There were many things the movie showed that are present in the classroom today. It presents the problems associated with today's college students. The statement was made that technology alonewill save us. I don't agree with it. It may save some people and may leave technologically illiterate people further behind. This statement won't benefit everyone.
My classroom experience is a little different from the video. This movie was filmed in 2007 at the beginning of the decline in the economy. I would add students who have families, coming back to school to get a career, and unemployed. I am 33 years old and there are students around my age or older in the classrooms. Also, the class sizes are not quite as large as those in the film.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
What I've Learned This Year?
In What I've Learned This Year, Mr. McClung discussed different ways to deal with students and teachers while remaining positive. He discussed his experiences about reading the crowd, flexibility, communication, being reasonable, listening to students, technology, and continue to learn. This post explains how beneficial it is for the teacher to work with the students in order for them to learn. He tells from experience that no one is perfect and everyone makes mistakes. Also, we are reminded that a teacher has to be willing to continuously learn new things.
Mr. Clung's comments were very encouraging to me. I am not a very outspoken person and make mistakes. Oftentimes, I feel like my mistakes are worse than they appear. He said nobody is perfect and that was a big confidence booster for me. Also, I realize that teaching will be a growing and continuous learning process.
Mr. Clung's comments were very encouraging to me. I am not a very outspoken person and make mistakes. Oftentimes, I feel like my mistakes are worse than they appear. He said nobody is perfect and that was a big confidence booster for me. Also, I realize that teaching will be a growing and continuous learning process.
Who Is A Technologically Literate Teacher?
I watched EDM 310's Podcasts about technologically literate teachers. I expected the podcast to be more like a news cast, instead of a conversation. I thought the podcast should have been more organized beforehand. There was a diversity among the group and some members seemed to be more knowledgeable of the subjects than others. Also, this could be a result of the people in the class are not use to the technology presented in the EDM 310 class.
I saw one thing that could have improved this podcast. The podcast consisted of future teachers and is available to the world wide web. Students are aware that they will be doing podcast from the beginning of the semester. I think more appropriate and professional-looking attire should be worn by future teachers. As people view this podcast, they may think "Is this how our future teachers are going to look like?"
I saw one thing that could have improved this podcast. The podcast consisted of future teachers and is available to the world wide web. Students are aware that they will be doing podcast from the beginning of the semester. I think more appropriate and professional-looking attire should be worn by future teachers. As people view this podcast, they may think "Is this how our future teachers are going to look like?"
Podcast Experience
I listened to a podcast on 90.3 WCPN in Cleveland, OH. It was a very different experience for me to listen to a radio talk show from a computer. This radio station talks about national programs. I think this is good for people who try to keep up-to-date on issues and do not have time to listen to a lot of radio or television.
In the podcast i listened to T. R. Reid's interview about his book Healing America. His book talks about the problems in the health care system and compares America's to other countries. He brought up the issue of socialized medicine. This is when the government takes care of a person's medical expense. Each country had its positive and negative aspects of medical care. When it didn't cost the patient anything, it is a big debt on the government.
In the podcast i listened to T. R. Reid's interview about his book Healing America. His book talks about the problems in the health care system and compares America's to other countries. He brought up the issue of socialized medicine. This is when the government takes care of a person's medical expense. Each country had its positive and negative aspects of medical care. When it didn't cost the patient anything, it is a big debt on the government.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
I listened to the podcast It's time for technology talk: Conversations with Future Teachers
The students in this podcast was asked "Should all students be tech literate?"
I agree that all students should be tech literate. I have learned that teachers should be willing to learn new things. Tech literate people will be able to get new information quicker. New informa- tion is made available almost instantly on the internet.
Teachers have began using power point presentations in their classroom instead of the chalk- board and overhead projectors. As teachers, we have to be able to get the attention of the entire class. As part of the No Child Left Behind, special needs students will have to be educated to be efficient in math and reading like regular students. Tech literate teachers will be able to make adjustments to power point presentations to draw the attention of particular students. It may require adding color, a picture, or anything else that will draw the attention of each students.
Computer access is very important to this achievement. There is so much information available on the internet that can contribute to classroom instruction. Teachers have to be willing to learn new things. As well as obtaining new information pertaining to the class instruction, the teacher may learn something new themselves giving them a better understanding of the classroom material.
Also, I think the excuse teachers do not have enough time should not be given, because one has to go the extra mile to reach all children. In order to incorporate self-regulated learning (SRL) into classroom instructions, the teacher has to be self-regulated. The class has to be instructed in such a way that each child can learn. If the teacher does not have enough time to prepare classroom materials, the less self-regulated the students will become. Then it will be the teacher's fault.
The students in this podcast was asked "Should all students be tech literate?"
I agree that all students should be tech literate. I have learned that teachers should be willing to learn new things. Tech literate people will be able to get new information quicker. New informa- tion is made available almost instantly on the internet.
Teachers have began using power point presentations in their classroom instead of the chalk- board and overhead projectors. As teachers, we have to be able to get the attention of the entire class. As part of the No Child Left Behind, special needs students will have to be educated to be efficient in math and reading like regular students. Tech literate teachers will be able to make adjustments to power point presentations to draw the attention of particular students. It may require adding color, a picture, or anything else that will draw the attention of each students.
Computer access is very important to this achievement. There is so much information available on the internet that can contribute to classroom instruction. Teachers have to be willing to learn new things. As well as obtaining new information pertaining to the class instruction, the teacher may learn something new themselves giving them a better understanding of the classroom material.
Also, I think the excuse teachers do not have enough time should not be given, because one has to go the extra mile to reach all children. In order to incorporate self-regulated learning (SRL) into classroom instructions, the teacher has to be self-regulated. The class has to be instructed in such a way that each child can learn. If the teacher does not have enough time to prepare classroom materials, the less self-regulated the students will become. Then it will be the teacher's fault.
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