Saturday, October 27, 2007
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
CPB Post
#2 How can teachers use video to promote student achievement?
Teachers should select a relavent video and watch it before showing it to their class. The teacher needs to be prepare with a post video activity(s) so to allow the students to get the most out of the video. More students will benefit from watching and hearing the lesson. Visual learners will be able to work and understand the material better and then auditory learner will still be able to function in a learning capacity. Those students that fall in the middle will be better suited to learn also with the choices between visual and audio. As we discussed in class students when they hear and see tend to retain 50% of the material as where just to listen is 20% and to see is 30%. Gardner's Multiple Intelligence Theory is a supporter of the use of video in the classroom and video helps you "accommodate" Gardner's theory as the article states. The more I think the more I will write.
Teachers should select a relavent video and watch it before showing it to their class. The teacher needs to be prepare with a post video activity(s) so to allow the students to get the most out of the video. More students will benefit from watching and hearing the lesson. Visual learners will be able to work and understand the material better and then auditory learner will still be able to function in a learning capacity. Those students that fall in the middle will be better suited to learn also with the choices between visual and audio. As we discussed in class students when they hear and see tend to retain 50% of the material as where just to listen is 20% and to see is 30%. Gardner's Multiple Intelligence Theory is a supporter of the use of video in the classroom and video helps you "accommodate" Gardner's theory as the article states. The more I think the more I will write.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Reiser Post
Ok so I read the article and I think that TEAMS is a wonderful idea. It will take sometime to put together units with other teachers but I also think that it is worth it. One problem I did see is lining up all the curriculum in the different areas all year. I may no be able to go through all of my core curriculum in Social Studies if I am trying to relate my units to other disciplines. I think that TEAMS is great but should not be used all year, but integrated throughout the year.
As for the lessons that we were to review that used the teams method, some where effective others didn't have enough material to explain the topic integrations. The lesson on classification confused me a lot. But ones like the Micro biology or healthy lifestyles gave me enough information to understand the topic and how it would be integrated.
I believe that the TEAMS method would be very effective if the teachers take time to put together the unit properly.
As for the lessons that we were to review that used the teams method, some where effective others didn't have enough material to explain the topic integrations. The lesson on classification confused me a lot. But ones like the Micro biology or healthy lifestyles gave me enough information to understand the topic and how it would be integrated.
I believe that the TEAMS method would be very effective if the teachers take time to put together the unit properly.
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Podcast
I have to type this first because I can't get an account with gabcast for some reason.
I decided to look at the Digital Profile on S.R. Sidarth a senior at Univerisity of Virginia.
I hope you all read his profile. If you didn't quick points are that he is a double major in Engineering and Government. The biggest thing is that he worked for James Webb's 2006 senate campaign. His job was to monitor Webb's opponent George Allen.
I think its great that information about political figures is on the web. You just have to be careful as to where this information is and if it is credible. Which the information in this profile is credible its on tape and posted on you tube.
I would have never known that Senator George Allen was an idiot if I hadn't seen that you tube video!
He is a jerk to S.R. Sidarth in public and now it has been replayed again and again. Also it was published on the web by Time magazine.
So much information that is out on the web sometimes it is hard to put it all into focus. With students you will, I believe, have to give them a pathway or focus their eyes on what on the internet is worth having a look at.
I decided to look at the Digital Profile on S.R. Sidarth a senior at Univerisity of Virginia.
I hope you all read his profile. If you didn't quick points are that he is a double major in Engineering and Government. The biggest thing is that he worked for James Webb's 2006 senate campaign. His job was to monitor Webb's opponent George Allen.
I think its great that information about political figures is on the web. You just have to be careful as to where this information is and if it is credible. Which the information in this profile is credible its on tape and posted on you tube.
I would have never known that Senator George Allen was an idiot if I hadn't seen that you tube video!
He is a jerk to S.R. Sidarth in public and now it has been replayed again and again. Also it was published on the web by Time magazine.
So much information that is out on the web sometimes it is hard to put it all into focus. With students you will, I believe, have to give them a pathway or focus their eyes on what on the internet is worth having a look at.
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