Students learn in various different ways and it is the teacher's responsibility to understand their students to best conduct lessons and activities that adhere to their needs. Once getting to know your students, you can then create lessons not only based on how they learn best but on their interests. Even though we as teachers are faced with standards we can still tweak lessons to make them more meaningful and fun for our students. In turn they will be more successful and probably remember the information better. Even if we have to teach a topic that is dry as can be, we can do our best to find those interesting facts or learn it through play to make it more interesting. Technology is a great tool to use for engaging students and putting a new spin on learning. In this day and age students are becoming more and more familiar with the latest technologies and would most likely consider using them more fun than a paper and pencil activity. Also, if your students have some sort of disability it is important to understand what you can do for them to best comprehend and complete the assignments. In my classroom, simply getting to know my students will be the first step into making phenomenal lessons that they won't forget and will be excited about.
Monday, February 10, 2014
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Digital Citizenship #3: Global awareness and digital-age communication
Every day, week, month, year more and more technology is being introduced. It is important for teachers to be aware of this technology since it is more likely for younger generations to get involved in it; cell phones, computers, etc. Not only does the teacher need to understand how to use this technology on a regular day to day basis, but they also need to know it's value in the classroom. Teacher's can integrate the subject of technology just as they do with all the core subjects like math, language arts, science, social studies, etc. It is more relevant for students to be using tools inside the classroom that they will need to know the function of outside of the classroom. There are many tools like email, skype, and instant messaging that a teacher can have their students use to communicate with others whether it's across campus or across the world. They can learn many cultural aspects from chatting with students online in other classrooms in other countries. It is important for students to be globally aware of what is going on in their world, and with advances in technology it is only getting easier.
Every day, week, month, year more and more technology is being introduced. It is important for teachers to be aware of this technology since it is more likely for younger generations to get involved in it; cell phones, computers, etc. Not only does the teacher need to understand how to use this technology on a regular day to day basis, but they also need to know it's value in the classroom. Teacher's can integrate the subject of technology just as they do with all the core subjects like math, language arts, science, social studies, etc. It is more relevant for students to be using tools inside the classroom that they will need to know the function of outside of the classroom. There are many tools like email, skype, and instant messaging that a teacher can have their students use to communicate with others whether it's across campus or across the world. They can learn many cultural aspects from chatting with students online in other classrooms in other countries. It is important for students to be globally aware of what is going on in their world, and with advances in technology it is only getting easier.
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