In just about every article I read about effective strategies for teaching the common one among them is keeping your students motivated and engaged in the topic. Since students (especially high school students) are all about the web what better what to keep them interested? The Web 2.0 tool that I am doing my presentation on is http://www.classpress.com/
because allows a teacher to create a virtual classroom for his or her students. Each student is capable of posting a blog and has creative license with it. They are able to pick colors, backgrounds, and pictures, take polls, etc. The class can also interact with one another in a safe environment and with the teacher's permission they can interact with other classrooms locally or globally. These blogs can remain in the classroom or posted on the web for everyone to see. The teacher can also post assignments and have the students hand it in on this site. These are just a few examples of why this is a good web 2.0 site. This a great tool for teachers to use in a classroom because it helps students develop better computer skills, but mainly because they are able to interact with other classes from around the world. I picked this site because it is user friendly and encompasses several applications: blogging, journals, global interaction and because the teacher monitors it it is safer than some other sites. I plan on teaching high school English and I could use this in my class when we read books or poems. Everyone can share their opinion, but everyone can also see and talk about opinions from my other classes and classes around the world. This will allow my students to have access to broader ideas and interpretations.
I think writing and interacting with people is essential is developing as a person and this is a practical and up to date way of doing it. Most students find their English class boring or irrelevant to their lives, but it is the exact opposite. It will be the class that lays down the foundation for their lives so it is vital for me to keep them engaged and this is the perfect way to do.
One of the sites I went to was Web 2.0 Is the Future of Educations-Teaching and Learning Adviser Blog. There was an article written by Scoot Meech called, "How do you respond to someone who hold you back?" Some of the things he was encountering were awful, professional sabotage of teacher using technology made by ones who were too lazy to incorporate into their teachings. After being in our technology class for a brief time, I have realized how crucial and beneficial integrating technology into a classroom is. It baffles me why teachers would protest something that obviously is in the best interest of students and learning.
The other blog was on the same site and was called Web 2.0: A Guide for Educators. I found that this site just reinforced the positive aspects of using Web 2.0 tools in your classroom. Web 2.0 encourage fundamental skills such as writing and it is user friendly wish is always a necessity when trying to learn something. Students already use these tools, such as facebook and myspace, in their daily lives so they will see first hand how important these other sites you introduce are. Relevance is always essential when presenting something to students or anyone for that matter.
School 2.0 is great. Students need to be aware that learning takes occures in various places in several forms. They should embrace these opportunities and take full advantage of them. This approach is the way to get students to be more active in their roles as learners. Technology is not something that can be ignored so rather than trying to resist it, it would be in everyone's best interest to welcome it. I believe it is better to be more educated and prepared than to get bum rushed by something. The best way to do this is to be proactive with your own learning. I do not believe School or Web 2.o is a trend that will fade it will become more of presence as time goes on. Thus, it is imperative not only for teachers to embrace its existence, but for students as well.
because allows a teacher to create a virtual classroom for his or her students. Each student is capable of posting a blog and has creative license with it. They are able to pick colors, backgrounds, and pictures, take polls, etc. The class can also interact with one another in a safe environment and with the teacher's permission they can interact with other classrooms locally or globally. These blogs can remain in the classroom or posted on the web for everyone to see. The teacher can also post assignments and have the students hand it in on this site. These are just a few examples of why this is a good web 2.0 site. This a great tool for teachers to use in a classroom because it helps students develop better computer skills, but mainly because they are able to interact with other classes from around the world. I picked this site because it is user friendly and encompasses several applications: blogging, journals, global interaction and because the teacher monitors it it is safer than some other sites. I plan on teaching high school English and I could use this in my class when we read books or poems. Everyone can share their opinion, but everyone can also see and talk about opinions from my other classes and classes around the world. This will allow my students to have access to broader ideas and interpretations.
I think writing and interacting with people is essential is developing as a person and this is a practical and up to date way of doing it. Most students find their English class boring or irrelevant to their lives, but it is the exact opposite. It will be the class that lays down the foundation for their lives so it is vital for me to keep them engaged and this is the perfect way to do.
One of the sites I went to was Web 2.0 Is the Future of Educations-Teaching and Learning Adviser Blog. There was an article written by Scoot Meech called, "How do you respond to someone who hold you back?" Some of the things he was encountering were awful, professional sabotage of teacher using technology made by ones who were too lazy to incorporate into their teachings. After being in our technology class for a brief time, I have realized how crucial and beneficial integrating technology into a classroom is. It baffles me why teachers would protest something that obviously is in the best interest of students and learning.
The other blog was on the same site and was called Web 2.0: A Guide for Educators. I found that this site just reinforced the positive aspects of using Web 2.0 tools in your classroom. Web 2.0 encourage fundamental skills such as writing and it is user friendly wish is always a necessity when trying to learn something. Students already use these tools, such as facebook and myspace, in their daily lives so they will see first hand how important these other sites you introduce are. Relevance is always essential when presenting something to students or anyone for that matter.
School 2.0 is great. Students need to be aware that learning takes occures in various places in several forms. They should embrace these opportunities and take full advantage of them. This approach is the way to get students to be more active in their roles as learners. Technology is not something that can be ignored so rather than trying to resist it, it would be in everyone's best interest to welcome it. I believe it is better to be more educated and prepared than to get bum rushed by something. The best way to do this is to be proactive with your own learning. I do not believe School or Web 2.o is a trend that will fade it will become more of presence as time goes on. Thus, it is imperative not only for teachers to embrace its existence, but for students as well.
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