Though cloud computing is where technology is headed int he future, I don't see this benefiting my classroom as we don't utilize the internet, cell phones, remotes servers, and really anything other than a computer. There is also a lack of other people teaching my curriculum so I don't need to link to others.
Game-based learning wouldn't benefit me wither, as the information I teach is pretty cut and dry. There is not much discovering, so much as practice and utilizing the technology itself.
As a result, I feel that augmented reality seems to be the most applicable. Out of the provided programs, I have found ARSsights, the Flynn Park Elementary School LIONS Program, Though ARSsights is more for viewing 3D images, I would love to see my students work on creating simple 3D images. The Flynn Park Elementary LIONS program since my students already do a lot of digital creations so creating games would be a good fit. This is also based in fact and history, so creative thinking, exploratory learning, and artistic creation all help to teach the students.
To me the quote from Wayne Gretzky means that learning how to react to the future, over getting stuck in the past, is how one can become successful. “I skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it has been.” I'm no hockey buff, but my guess is that skating to where the puck has been is not good offense or defense.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Post #15 – Review the Web 3.0 applications examined in Chapter 5, Section 1 of Technology Applications for the Digital Classroom. Which of the Web 3.0 technologies on the horizon do you believe hold the greatest promise for the subject and grade level of students you teach? What is the significance of the Wayne Gretzky hockey metaphor for K-12 classroom teachers?
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I am surprised that more schools aren't teaching the class that you teach. Do you think that it will gain popularity among other schools? If there were other schools teaching the same curriculum, do you think your students would benefit from interacting with others or could they interact more with each other in your classroom? I know that you are quite proud of thier work and I believe your students work fairly independently, do they enjoy sharing their work with each other? I suppose I just posed more questions than I did a comment:)
ReplyDeletethey love their work and when the semester is complete, they get to take home a book of everything they have made. After each project they ask if this can be in their book, or the demand for me to print it out immediately for their instant gratification. There have been other teachers in the building who have wanted to learn Adobe Photoshop, so I'll pair them up with a student and have the student teach them. I think this encourages higher learning and the students enjoy teaching. It would be great to have other schools or classes want to learn the information and teach it to others, however it would be hard to cordinate such an effort. I would welcome anyone who would want to learn from my classroom to come in and see. I would also welcome helping other schools or classes that don't have all the necessary tools or knowledge. There is another school in our district who does have this program but it was in a rather sad state. I tried to help them out the best I could, but after 1 semester they no longer offer it
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