Journal post#9

CHAPTER 9

CREATING and SHARING INFORMATION with MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES

Focus Question 3: How can teachers use video resources in their teaching? 

• Videos and DVDs are widely used teaching tools that, when well made, convey important information in academically interesting, visually engaging ways.
• Video viewing can be a passive experience unless teachers create opportunities for students to interact with and respond to on screen material.
• Successful strategies for using videos and DVDs in interactive ways include the pause and rewind buttons, asking students to write responses  to what they have seen, recognizing that briefer video segments carry a large impact, and varying the viewing experience by occasionally turning off the sound or the picture.

Videos and DVDs are widely used teaching tools that, when well made, convey important information in academically interesting, visually engaging ways. Teachers can use video resources in their teaching as a Before, During, or After learning strategy. Students can even make their own classroom movies using digital video cameras and movie-making software

Tech Tool 9.2: Resources for the classroom PBS Teachers
Provides up-to-date listings of television programs shown daily and weekly at your local public broadcasting station, including programs especially for students. I love how this chapter talks about PBS! I loved watching PBS when I was younger it had so many educational programs but at the time I did not even notice that at the time I just loved their cool age related programs that involved dancing, science experiments, interactive games, riddles and much more. PBS offers wonderful teaching resources at any grade level. My favorite show on PBS was ZOOM an educational television series, created almost entirely by children which made it so much more fun.The video below was one of my favorite episode the Cup challenge:)

Summary and Connection
This Chapter focuses on the importance of using software such as PowerPoint, videos and DVDs, digital and cameras to present information for learning. The information in this chapter was very useful for me because me wanting to be an elementary school teacher, I know that using a lot of visual aid is important for younger children.I really like the idea of students collaborating to make their own classroom movie on subjects like Language Arts, History acting out an important person back in time, Math, demonstrations of procedures, Student-created presentation, video lectures, video portfolios etc. That is something I would enjoy doing myself! 






Resources:
Maloy, R. W., Verock-O, R. E., Edwards, S. A., & Woolf, B. P. (2010).Transforming learning with new technologies. Allyn & Bacon. 

Journal #8

CHAPTER 8
COMMUNICATING and NETWORKING with WEBSITES, BLOGS, WIKIS, and MORE





Focus Question 1: How can teachers use communications technologies as teaching and learning tools?

• Communications technologies provide ways for teachers to connect with their students, promote meaningful learning, and extend academics beyond classroom time limit
• Teachers have five reasons to use electronic communications:

             1. Teaching strategies
             2. Information sharing
             3. Community building
             4. Publishing student work
             5. Energizing student writing

• Teacher or classroom websites developed by teachers to communicate information, homework, projects, lesson plans etc.

FactMonster.com

 Tech tool:  Fact Monster

I love a good website that really gets a student excited to learn. Fact Monster is a great website that a teacher can use to really open up a lesson plan and lay it out flat for students especially for the ones who need the extra help outside of the classroom. Fact Monster has a homework center where students can click on any subject, and a skills section where they can acquire better listening skills, studying skills, writing, and researching skills. I would definitely use Fact Monster as a guideline to start a website for my own classroom. 




Summary & Connection:


 It feels good to have choices and outside classroom help as a student because sometimes I just cannot grasp everything at one in class. Also,Teachers may not always be able to present their lesson thoroughly so having a website fro the class extends the impact of a textbook. Teachers can post class notes, inquiry questions, homework assignments, writing ideas, or Web links for further research Developing your own electronic communication system offers an efficient way to continue teaching your students when class or school is not in session. 


 Resources:
Maloy, R. W., Verock-O, R. E., Edwards, S. A., & Woolf, B. P. (2010). Transforming learning with new technologies. Allyn & Bacon.