"Most of us cannot remember a time when cell phones and text messaging were not the norm; when we couldn't "Google" something we did not understand; or a time when emailing was not a daily activity." -Roblyer and Doering
Technology is forever changing and growing over time. What's new and creative today will "old-fashion" to our grand kids. Haha! That's exactly what Roblyer and Doering discussed in chapters 7 and 8. The two individuals discussed the history of education and how technology is also causing it to evolve with great exceptions. The Internet as a whole has become much more broader over the course of the past decades. You can basically personalize anything you like now.
Although the term Web 2.0, an Internet trend that puts the authorship of online content into the hands of a websites' users,has become very common in educational circles. (Roblyer & Doering pg.225) Social networking sites (such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Blogger) are all based upon building communities around individually designed web pages. These pages consist of personal profiles, blogs, photo slideshows, music, videos, and various links to other social profiles and comments. While reading chapter 6, 7, and 8; I became fascinated with the entire concept of Web 2.0 and all the possible contributions it could bring to my classroom.
I found that Glogster is a very useful tool when creating a lesson plan or assignment web page for students. Glogster EDU is an online website where teachers can go in and create student freely assignments. These assignment pages can be as personalized and detailed as possible. Typically, they include step by step instructions, a detail description of the assignment, photos, and videos.The background layout can also be chosen by the instructor. Chapter 6 supported my thoughts about letting children create presentations themselves. There are plenty instructional software out there to help show individuals how to work things such as blogs and etc. I have found tutorials to be extremely handy. Tutorials can describe and explain how a task works. (Roblyer &Doering pg.174)
- Glogster is an excellent Web 2.0 resource to use within the classroom #ED505UWARAY
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I Love the Glogster & Animoto History presentation. This would be a great presentation to do during the month of October and students would love it. Also a great way to get them to be motivated to do their own project during a history, Language/Art,and reading class. Great job!
ReplyDeleteYour Glogster is great! It would be perfect during history and also a language art assignment. The students will be able to see the high points. Students could use glogster to show what they have learned about the specific topic as well.
ReplyDeleteI think we can all agree that technology is always changing! This week's blog was a very eye opening experience to all of the new technologies that we have available. I agree that these tools can be used to create a wonderful lesson for both the teacher and students to interact with.
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