Inclusion technology is a great way for students to transfer technologies. Inclusion can be used for practicing skills. An example would be having students work at the computer lab every Thursday for an hour. They can use this time to work on their skills. This should be implemented in every class, as I think the benefits of including technology will contribute to learning. Infusion is when technology is part of the classroom and is worked in the lesson plan. An example is when the teacher is teaching on the board and uses a PowerPoint in the curriculum. I believe all teachers must have technology in the class for students to reach their full potentials.
Technology must be incorporated correctly for it to be effective. Technology must be professionally used and aligned with the curriculum. Technology must be normal and not a simple "add on". Also technology should use real world situations . I believe effective real world situations might be using social sites to learn about other cultures through actual people. Maybe use a Skype or similar video software to communicate with a teacher in another country.
Mindtools is a term used for intellectual partners. You work with the computer as a partner to learn. Learning has evolved to "learning from computers" which incorporates educational games and computer based tutorials. "Learning with computers" support by conversing, doing, and explorations. Computers are intellectual partners and can help reflect information. All of these methods teach students when incorporated correctly. I believe both learning with and learning from computers can be used together. By working with computers to achieve a task, you can than proceed to learn from the computer by playing a game that you got working.
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Like your ToonDoo! :) It is generally a favorite activity of students - going to the computer lab and/or being able to use their own devices....so you depicted it well with a sense of humor too.
ReplyDeleteYour priority of using 'reality' while teaching with technology is good and I would encourage you to continue to think about how that can be done in your own classroom. Keeping students only within the classroom walls does not prepare them for the 'real world' nor the 21st century in which we live. Preparing students for the unknown future is tough enough but not taking advantage of what is out there now just doesn't make sense.