The videos were good and the Web 2.0 article was very interesting if not a little overwhelming, in a good way. My first reaction was that it would be great to have students that would text group members about an assignment. Then, to have those group members begin researching without being told would be amazing.
I thinks its obvious that the Web 2.0 tools will have an impact on our profession. Our "digital learners" will force us to change and that's okay. I think it would be great for students to turn assignments in to my dropbox, to blog about their experiences in the classroom and connect with learners outside their school. I hope to start that process this year in my class.
Why would we want to use these tools? We want to engage our students in learning, to encourage their creativity, and improve problem-solving skills. If we set guidelines and monitor their work, our students will do this and enjoy it. We learned to write, and in cursive, our students need to learn to type!
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Thing #1
The most challenging habit for me is, begin with the end in mind. I am not typically a goal setter, at least not in writing. I make mental goals which are still goals but safer. How are they safer? If its not in writing, no one knows if you failed. I have issues, I know. The good news is I created a Learning Contract and wrote down my goal. I even emailed it to the facilitators so I must be improving! I'm also a bit of a procrastinator...but I do meet my deadlines.
The easiest habit for me is, accept responsibility for your own learning. I take advantage of MISD's staff development classes regularly. I am currently taking on-line classes with Lamar University. (That's why I am so late starting on this class.) I enjoy technology and I'm very excited about the new skills I'm going to learn in this class. I can't wait to use them in my class next year!
I think the most important habit is to have confidence in yourself as a competent, effective learner. Negative thoughts will block your thought process and make learning harder. You have to believe in yourself as others do. Parents send their children to us with confidence that we will teach. So you must also have the confidence that you too can learn. Besides, learning technology is fun. Kids will think you're cool when you show off your new skills and use the buzz words.
The easiest habit for me is, accept responsibility for your own learning. I take advantage of MISD's staff development classes regularly. I am currently taking on-line classes with Lamar University. (That's why I am so late starting on this class.) I enjoy technology and I'm very excited about the new skills I'm going to learn in this class. I can't wait to use them in my class next year!
I think the most important habit is to have confidence in yourself as a competent, effective learner. Negative thoughts will block your thought process and make learning harder. You have to believe in yourself as others do. Parents send their children to us with confidence that we will teach. So you must also have the confidence that you too can learn. Besides, learning technology is fun. Kids will think you're cool when you show off your new skills and use the buzz words.
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