Tonight in class we covered how to use and create our google accounts and personal blogs. The course requirements were explained and all the assignments were given a brief explanation. The class was given an introduction to an interactive media website "Corkboard" where students can communicate with one another instantly online in the classroom. The class worked in pairs and helped each other through the process of creating a blog
-How to blog
- Where and why we should use blogs
- How to set up a blog
I personal found creating the blog a bit challenging. I struggled with locating my gmail account password and was not able to access my account without some troubleshooting. I found myself very confused at some points in the lesson. I felt a little tech-stupid. Although I struggled with setting up my blog overall it was a beneficial lesson. I hope to provide my future students parents with a way to keep up with what my classroom is doing and a blog will be an excellent way to do that.
Lastly, watching the Simpsons clips were very entertaining. It really made me feel bad for my past teachers. I think it is important to incorporate technology into the classroom because students are now more interested in what is happening on Facebook than in their textbooks. When the substitute teacher on the Simpsons used texing and social networking to reach out to the students to engage them in the course content was a cute idea. Watching how technology has changed is amazing and the facts presented such as "China taking all US jobs would still have a labor surplus" and "How students studying technology in school, after their first year everything they have learned is outdated" are shocking statistics. It amazes me how unaware we are as a population.
Hope everyone had a great evening! GO OBAMA!
I also think it is important to teach students how to use the internet and now only for Facebook, twitter, etc. There are more beneficial ways to use the internet to enrich their learning rather than for social purposes.
ReplyDeleteFeeling a little "tech-stupid" is something that I feel most teachers and parents encounter weekly. Hopefully this class will prepare us for these testy moments.
ReplyDeleteI personally do not think that young kids should be on facebook. They get into too much trouble!
I felt that blogger was hard to use too. A lot of features are hard to find. Good thing that most websites have Help pages. But, I am having fun blogging! I've never blogged before. And, I was shocked too how unaware we are. Well, technology is changing so fast it's hard to keep up!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that it is important to incorporate technology in the classroom. While doing my student teaching last module I used PowerPoint and Youtube. My students were engaged and their participation increased.
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