This video is about learning in the 21st century. The student has no text books and takes several classes online. The teachers he has rarely lecture and he has several connections online in order to learn more about the subject he is studying. He can connect with others via blogs and comment on their posts so they can learn from each other through the Internet. His classmates can be virtually anyone in the world because the technology at hand allows him to communicate with other students that have the same major as him and they can collaborate and study together. The reason he needs a teacher is to show him these tools he has at hand and help him use them and understand them so he can succeed.
As we go through life, we are constantly learning things through experiences and connections we have with other people. As teachers, we not only need to be able to teach our students the material they need to know to succeed, but also to be better people and to learn how to treat others. In order to do this, we must have people that we can relate and collaborate with in order to help us through our journey. If we have the connections like the student did in the video, we have access to limitless information and connections.
This video was about a student who created a page where she could organize everything that she had to learn. She could click on things that tracked what she was looking at so she could get credit for assignments and keep up with her work. It organized everything and everyone she was learning from into a network so she would know where all her resources were.
This was very interesting to me. It takes the work out of having to file papers and keep a notebook. It solves the problem of cutting down too many trees and using paper. It allows students to have a page where they can see everything they need to be studying and learning about and makes it easier for the teacher. Illegible handwriting wouldn't be a problem here because everything is connected online and available to see. The student can connect with other students and teachers and have access to more information. For students who struggle with being organized, this could definitely benefit them in so many ways. I definitely think this is something I will use in my classroom so the students can learn in the most efficient way through technology.
This is a really good post. The 7th graders PLN was amazing too see. Her PLN was way bigger than mine. I agree that having a PLN takes away the majority of time we usually spend organizing ever assignment and site we use. To improve the Network Student paragraph, you can separate or shorten some sentences. Like the sentence "His classmates can be virtually anyone in the world because the technology at hand allows him to communicate with other students that have the same major as him and they can collaborate and study together." You can delete "at hand" and "and study together." The sentence "The reason he needs a teacher is to show him these tools he has at hand and help him use them and understand them so he can succeed." For this sentence you could say, "The purpose of having a teacher, is to have moral support in learning the tools to be able to succeed in the classroom." You have a few grammar errors, but nothing majorly wrong. Overall, this is an great post.
ReplyDeleteHow must teaching change in order for a connected learning environment to emerge. You skip over many of the important elements in this post.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the feedback Dr. Strange. I see where I messed up with this post. Hopefully # 8 was better.
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