Hi,
In my opinion Wikipedia and YouTube are not bad resources for students to use. When explaining an assignment that called for studens to use either of these tools I would stress the importance of checking their facts and possibly having another source available to obtain additional information about a particular topic. For me personally I will use Wikipedia as one of my resources when planning a lesson and possibly during instruction.
In the past I have had several teachers who were totally against their students using Wikipedia as a resource because they believed the information was invalid. After listening to the podcast and thinking back on the gender of my teachers who were against the use of Wikipedia as a resource, I realize now that a majority of them were women. It's sad to think that these teachers choose not to take a small risk and have their students learn/use Wikipedia as a source for information for an assignment. In the end I believe if my past teachers would have invested a little more time to learn about Wikipedia they would have learned that it's not as bad as it seems. Furthermore, when discussing the assignments my teachers could have stressed the importance of using a secondary source in addition to Wikipedia if they were uncertain of its validity.
Sunday, February 26, 2017
Refining My PLN
Hi,
The three Blogs that I have added to my PLN are as follows:
Mystery Science: Lessons for elementary teachers - https://mysteryscience.com
Mystery Science offers hands on lessons that inspire students to learn and love science.
Reading Centers for Upper Elementary - www.teachingtoinspire.com/2016/
This Blog offers pratical, real-world teaching resources to inspire teachers and help motivate students to learn. Additionally, this Blog would help me tremendously in the future because it offers techniques and information that can be used immediately.
Social Studies for Kids Grades K-5 - www.kids.usa.gov/social-studies/index
This Blog allows students to stay up to date with events that are happening in the world around them. Furthermore, this blog provides students with added resources and/or activities to help them learn about geography and the countries and cultures of the world.
Experts in my content area to follow on Twitter are:
The three Blogs that I have added to my PLN are as follows:
Mystery Science: Lessons for elementary teachers - https://mysteryscience.com
Mystery Science offers hands on lessons that inspire students to learn and love science.
Reading Centers for Upper Elementary - www.teachingtoinspire.com/2016/
This Blog offers pratical, real-world teaching resources to inspire teachers and help motivate students to learn. Additionally, this Blog would help me tremendously in the future because it offers techniques and information that can be used immediately.
Social Studies for Kids Grades K-5 - www.kids.usa.gov/social-studies/index
This Blog allows students to stay up to date with events that are happening in the world around them. Furthermore, this blog provides students with added resources and/or activities to help them learn about geography and the countries and cultures of the world.
Experts in my content area to follow on Twitter are:
Scott Baldridge- @ScottBaldridge
Scott Baldridge is the author of Eureka/EngageNY math, a math curriculum used by 57% of elementary teachers and 47% of secondary teachers in the United States.
Getting Smart - @Getting_Smart
Getting Smart supports innovations in learning, education & technology.
EdSurge- @EdSurge
EdSurge helps educators to find & use the right tools to support all learning styles.
Mary Ann Diel - @Locrianzone
Mary Ann Diel is a music educator with experinece in music technology curriculum and development and early childhood music.
Doris Korda - @DorisKorda
Doris Korda is an Educator who created Hawken School's Entrepreneurial Studies Program & Wildfire Education.
So far this semester I haven't used many of the tools that we have learned about. The one tool that I do used often is my RSS reader. I really like this tool because all my Blogs are sent to one email and I can read from that one email throughout the day. Since there are so many technological tools that can be used to gather information, my goal is to at least be more comfortable using two additional tools prior to the end of the semester.
Sunday, February 5, 2017
The RAT Model
I must admit I had some diffculty at first understanding the model and if it was used to help Pre-service teachers increase the use of technology in the classroom or if it was intended for the students to learn. Well after reading many articles I realized that the RAT Model is mainly for teachers to utilized as a way for them to ensure that when teaching they are using technology/Web 2.0 tools at the appropriate times while teaching.
My example is as follows:
My 5th grade class is studying the early history of the United States starting with the American Indians.
R - Students will post to a weekly blog, which will serve as a journal, about the American Indians life prior to and after the arrival of the European explorers.
A - Students will search various websites for resources/information pertaining to the early history of the United States.
T - At the end of the unit students will be placed in groups and each group will be required to construct a Prezi and present it to the class. The presentation will be based on a particular aspect of the unit that was studied.
My example is as follows:
My 5th grade class is studying the early history of the United States starting with the American Indians.
R - Students will post to a weekly blog, which will serve as a journal, about the American Indians life prior to and after the arrival of the European explorers.
A - Students will search various websites for resources/information pertaining to the early history of the United States.
T - At the end of the unit students will be placed in groups and each group will be required to construct a Prezi and present it to the class. The presentation will be based on a particular aspect of the unit that was studied.
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