Philosophy of Teachnology
1. What is one of the least effective ways I have seen teachers use
technology in the classroom and why was it so ineffective?
I haven’t had too many experiences
where technology use was completely ineffective; the worst part is usually when
the teacher has no idea how to use it or set it up and it wastes time and loses
our interest really quickly.
The least effective instance for me was
always videos. A teacher would put up a movie or video and we as students would
sit back and watch. Now the video wasn't the main issue, many of them were great
to watch, it was how the teacher used them. “I am going to throw on this video
and just assume that you will understand why it connects to what we are
learning right now”. Put on the video – watch – class is over. Many of the teachers
did not connect back to what we were learning, or talk about the video at all.
So, to the students, the point of showing the video was mute and the only thing
we got out of it was not having to do work that day.
2. What is one of the most effective ways I have seen teachers use
technology in the classroom and why was it so effective?
The most effective use for me was always using
technology for games. Two instances I remember
very clearly and even remember some of the info!
First instance was the use of an iclicker type
technology where you answered questions with a hand held remote. This was
effective to me because you got to answer questions (anonymously) and it told
you whether you were correct or not based on your remote number so you also got
feedback. This created a stress free testing environment where there were no
penalties just learning.
The second instance was the use of a Smartboard.
It was set up sort of like a jeopardy board for review of the unit we working
on. We were split into groups and each turn a group member would go up and
throw a very squishy ball at the board, where ever this landed opened up a
question. There were a few reasons why this was effective:
1. It was
fun,
2. You used your body not just your head, MOVEMENT
3. You were in groups so that you could
collaboratively learn if you didn't already know the answer
Way better than simply replacing a white board
with a Smartboard, they aren't just for writing on!
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