With all of the social communities that are online and in the daily lives of many people it seems very natural to integrate them in to the classroom seems like a logical step. I think to be truly successful in bringing in a outside source for education that the students need to like and know how to use it. With most of these communities most pre-teens and teens are using them on a daily basis. so they feel comfortable with them, and with them using them in their free time it is a perfect way to "trick" them into Learning.
Several of these networking sites bring a easy interface to the user allowing them to communicate; message, chat, interact with and share photos, blogs, stories, moods. This gives a new dimention to talk to your friends. In the past you might have to call your friends house to see if they want to go to the game this weekend, but now you can send them a message, and talk about it from your computer.
This gives a perfect place to upload assignments to each student is as easy as a touch of a button in most places. This would allow you to send out a homework assignment and all the students could refer to it for: due dates, subjects, topics. You, as a teacher, could also leave feedback on an assignment in their private message box.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
How a power point can be used in the class room?
There are several ways I can think of to use power point in a creative way. One that I like a a lot is the schedule on an old computer or TV, just like the Dali. That would be a great way to keep students informed on when everything is happening.
Another one I could see using would be to make a slide show only presentation, then put several links on a slide containing a question, have the links like a multiple choice quiz. wrong answers taking the user to a slide that says stuff like " nice try, but nope, or try again." then with a link back to the question. This would be a lot of work, but this would be a perfect way to give out a practice test, just a little something for the students to work on.
The course curriculum assignment is something I could definitely see me using in a class. If a sub did have to come in I would be able to tell them the week, and they would be able to find out where the class is and what they are learning about, with hardly any hassle.
I have been thinking on how to use power point presentations for the students, for their assignments. and I'm torn between saying sure they could, perhaps should, use power point for projects, letting it give them a crutch to help the ones nervous about public speaking. But then there is the flip side, of students using it as a crutch instead of developing good public speaking skills.
anyway just my thoughts.
Cheers,
There are several ways I can think of to use power point in a creative way. One that I like a a lot is the schedule on an old computer or TV, just like the Dali. That would be a great way to keep students informed on when everything is happening.
Another one I could see using would be to make a slide show only presentation, then put several links on a slide containing a question, have the links like a multiple choice quiz. wrong answers taking the user to a slide that says stuff like " nice try, but nope, or try again." then with a link back to the question. This would be a lot of work, but this would be a perfect way to give out a practice test, just a little something for the students to work on.
The course curriculum assignment is something I could definitely see me using in a class. If a sub did have to come in I would be able to tell them the week, and they would be able to find out where the class is and what they are learning about, with hardly any hassle.
I have been thinking on how to use power point presentations for the students, for their assignments. and I'm torn between saying sure they could, perhaps should, use power point for projects, letting it give them a crutch to help the ones nervous about public speaking. But then there is the flip side, of students using it as a crutch instead of developing good public speaking skills.
anyway just my thoughts.
Cheers,
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