- Dispositions
- Knowledge
- Skills
How to construct a BLOG for classroom communication with students and parents
How to digitize media for use on the Web: audio - pictures - video
How to construct a Wiki for classroom instruction
Friday, January 29, 2010
What do teachers need to know about Computer and Technology Assisted Instruction?
Work in your groups to finish the list begun below of skills, knowledge, and dispositions that teachers need to effective use computers and technology in their classrooms?
How to construct a BLOG for classroom communication with students and parents
How to digitize media for use on the Web: audio - pictures - video
How to construct a Wiki for classroom instruction
How to construct a BLOG for classroom communication with students and parents
How to digitize media for use on the Web: audio - pictures - video
How to construct a Wiki for classroom instruction
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Group 6
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Our group understands that technology is changing the world because they realize how much of a difference it has made in our own personal lives. Technology has made lots of things easier to do. This will also have effect in our future classrooms as the use of technology can help us do lots of things.
Knowledge:
Web 2.0 is an improvement from the original Web 1.0 which was the world wide web. This was just used to look up information. Web 2.0 allows users to interact with each otehr in numerous ways instead of just being an online source of information. Examples of how Web 2.0 has been used in today's modern world are BLOGs, social network devices and Wiki's.
Skills:
One can construct a BLOG very simply for classroom instruction. They must first get a compatible account and they design the different parts of the BLOG such as font and color and widgets.
A teacher can construct a BLOG for classroom communication with students and parents by making the BLOG accesible to the public. Then if the students and parents are BLOG users the teacher can set up a way for them to be followers of the classroom BLOG.
You can digitize pictures and video with programs like photo shop or picasa. One can use software provided on the computer already to edit the media or use different software. First you must upload the media online and then you must use these programs to make the media digitized for use on the Web.
Constructing a Wiki for classroom instruction is sort of similar to constructing a BLOG for classroom use. Wikis are used to link different sites to the main site and also edit them. For classroom instruction a teacher could use a Wiki to make it easier to find web pages the students might be using for a specific unit or chapter.
Group 2
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An understanding of how technology is changing the world
An understanding that the knowledge of techonology is needed to function and communicate in this world today.
Realizing how important technology is and knowing how to use it in our world today.
Have a positive outlook on technology, and being willing to integrate technology into the classroom, rather than fearing it.
Be willing to take the time to learn new things about technology. This is a key part of integrating technology into the classroom. We as teachers can't be too proud to take a step back and learn a little big from the rising generations about technology because technology can further the learning process and the overall progress of a class.
Knowledge
What is Web 2.0 and why is it important to teaching and learning-Web 2.0 is a step further from the web, which allows the users of it to communicate in various way. It is good for the classroom because it helps to encourage communication.
What is a blog and how to use it-a blog is a website where people can post whatever they want on it and share it with others. This can be very useful in the classroom because there are so many possibilities and ways that you can incorporate your blog into your teaching, like posting homework assignments, lectures, etc.
Know what a wiki is and how to use it.
How to teach technology in fun and interesting ways.
What infomation can be posted on the interent.
What kind of information is private and public.
Skills
A teacher should have the following skills:
Know how to construct a BLOG for classroom instruction
know how to construct a BLOG for classroom communication with students and parents
know how to digitize media for use on the Web: audio - pictures - video
know how to construct a Wiki for classroom instruction
know how to design and create websites.
know how to present technology as a needed skill.
know how to creativly and effectivly teach young children who can't read about technology.
All of these skills will add to the overall atmosphere of the learning process in a classroom and will benefit all of the students, as well as the teacher. Our environment is continually advancing, and the education system needs to be on top of these technological advances so as to not get left behind, and to actually lead its students to further knowledge and success.
Group 1
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-An understanding of new products that can be used in the classroom through the use of internet and technology.
-A positive attitude to be willing to use technology (ie. the internet)as a tool in the classroom.
-Willing to learn how to be effective with technology in the classroom.
Knowledge:
-How to play videos or short clips in a classroom setting that will increase the understanding of the topic.
-Knowing how to teach effectively with technology and not just knowing how to use it.
