Thursday, February 5, 2015
Symbaloo assignment
The most difficult part of that assignment was simply creating and pulling questions out of the lesson. I enjoy history so it is difficult for me to lower my expectations and question difficulty, because of my love of it. I would use Symbaloo for perhaps bigger assignments such as finals. I would create the Symbaloo and offer it as a resource to study for the final. One problem that arose in the edmodo quiz was with fill in the blank questions. For instance I put a period behind the answer when I made the test and when students didn't it was counted wrong. Overall I enjoyed this assignment. It gave me a little bit of a glimpse into my future career and let me figure out what is effective in teaching and what is not.
Thursday, January 22, 2015
The Student, The Teacher, and The Podcast
Mobile learning has many different forms that it comes in. Mobile learning is an experience that uses mobile devices to make learning "on-the-go". It isn't as uncommon as you think, in fact it has been around for years. Mobile learning utilizes societies love of smartphones and tablets to ensure that while using these devices, people can continue their journey in education. It allows younger students you embrace technology to connect with their piers and it has made many classrooms more efficient.
There are a lot of advantages and disadvantages to mobile learning. For instance it does make it cheaper for schools not having to buy expensive textbooks. Also kids connect and respond well to technology. Technology in classrooms help kids comprehend and retain the information. All advantages that would benefit the school, the teacher, and most importantly the student.
The problem is, many schools cannot afford the initial costs of an Ipad or tablet for every student. Due to the recent downturn of the economy, many schools are cutting budgets, not increasing them. Also research is indicating that if a child spends to much time on a screen they are likely to be hyperactive. Finally how does a teacher compete with Twitter, Facebook, and other social media sites that are just a click away.
The answer therefore is Podcasts. Podcasts are free to download and once downloaded the student doesn't need internet to listen or watch. Podcasts can range from a Sunday sermon, a nacho rating time (seriously Tom Haverford on "Parks and Recreation" has one), to a band sharing some of their experiences on the road with fans. However, podcasts have recently changed the educational community. A podcast can be either audio or video and in the educational world would just contain someone reading the book or teaching a lesson.
So how would you start a podcast? It is simple really just find something that can record your voice and connect to the internet. A smart phone would work just fine, you then simply choose a provider and upload the content. Then people can download and listen to what you uploaded. Below is a link to an article that can provide more information and different websites used for podcasts.
http://radio.about.com/od/createyourownpodcast/ss/How-to-Create-Your-Own-Podcast-Make-Your-Own-Talk-Show-Music-Program-or-Audio-Stream_4.htm#step-heading
There are a lot of advantages and disadvantages to mobile learning. For instance it does make it cheaper for schools not having to buy expensive textbooks. Also kids connect and respond well to technology. Technology in classrooms help kids comprehend and retain the information. All advantages that would benefit the school, the teacher, and most importantly the student.
The problem is, many schools cannot afford the initial costs of an Ipad or tablet for every student. Due to the recent downturn of the economy, many schools are cutting budgets, not increasing them. Also research is indicating that if a child spends to much time on a screen they are likely to be hyperactive. Finally how does a teacher compete with Twitter, Facebook, and other social media sites that are just a click away.
The answer therefore is Podcasts. Podcasts are free to download and once downloaded the student doesn't need internet to listen or watch. Podcasts can range from a Sunday sermon, a nacho rating time (seriously Tom Haverford on "Parks and Recreation" has one), to a band sharing some of their experiences on the road with fans. However, podcasts have recently changed the educational community. A podcast can be either audio or video and in the educational world would just contain someone reading the book or teaching a lesson.
So how would you start a podcast? It is simple really just find something that can record your voice and connect to the internet. A smart phone would work just fine, you then simply choose a provider and upload the content. Then people can download and listen to what you uploaded. Below is a link to an article that can provide more information and different websites used for podcasts.
http://radio.about.com/od/createyourownpodcast/ss/How-to-Create-Your-Own-Podcast-Make-Your-Own-Talk-Show-Music-Program-or-Audio-Stream_4.htm#step-heading
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