I
believe that email is one of the best communicating tools for the
families. Email is a quick and easy way
to access parents, as long as they all have access to a computer. In regards to students, email is also great
because it can be recorded and referred back to. I also believe that online discussions and
blogs are very beneficial for students.
They are able to share ideas and respond to others. A class website would also be a great
tool! So much information can be put up
on a website.
Information
communication through technology also ties in with information
presentation. Information presentation
is using multimedia technologies to help convey information in an engaging way
for both the students and the teachers. Types
of information presentation include PowerPoint, videos, movies, digital
pictures, and digital videos. I believe
that if a class website is created, all of these presentation forms can also be
included in it. Digital pictures can be
taken during classroom activities and trips, digital videos can be taken of
science experiments, lectures, school plays and talent shows. This is a great way for the students to view
their accomplishments as well as learn from watching themselves. Students can usually catch any mistakes that
they made during a project or activity when watching a video of themself. This also makes it a learning experience. The
students would love to see their work posted online and I believe that their
families and friends would enjoy it also.
This will help motivate the students to do great work because it will be
published.
In
regards to PowerPoint presentations, I think that they are a great tool to use
in the classroom. I love making PowerPoint’s;
therefore this would make teaching more engaging for me. It will also make learning more engaging for
the student’s because it includes transitions, animations, pictures, and
possibly videos and links. Teachers and students have to make sure that they
focus on the content of the presentation first and the creativity second. According to the text, 230,000 students in
K-12 stated that creating presentations and movies on the computer was a
favorite school work activity. As a
child, I would have agreed to that as well.
I find that this tool is engaging and it presents information to the
students, while it is being discussed. Along
with movies and videos, I believe that the students like creating them and it
makes learning fun. I find that reading
a story in class and then watching the movie to be very beneficial. The students will be able to compare the two
by finding similarities and differences.
Overall,
I believe that information communications and presentations should definitely
be used in the classroom when necessary and relevant. They help engage the students a little more
and make learning fun.
Questions:
1.
Would you allow your students to communicate
through instant messaging? Do you think
allowing them to textspeak will be damaging to their writing skills in the
classroom?
2.
Do you think a class website would be beneficial
in your classroom? If so, what would you
include in it?
3.
In the text, Tufte stated, “audience boredom is
usually a content failure, not a decoration failure” when discussing the
disadvantages of PowerPoint presentations.
Do you agree or disagree?
Hi Kelly,
ReplyDeleteIn response to your second question, I think that a class website would be highly beneficial, ad when I have my own classroom I will most likely create one. I would include a section where homework assignments are posted, a section where extra assignments are, links to educational games, and key points of each lesson.
To answer your first question, I think I will not let students to text message in class. Text messages are often short and brief information without grammar rules,so I don't think it helps students with their writing. Also students talks to each other with text message, and they usually ignore what the teacher said, and just text and talk for fun.
ReplyDeleteGreat Blog! Yes I think that a classroom website will be beneficial to use inside of my classroom. I think there are many things you can include inside of your class website. For example I think you could put what the students will be learning that week in school. You can add information that the students and parents might use to study or review from. I would also add websites about the content that we would be learning. The students will be able to use this to play games and learn more about the content. I would also add the homework for the week and any upcoming projects so that the students know what is due and if they do forget they can go on the classroom website. I would ass pictures from the day or from a class trip to keep the parents involved in what is going on with their children.
ReplyDelete