-Knowing how to distinguish authoritative content from non-authoritative content. (ie. if something is credible or not.)
Skills:
-Using the tools of word processing to make assignments clearer and easier to understand (such as tables, formatting, making a resume,etc).
-Being able to troubleshoot in order to solve challenges that may arise from day to day in a technology based classroom.
-Being able to use technology to collaborate with students, colleagues, parents, and experts.
Group 3
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Technology today has taken on a new phase through time. It has spread across many nations and will continue to enter many classrooms as teachers through out the World continue to use it in their classrooms. In the future teachers will have a range of ways of integrating technology in their own Classrooms but also they will have to be intelligent in using only what is best for the learning of the student.
Knowledge:
Web 2.0 is associated with web applications in the web. Web 2.0 not only retrieves information but its websites can allow students to upload and share photos. It also allows users for social networking sites, blogs and wikis and provides tools to add comments. Many find Web 2.0 as effective and diligent. A great way for students to create their educational blogs and be creative ,it can increases learning.
Skills:
Creating a blog in a classrooms starts with registering, creating a Web host account, templates and making entries, formatting. Adding and arranging the page elements according to any given preferences.
Teachers should create the blog and have it accessible for both students and parents. Creating these blogs where one of its purposes is to help and provide information for both the student and the parents.
Digitize media by using a Sheet feeding scanner, creating custom DVD’s. It is a way of storing pictures, creating videos, audio. It is a whole new level for the students to create their own and make pictures and video come to life. These will capture the student’s attention.
Creating a Wiki for the Classroom
is like any other site. Creating a Wiki site or making a Wiki Page should help create a site where the student will be an active learner where the student can edit it if he or she may, make comments about what they learn in class that day. Add images, add other educational Wiki's Page, add a wiki link to another Wiki Page. Creating a Wiki Page in the classroom allows both Teacher, students and parents will be able to learn more of what is done and what is to be done in the Class and the Parents can see what has been taught and give feedback to the teachers about how it has influenced their children.
Group 4
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-an understanding of technology is constantly changing the world.
-TEchnology is constantly changing and improving.
Recognizing that more and more people are using technology and it is time for people to accept this wide usage.
-Allowing technology into the classroom and teachers need to begin to use it frequently and understand it.
* Knowledge
-What is Web 2.0 and why is it important to teaching and learning
-what are the other programs that can be utilized by teachers to improve the education environment
-What is blogging? How can it be used to improve curriculum
* Skills
-How to construct a BLOG for classroom instruction
-How to construct a BLOG for classroom communication with students and parents
-How to digitize media for use on the Web: audio pictures - video
-How to construct a Wiki for classroom instruction
-How to use programs such as Microsoft word, Powerpoint and Excel
-How to utilize internet access in the classroom
Group 6
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*Technology is enabling the world to become more connected and globalized. Teachers need to understand that the traditional ways of teaching are not as effective anymore. The world is changing and so do our teaching methods. Teachers need to embrace this change, as it contributes to making learning and teaching a lot easier and more effective in ways such as being able to provide better methods for easy and accessible feedback via blogger, etc which would help the students and teachers learn from each other, and improve in areas needed to improve. Another important aspect of teachers using and embracing technology in the classroom is that it grasps the students attention more, since children and teenagers these days are so engaged with technology.
Knowledge:
*Knowing and learning more about Web 2.0
*Continuously updating information concerning the latest technology that would most likely be of great use in the classroom
*Finding ways to alternative technological devices that would be useful in the classroom that are affordable
*Learning about other programs and software which would benefit students through learning in the classroom
*Finding ways to use technology to improve curriculum being taught and expanding knowledge
Skills:
*Creating and constantly updating a Blog
*Uploading videos and different media formats for learning use.
*How to create digital media for use on the Web
*Using different social networking tools via the Web for faster and better communication. Example: Face book. Today it is easier most of the time to get a hold of someone through face book than it is through phone, etc. Communication is often faster this way also.
*Utilizing fun teaching tools available via the Web which would help students learn in a fun and exciting way.