Journal Post 9: Creating and Sharing Information with Multimedia Technologies

How can teachers use video resources in their teaching?

As technology progresses in our everyday lives, it does as well in the classroom. Teachers not only have to learn new ways to teach students but they also have to learn ways to captivate their students attention in the classroom. With technology playing such a big role in the classroom; whether it be using videos, podcasts, or movies we have to use all of these many new yet old resources. I remember when I was in fifth grade my teacher Ms. Youngberg would always make us watch these videos from the magic school bus in order for our class to learn about science, social studies, math etc. This cartoon show helped us in so many ways to learn about our bodies immune system. I learned that using different types of technologies in the classrooms can be so productive such as YouTube can teach you how to fix your computer or change the oil in your car. A lot of people have the suggestion that YouTube should be the replacement of teachers, although we know that will not happen. I taught a class how to make a solar system from home, what I did was made a video putting together the planets and coloring them. I would like to use A type of video blog in my classroom with the students where they can make a video blog teaching their classmates different types of subjects based on projects that they had to make within the class.

Tech Tool: Annenberg media learner.org

Annenberg's media website provides access to streaming video educational materials in math, science, history, literature, the arts, and foreign languages.




Summary:

This chapter focused on how to integrate different types of technologies to be able to teach better in the classroom such as with YouTube or podcasts. It really wants to combine technology into the classroom so students can learn different ways to be able to communicate through multimedia tools.

Journal Entry 8: Communicating and networking with websites, Blogs, Wikis and more

How can teachers use a website or a blog to improve teaching and learning?

In our technology class we use blogger so others in our class can see what we have learned and/or our thoughts. I love to use this in the classroom because it gives me a different perspective on what everyone is thinking on that chapter we have recently read. My thoughts are this would have the students very engaged in the classroom specially if they can share and discuss with other class members. For instance, about 99% of students in a classroom have a facebook account and only use it to post about what they have been doing during the day so their friends know what cool things they have done. What if we use facebook to have students share about what they have been working on throughout the class, it would be easier then having seperate blogs although having a seperate blog gives it a much more personal touch to it, I think it's easier to use one single facebook page so that students can post updates on their projects or within the class.

Tech tool:

Wordpress is the techtool I would use because it lets students/teachers. This is a free blogging website where people can follow each other and their blogs would pop on each others profiles. For a better explanation, click on the link below.


Summary:

This chapter was about using websites and it blogs as learning tools for the classroom. To use technology to hate ideas and information in the classroom and outside as well. The number one thing that everyone has to learn is how to use these tools properly and this chapter helps you learn how to properly use them.