This video was about teaching first graders with the use of technology. They learned how to read and write using blogs and they liked this method because other people that they cared about could see their progress. They used the smart board to have collaborative and interactive lessons and understand more about what they were learning by having hands on access. Their writing improves because of their blogs and they can keep online portfolios of their work. They also use web pages to help them find other sites that may help them with their current work or their work in the future. There are interactive games online for them to learn the alphabet and numbers in a fun, easy way. They also use a wiki to collaborate with other students to learn about traditions, rituals, and other things. They use skype to talk to other classrooms and other professionals to help them understand the material.
I think this is such an amazing way to learn. It makes collaborating and teaching children fun. It shows them that they are making progress and allows other students around the world as well as their loved ones to see the amazing things they are learning about. It allows others around the world to help them understand what they are learning and show them in ways that were never possible before. Not only can they learn from other students and classrooms, but if they are learning about a certain subject, they can also learn from other professionals that work in that subject field every single day. The part that I liked the best is that the comment the child made about the people from Alabama could have been me or any other student in this very class I am taking. What an amazing way to help a child know that what they are learning about and doing is important!
In my classroom, I hope to have the opportunity to use the blogging to show the students their progress and allow them to keep an online portfolio of their work. I love the fact that their mothers, siblings, and other relatives can keep up with their progress and show them that what they are doing is excellent and important. I also hope to use skype to collaborate with other classrooms and teachers so that my students can help learn from them as well. I think that using blogging and skype will help them understand the material better and give them positive reinforcement to keep up their excellent work. I think that it will change the way they learn and they will be able to excel faster later in life with the tools I will give them.
Sarah,
ReplyDeleteGood blog post. I am glad you will take advantage of technology in your future classroom. Be sure to add alt and title modifiers to every picture you use in blog posts. Refer to page 13 of the project section of the Instruction Manual if you do not know how to do this.