This week we created a Wiki site and blog, as well as an interactive power point quiz. I don't really understand the point of having both a wiki site and Google site, but I do see the necessity of having a blog. Blogs are very useful because you can post make a new post very easily and you can make comments to posts. As a future teacher, having a blog would be very useful/helpful for students. For example, I could create a new post about an idea presented in class and students could comment or ask questions. Overall, it would be a good way to get students more involved in my class.
The interactive power point quiz is also a great tool to utilize. It was really simple to make, and it would be a good way to help students review for an upcoming test. Instead of giving a regular, old school, paper and pencil quiz, this type of quiz might make students actually want to know the information and might make them excited to review material.
This week we met ISTE standards of...
S3: Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
S1: Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
S4: Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility
Professional dispositions covered include commitment to professional competence and ongoing professional development
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Week 5 reflection
This past week, we learned how to make a movie with "Picasa" movie editor. Our movie had to be about diversity and what diversity means to us as a future teacher. I think diversity is something that all students need to learn about and appreciate. They need to learn and understand that diversity is something you will experience your entire life and it's important to realize that it shapes how the world is today. Making the Picasa movie itself was fairly simple, therefore it's an effective way to get your point across, while catching the attention of your students. If you're getting sick of making the same old power point for classroom lessons, making a Picasa movie can help present factual information as well.
This past week we also learned what to look for when choosing a website to obtain information. It's important to make sure the website has credible information, so you need to see if the author, or other source presenting the information, is credible. The website also needs to display it's information in an organized and navigable setting. The website I evaluated was pretty navigable because it included hyper links of each topic, and then that hyper link led you to the relevant information. Overall, this week was successful because I learned how to acquire credible information from the internet, and then I have the option of taking that information and making it into a movie.
Standards met:
S3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
S2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
S1 Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
This past week we also learned what to look for when choosing a website to obtain information. It's important to make sure the website has credible information, so you need to see if the author, or other source presenting the information, is credible. The website also needs to display it's information in an organized and navigable setting. The website I evaluated was pretty navigable because it included hyper links of each topic, and then that hyper link led you to the relevant information. Overall, this week was successful because I learned how to acquire credible information from the internet, and then I have the option of taking that information and making it into a movie.
Standards met:
S3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
S2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
S1 Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
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