In this chapter the focus is on organization, virtual field trips, and virtual schools. Staying organized is a huge part of being a teacher but not everyone is as organized as they should be at the beginning of their career. Using the internet opens up many doors if used properly, it can become whatever someone needs it to be. The two other issues in the post are similar and will talk the benefits of the internet for students in the classroom and at home.
Topics of Interests:
- Managing Information
- Virtual Field Trip
- Virtual Schools
1.) To create this chart Pikrochart was used for information about the website please click the link.
2.) A teacher that transitions from a non-technology filled environment to a technology rich one can appreciate of how convenient the internet makes things. In this case its with field trips, younger students are walking sponges that take in a good majority of what they see and hear. This is why field trips can be so effective for their growth. Although, there can be complications which is normal they can put a real damper on the overall mood of a class if plans change. Luckily, technology allows for virtual experiences that an educator can use to send their students wherever they can imagine. With a little bit of creativity using Google maps in a lesson plan can give students excitement to learn and understand different cultures. Having students work together or separately it doesn't matter the benefits will still be there. Although, virtual field trips should not take place of the real thing only when needed because it is in the end still happening within the four walls of a classroom.
3.) An interesting topic brought up in this chapter is the separation of agreement on having completely virtual schools. A virtual school is a school that has students learning primarily from online courses and as beneficial as technology can be is a complete online school year a good thing? To much of good usually has adverse effects with foods and the same applies with having schools totally online. The book discusses having k-12 virtual classrooms which is fine but over time may interfere with the human interaction that younger children need to develop. Moderation is important because there can be no denying that technology isn't helping students but things like collaborative work become very difficult. At higher age groups having a mixture of online courses with in class schooling would be ideal which is a practice that some schools are taking up, this is called blended learning.
References
Maloy, R. (2011). Fostering Online Learning with Educational Websites and Apps. In Transforming learning with new technologies (Vol. 2, pp. 130 - 151). Boston, Massachusetts: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon.
2.) A teacher that transitions from a non-technology filled environment to a technology rich one can appreciate of how convenient the internet makes things. In this case its with field trips, younger students are walking sponges that take in a good majority of what they see and hear. This is why field trips can be so effective for their growth. Although, there can be complications which is normal they can put a real damper on the overall mood of a class if plans change. Luckily, technology allows for virtual experiences that an educator can use to send their students wherever they can imagine. With a little bit of creativity using Google maps in a lesson plan can give students excitement to learn and understand different cultures. Having students work together or separately it doesn't matter the benefits will still be there. Although, virtual field trips should not take place of the real thing only when needed because it is in the end still happening within the four walls of a classroom.
3.) An interesting topic brought up in this chapter is the separation of agreement on having completely virtual schools. A virtual school is a school that has students learning primarily from online courses and as beneficial as technology can be is a complete online school year a good thing? To much of good usually has adverse effects with foods and the same applies with having schools totally online. The book discusses having k-12 virtual classrooms which is fine but over time may interfere with the human interaction that younger children need to develop. Moderation is important because there can be no denying that technology isn't helping students but things like collaborative work become very difficult. At higher age groups having a mixture of online courses with in class schooling would be ideal which is a practice that some schools are taking up, this is called blended learning.
References
Maloy, R. (2011). Fostering Online Learning with Educational Websites and Apps. In Transforming learning with new technologies (Vol. 2, pp. 130 - 151). Boston, Massachusetts: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon.
Your post was thorough and relevant - really like the addition of the Piktochart, too. Utilizing a variety of tools enhance your text and tap into the power of multimedia. I hope you are using your Delicious account now that it has been validated in the book!
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