Classroom 2.0 or You Live Where?
Classroom 2.0 or You Live Where?
Strand – Classroom 2.0
Geography is becoming irrelevant. It is becoming more and more important that classrooms change or keep up with how and what students are learning outside the four walls of the school building. But, are there resources/curriculum for teachers to use to accomplish this? If so, where are they? The time to write or create lessons or curriculum becomes a factor. The time it takes to create lessons to incorporate new technologies into classroom that technology has become old and new tools are out there.
Teachers have a duel role of always learning new tools and then teaching /sharing these with their students.
Networking via the internet has become a major source of communication in our present and future society especially with our students. Our roles as teachers is to communicate what tools are available and the productive ways to use them in our education. Students also need guidance on how to evaluate, collaborate and to be critical thinkers with the information they have access to.
By taking this class I’m exploring and practicing different ways of networking. This in turn will lend itself to ways which can be experimented with and practiced with students. I will try to educate myself on resources available, how to use them personally and how to incorporate them into the classroom and building that I work at as the building technology coordinator. I also expect to learn ways that others are incorporating these tools in their classrooms. Sharing with others via these tools will be a step forward for me.
k12online07 | Comment (0)Inventing New Boundaries: David Warlick-Keynote preconference
Inventing New Boundaries: David Warlick Preconference Keynote
http://k12online.wm.edu/davidw.mp4
This first session certainly gives one a lot to think about and consider for their teaching in the near future. The boundaries for education and learning have already changed and are continuing to change at a very fast pace. In order to keep up with our changing world we as teachers need to ourselves be aware of what is available and how to best use it. By being connected to people that know how to do what it is that we are trying to do and to create a community (technology network) for ourselves we can become a better prepared teacher.
Making a technology network for our selves can be accomplished several ways. First a network can be started by comparing and sharing ideas with others directly at your workplace, in your district, or state that have similar positions as you. Also ones technology network can be expanded by taking classes, being part of an online discussions and participating in classes such as the k12onlineconferece.
My first goal after this session will be to set up an edublog with links and RSS feed from educational bulletin boards. By developing and exploring options available for this edublog I will start to develop an online community for myself. A second goal is to investigate how blogging can be used and has been practiced with elementary school aged students. This can be a valuable tool for students in our school to use their online and writing skills to talk safely with other students from their neighborhood and around the world.
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