Technology is also beginning to play a huge role in literacy development. Chapter 9 discusses numerous thing teachers currently use in their classrooms to support and motivate literacy development. I found many of the examples they listed very interesting. Here are a few of the examples that I found very useful and imortant:
Networked literacy projects-They suggest using internet sites to engage students in reading books. Classroom teacher can also use story starters, having each student write a sentence or paragraph and the emailing to the next student. I have tried story starters in my own classroom and I can say that it is wonderful!You really get to see how far some kid s can go with the imagination. Also, everyone has a chance to express themselves and know body feels left out.
Digital Storytelling-Have students produce digital images to visually communicate and provide pictures for the video. This activity has been found to make the reading process easier to understand through visuals. I believe this would be a wonderful activity for students to complete. In most books the picture are already drawn for the students to view. This would allow students to express their own creativity through visualization and narration. Students can compare and contrast the pictures they draw with the ones drawn by the original narrator.
Writing in blogs-Blogs is increasing in popularity among students. Blogs can be a great benefit to student writing. Also, students can use blogs to have discussions about books they are currently reading and class. Blogging can be an outlet for them to exchange ideas and get feedback on their reading and writing. I am a little behind in technology so I didn't know much about blogging before this class. I've found that blogging has been quite fun on a weekly basis. It has been interesting blog on some others sites as well as see what the others are thinking.
Friday, March 28, 2008
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Chapter 8- Integration Strategies for Web-Based Activities
I was extremely interested in integration strategies for web-based activities. From reading I've found that web-based projects and activities can open numerous doors for learning in the classroom.
Support for student research-Websites and web-based resources are a great way to help students find information for research and presentations. Using web-based resources is wonderful tool for students to use when they are interested in acquiring new information about a topic or project.
Motivation for writing-Web-based activities are also motivation for writing. Things such as email and videoconferencing are great for motivating students to do their best writing. Students are prone to becoming more excited when they have to type versus using the traditional paper and pencil.
Practicing for information literacy skills-Finding information on the internet plays a huge role in classroom learning. Learning how to use web resources is a great opportunity for students to learn to use the web properly.
Visual learning problems and solutions-Visual learning helps students understand problems and find solutions. I can see my students benefiting tremendously from visual learning. They seem to really enjoy imaging and animations, using them keeps the students more engaged.
Development of collaboration skills-Web-based projects are also a great opportunity for students to collaborate on projects such as making a brochure or designing a web page.
Multicultural experiences-Web-based projects allow students to get insight on other cultures and gain perspective on other places in the world. Doing a web-based activity such as a virtual fieldtrip would allow students to explore a place they might not have the opportunity to visit.
Support for student research-Websites and web-based resources are a great way to help students find information for research and presentations. Using web-based resources is wonderful tool for students to use when they are interested in acquiring new information about a topic or project.
Motivation for writing-Web-based activities are also motivation for writing. Things such as email and videoconferencing are great for motivating students to do their best writing. Students are prone to becoming more excited when they have to type versus using the traditional paper and pencil.
Practicing for information literacy skills-Finding information on the internet plays a huge role in classroom learning. Learning how to use web resources is a great opportunity for students to learn to use the web properly.
Visual learning problems and solutions-Visual learning helps students understand problems and find solutions. I can see my students benefiting tremendously from visual learning. They seem to really enjoy imaging and animations, using them keeps the students more engaged.
Development of collaboration skills-Web-based projects are also a great opportunity for students to collaborate on projects such as making a brochure or designing a web page.
Multicultural experiences-Web-based projects allow students to get insight on other cultures and gain perspective on other places in the world. Doing a web-based activity such as a virtual fieldtrip would allow students to explore a place they might not have the opportunity to visit.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Chapter 7-Communicating on the Internet
Communicating on the internet has become a main source of communication for teachers and students. Internet communication such as e-mail and videoconferencing can be much easier than sending a letter or waiting for someone to return your phone call. Chapter 7 describes various internet resources and ways they can enhance communication. Email is one of the resources it lists. An email is an electronic message sent to an individual. Email can be especially helpful to teachers, students, and parents. I have learned firsthand through EDT 630 how helpful email can be. I find myself using email to contact the professor as well as my classmates. If I can use it to contact my classmates, I'm sure my students can use it to contact theirs. I didn't think of it this way before but now it all makes sense. Berkson and Britsch (cited byRoblyer 2006) found that having students email others gives more immediate purpose for writing, motivating them to write more frequent ly and produce longer passages.
Listserv would be another great resource for students to use. Listserv is an electronic list of email addresses. Listserv would be great for classroom use because everyone gets a copy of the email sent to the list address. This way every student has access to the class email list. They can email one another versus calling on the phone. This would help students to advance with technology skills.
Video technology skills is also a great resource that Roblyer discusses in chapter 7. Videoconferencing is a form of two-way interactive communication that allows those involved to see and hear each other. This would be great for students to interact with each other. This would also be handy for days when the teacher cant come to school. The teacher and students can conference with one another.
Chapter 7 lists a number of Internet resources but I found the ones listed would be the most helpful to me.
Listserv would be another great resource for students to use. Listserv is an electronic list of email addresses. Listserv would be great for classroom use because everyone gets a copy of the email sent to the list address. This way every student has access to the class email list. They can email one another versus calling on the phone. This would help students to advance with technology skills.
Video technology skills is also a great resource that Roblyer discusses in chapter 7. Videoconferencing is a form of two-way interactive communication that allows those involved to see and hear each other. This would be great for students to interact with each other. This would also be handy for days when the teacher cant come to school. The teacher and students can conference with one another.
Chapter 7 lists a number of Internet resources but I found the ones listed would be the most helpful to me.
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