Utilizing Graphic Organizers in the Classroom ETT4 Task 1 Western Governors University When utilized in a classroom, graphic organizers can be a powerful learning tool. At first glance, what seems like words in a box can be underestimated. Looking closer, one can realize that it is really a high concentration of valuable information placed in an organized pattern on a page. Graphic organizers can be used to not only introduce and organize instructional content, but also to help students identify, organize and assimilate key concepts and related details. When first introducing to a lesson, a graphic organizer can be used to assess and organize a student’s knowledge on the lesson topic.
unctional skills provide students with the essential knowledge, skills and understanding that will enable them to operate confidently, effectively and independently in life and at work. (Functional Skills Update 2, QCA, December 2005) It is important to embed functional skills into teaching to give your learners underpinning skills. By doing this within the main subject the learning process is made more interesting. Within the teaching of Information Technology, functional skills could be incorporated in activities using word processing packages, spreadsheets, databases, The Internet, electronic quizzes, computer games, video and other forms of multimedia. By designing activities based around computers and technology, Information Technology learners will feel more comfortable and confident completing tasks.
That is until her thoughts were provoked about the navigate affects of technology in our education systems, with everything digital, what is the point of having a physical education center. Saltrick also points out that the internet leads us into a lost trail into the cyber world that is both traceable and time consuming. How technology has affected Education is both a positive and a negative. Teacher’s can use this tool to connect to other teacher’s to compare research, work together on projects over great distances, to assist each other in the academic world. Thus, technology is the logical step in the education world, as they have always shared information, technology just made the means faster.
COM10003 Learning and Communicating Online Assignment 3: Reflective Essay The technology of social networking sites has established online collaboration tools and created opportunities for students to utilise the vast amount of communication tools for completion of their work. (Weaver et al., 2010). Throughout this unit I have developed skills to use and evaluate online sources of information not only for academic purposes but for social and personal interests too. The purpose of this paper is to reflect on my experiences from this unit by discussing how I have developed skills in finding, using and evaluating online sources of information for academic purposes. The scope of this paper will begin by discussing how my use of online sources has developed over the period of the course.
Setting and achieving goals should play a very important part in a student’s online learning. You will learn that even though you have set your goals there will be times
COM10003 Learning and communication online Assessment 2B: Analysis of collaborative work The following is a review of Assessment 2A: Producing an online informational resource. I will be discussing, demonstrating and addressing the key criteria as it applies to my group’s now submitted assessment and how the factors of online collaboration affected the effective productivity of my group with reference to learning materials we have studied throughout. The shining example that comes to my mind is the strong leadership from one of our members, Will Martin. I am unfamiliar with Will’s background but he has a firm understanding of leaderships skills and abilities. He was immediately instrumental in getting us on track for a topic and discussing strengths/ weaknesses of group members Will Martin 8/4/15 “So my interests: Health, Food, Wine, Social issues (Bullying, refugees, indigenous, tolerance, politics), Travel, Artists, Filmmaking, Filmmakers, Writing, Blogging, Technology.
Comprehensive Classroom Technology Plan Tina Nemeth Drenda Scolari EDU-225 Grand Canyon University 6/19/2011 Table of Contents Introduction Mission Statement Vision Statement Rationale Communication Plan Using technology to communicate in a classroom setting Integrating Instructional Technology Pros and cons of technology Facilitate and Enhance Instruction Using Technology Software to Support Assessment Technology Assisted Assessments Can technology help assess student learning? Difference in formative assessment and summative assessment Technology uses in both Pros and cons of using technology to assess students Technology Ethics in the Classroom Ethical Uses of technology Internet security Creating proper copyright and student use agreements Ethical practices of technology that could be used in the classroom Conclusion Rational, Vision, and Mission Statements Tina Nemeth Drenda Scolari EDU-225 Grand Canyon University 6/19/11 Vision Statement: Students will be educated to the best of my abilities, incorporating both today’s technology as well as the technology of the future, insuring my students the best education of yesterday, today, and tomorrow! Mission Statement: By educating myself with the technologies of yesterday, today, and tomorrow's technology, I will be better equipped with the knowledge necessary to educate my students on subjects that can be useful both in and out of the classroom. By providing students with technology both in and out of the classroom, they will become more familiar with how to
As mentioned before, flexibility is one of the most important highlights of an online education. It allows a student to plan their day and organize their activities knowing that it will all get done. There is less of a possibility that other things will not get done. Online schooling helps those who have trouble expressing their thoughts verbally. There are many students who have difficulty learning in a typical classroom setting because they have problems translating what is said and processing it in their brains.
Knowing others strengths in an online learning environment helps me understand how they think. When I receive feedback from others I will understand their method of thinking. Their experience helps me to think differently for myself. CONCULSION Remember, these resources can only be successful if practiced. These tools have helped me in my educational journey as of yet.
It enables learners to master content and extend their investigations, become more self-directed, and assume greater control over their own learning. These skills will enable students to apply their knowledge of information literacy from a well-known environment to an unknown environment. Information literacy is assumed to be the knowledge and skills necessary to correctly identify information needed to perform a specific task or solve a problem, cost effective search for information, organizing and reorganizing, interpret and analyze it once it is found and retrieved, for example downloads, as well as evaluating the accuracy and reliability of the information, including the ethical acknowledgment of the information