Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Blog Post #10
Ms. Cassidy's approach to technology is exactly what we need in the classroom today for teaching technology. As an future educator I believe blogging would be very beneficial in the classroom. Students are more motivated to do their very best on work because they know they have a bigger audience rather than just the teacher. They also receive positive feedback from the people who comment on their blogs. Possible issues that could get in the way of implementing blogging and other technology software would be administration and parents. As Ms. Cassidy stated in her video she has had several different administrator's. Some of the administrators where all for her use of technology in the class and others were just not interested. This could be an issue if you had an administrator who did not want teachers using things such as blogger in the classroom. Parents could also be an issue when using technology in the class.It has many benefits such as they are able to view their child's progress throughout the year at anytime. However, some parents may worry that their child will get access to something inappropriate on the web. There are several benefits to using Ms. Cassidy's approach. One of the main reasons is that students are more motivated because through blogging they showcase their work all over the world. Students connect with others in their personal learning network who may share interest in some of the same things. If you encounter a problem with an assignment maybe someone in your personal learning network had the same problem and they can help. There are many advantages to using technology in the classroom ,but educators must not be afraid to use them.
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I can definitely agree with you on the approach of technology from Mrs. Cassidy. I believe if we can get more administrators to actually see what technology does in the classroom, it can be beneficial.
ReplyDeleteHi Alexis! I totally agree with everything you said about Ms. Cassidy's video. From the looks of it, she loves what she does and that is teaching and letting the kids use technology to learn. I can't wait until I get a chance to experience that because the kids can have fun while their learning.
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ReplyDeleteThat you for leaving a comment on Brodys Student Blog in New Zealand. We are currently on the first week of our two week school holidays as we start in February and run until December with the New Zealand School Year (our seasons are opposite the Northern Hemisphere). Providing students who are publishing online is a hugely empowering thing and I know that Brody will be thrilled to read your comment. We are from a small rural community (although our Primary School has 200 students/nine classrooms so by local standards this is quite large - we are an hours drive from a city with 75,000 people, some of the other local schools have less than a hundred students). Nearly everyone is involved in farming in some capacity - although we don't have farming as part of the curriculum. In Brodys case his family run a dairy farm and he milks cows throughout the year (it dosen't snow here in Winter, it has once five years ago) and he has responsibilities related to that on his farm and he loves farming related things. Thank you once again for taking the time to comment on one of our students blogs and good luck with your studies.
Mr Webb and Room Three, Auroa Primary School, Taranaki, New Zealand
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