-on experiences for students. The students are able to gain a deeper understanding of the concepts while creating their own personal experiences. These experiences allow the students to relate the material. A WebQuest teaches students to find information in readings without having to read multiple different books. The students are able to use all the new technologies and resources available and all they need is a worksheet and internet access. There are many different WebQuests available for educational purposes that can be incorporated into the classroom.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Compare and Contrast Web 2.0
College Students
This video was basically about how college students use technology in today's classrooms. The fact that reading and writing on paper is becoming nonexistent and computers are being used now more than ever.Technology has changed the classroom and lives of everyone especially college students. Most of them are on their computer doing things other than paying attention in class. It is sad to say that more than half of a class is most likely playing games, facebooking, working on other assignments, etc.
K-12 Students
The technology in the K-12 classroom is much different than how it is used at the college level. In the K-12 classroom most the teachers haven't seen the current technology and because technology is constantly changing it is really hard to keep the most up-dated technology in the classroom. I think it is important to realize that just because technology is in the classroom doesn't mean that teachers understand how to use it and most importantly are using it. Most the times the students know more about the new technology than the teachers. If teachers are not up to date with the new technology the students are missing out and falling behind. The technology that is coming out today will be used by these students when they finish school and head out to the "real world". It is important for teachers to incorporate technology and interactive activities into their classrooms so students will have previous exposure to the technology they will use in the job setting.
There is a constant requirement that students can think outside the box and by requiring them to do interact activities allows them to actually manipulate the concepts and in turn gain a better understanding of the material. With my mathematics and science background I have learned many ways to incorporate technology into the classroom through experiments and on-line manipulation activities. The students want to be challenged and want to learn!! This is a great thing and the fact that they want to learn with technology is even better. We should be allowing them to do this. If we don't understand the technology they want to use we as teachers should do the research and find a way for the students to learn while being interested in the material.
This video was basically about how college students use technology in today's classrooms. The fact that reading and writing on paper is becoming nonexistent and computers are being used now more than ever.Technology has changed the classroom and lives of everyone especially college students. Most of them are on their computer doing things other than paying attention in class. It is sad to say that more than half of a class is most likely playing games, facebooking, working on other assignments, etc.
K-12 Students
The technology in the K-12 classroom is much different than how it is used at the college level. In the K-12 classroom most the teachers haven't seen the current technology and because technology is constantly changing it is really hard to keep the most up-dated technology in the classroom. I think it is important to realize that just because technology is in the classroom doesn't mean that teachers understand how to use it and most importantly are using it. Most the times the students know more about the new technology than the teachers. If teachers are not up to date with the new technology the students are missing out and falling behind. The technology that is coming out today will be used by these students when they finish school and head out to the "real world". It is important for teachers to incorporate technology and interactive activities into their classrooms so students will have previous exposure to the technology they will use in the job setting.
There is a constant requirement that students can think outside the box and by requiring them to do interact activities allows them to actually manipulate the concepts and in turn gain a better understanding of the material. With my mathematics and science background I have learned many ways to incorporate technology into the classroom through experiments and on-line manipulation activities. The students want to be challenged and want to learn!! This is a great thing and the fact that they want to learn with technology is even better. We should be allowing them to do this. If we don't understand the technology they want to use we as teachers should do the research and find a way for the students to learn while being interested in the material.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Web 2.0
I really don't have any clue what Web 2.0 is, I am assuming that has something to do the the internet and the world-wide web.After watching this video my understanding of Web 2.0 is the social network behind the web. The sharing and collaboration of information between people. This social network has created a community where people interact and communicate with one another. People are continuously changing and evolving the social network.
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