1. What do you like about TeacherWeb/ Class websites?
I like that students get a chance to use technology as a learning tool. It gives them a chance to look online at class website instead of having to carry around separate sheets of paper that are easily lost. They are also good because it gives parents the opportunity to see what their children are learning. It is also a way to quickly communicate with students.
2. What would you like to see/have differently?
I would have liked more time in class to work on our websites. I felt that I did most of the website work at home instead of in class. Other than that issue I felt that it was a fun and educational project for me.
3. How would TeacherWeb be beneficial in your classroom, as a teaching tool, in student learning?
It would be beneficial in my future classroom as a teaching tool in student learning because it would allow students to learn more about technology. It teaches them how to go from website to website, take quizzes online, and communicate with other students with blogging.
4. What problems do you for see about using TeacherWeb in your classroom?
The only problem that I could see about using TeacherWeb in my classroom would be not all students may have a computer at home. This would be an issue because then they would not have access to the website.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Concept Mapping Software
Concept mapping in classrooms can be a powerful learning tool. The purpose of concept mapping is to start with a broad subject and then slowly break it down. It creates a visual layout of relationships and is easily organized. These can be useful for any subject. One way to use concept mapping is to have the class as a whole develop a concept map of material that is going to be covered in a unit. They can also link material that they have already learned to new material. Concept mapping is a good way to integrate technology into the classroom.
Ideas for units that I might use concept mapping in my future classroom would include a unit on the different regions of Indians. The example concept map that I made in class was about Pacific Northwest Indians. I broke that down into specific topics such as shelter, art, food/hunting, roles of men and women. I would also use concept mapping for topics such as the Oregon Trail and dinosaurs.
Ideas for units that I might use concept mapping in my future classroom would include a unit on the different regions of Indians. The example concept map that I made in class was about Pacific Northwest Indians. I broke that down into specific topics such as shelter, art, food/hunting, roles of men and women. I would also use concept mapping for topics such as the Oregon Trail and dinosaurs.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Blogs in Education
1) Three interesting ways blogs are being used in K-12 classrooms include what used to be pen pals, but now with blogs. When I was in elementary we had pen pals because we were not used to having computers in class and we were also only just starting to learn to type. Know students are learning to use computers at a much younger age and are able to communicate through blogs which are much faster than regular mail. Another way that blogs are being used in the classroom is to communicate with parents. It is faster and more efficient to post questions or concerns to a blog then to wait for notes to come back and forth. Parents are also able to see what their children are working on. Blogging for students keep them thinking and posting their own ideas. It also gives them the chance to respond quickly to other students views. Students also can use blogs for reflective writing or journals, submitting assinments, groupwork, and sharing course-related resources with other students.
2) Using aggregators within a classroom would be beneficial to student learning. They can teach students how to search topics for research projects. They are quick and easy ways for teachers to connect students to websites on topics that are covered in the classroom. They are also helpful for keeping track of your favorite websites and blogs.
3) There are a couple of impacts that blogging has on K-12 classrooms. Blogging can improve many of students skills. These could include reading, writing, typing speed, and creative thinking. Blogging also allows parents to have advance notice about homework that is due. This allows parents to help students and to keep them updated with what their child is learning. Children become exicted when they get to blog to each other, so it keeps them interested in the classroom.
4) There are both pros and cons of using blogs in education. A couple of cons are not all students have computers at home, so it would be important to make all blogging done in class. Another con is the possible saftey of blogging. It is important that for younger students teachers keep blogs only between the classmates. This prevents outsiders from communicating with the students. A pro is that blogging is quick. A student can post something and a teacher can have a response posted quickly. Another pro is that with older students feedback can come from more people than just a teacher. As a teacher you could set up their blogs to be viewed by outside people, allowing a wider range of feedback to be posted.
2) Using aggregators within a classroom would be beneficial to student learning. They can teach students how to search topics for research projects. They are quick and easy ways for teachers to connect students to websites on topics that are covered in the classroom. They are also helpful for keeping track of your favorite websites and blogs.
3) There are a couple of impacts that blogging has on K-12 classrooms. Blogging can improve many of students skills. These could include reading, writing, typing speed, and creative thinking. Blogging also allows parents to have advance notice about homework that is due. This allows parents to help students and to keep them updated with what their child is learning. Children become exicted when they get to blog to each other, so it keeps them interested in the classroom.
4) There are both pros and cons of using blogs in education. A couple of cons are not all students have computers at home, so it would be important to make all blogging done in class. Another con is the possible saftey of blogging. It is important that for younger students teachers keep blogs only between the classmates. This prevents outsiders from communicating with the students. A pro is that blogging is quick. A student can post something and a teacher can have a response posted quickly. Another pro is that with older students feedback can come from more people than just a teacher. As a teacher you could set up their blogs to be viewed by outside people, allowing a wider range of feedback to be posted.
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