This article reinforced a lot of information that we learned in class: students are not fundamentally the same as they were ten years ago, thus, we cannot teach in the same ways. Integrating technology into a classroom setting is a good way to keep kids engaged and to prepare them for their futures. Having them blog, make podcasts, or even make their own websites is a way to tap into students' new technological potential and integrate necessary content with new methodologies.
To use this type of technology in a science lesson, I might use a SMARTboard to virtually dissect a frog to model it for my students before they dissected real frogs. I could also do a unit on the science of technology, and (for example) how the internet works or how to build a computer.
Great points Beth! You are a great writer. How would you deal with a student writing something inappropriate on a blog?
ReplyDeleteGreat question, Jordyn! I think that we would set up parameters before students started up their blogs with consequences. I would also use it as a teaching experience to instruct students about Netiquette (internet etiquette) and ethical use of resources. :)
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