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Saturday, August 7, 2010
Friday, August 6, 2010
What is Web 2.0 and why should Teachers know about it?
A web 2.0 is a tool that is used online to interact with students. It is designed to enhance the student and the teachers need. It is also designed to create information that is available to both parties in a form of internet that almost available to all. This communication skills creates a social networking aspect of our students lives that include a more interactive components. A web 2.0 may include blogs, wikis, photos and video sharing sites that enhances learning.
Like I mention before, our style of learning have shifted dramatically to the world of technology. The idea of a teacher having web 2.0 is to build a professional development network. Take blogging for example: teachers have the opportunity to involve parents as their link to their children so they know how to help their child in learning. Hence, creating the ability to connect and learn from and with each other, therefore creating a learning environment.
Like I mention before, our style of learning have shifted dramatically to the world of technology. The idea of a teacher having web 2.0 is to build a professional development network. Take blogging for example: teachers have the opportunity to involve parents as their link to their children so they know how to help their child in learning. Hence, creating the ability to connect and learn from and with each other, therefore creating a learning environment.
Monday, August 2, 2010
What is a blog?
A blog is a website in which items are posted on a regular basis and displayed in reverse chronological order. The term blog is a shortened form of weblog or web log. Authoring a blog, maintaining a blog or adding an article to an existing blog is called “blogging”. Individual articles on a blog are called “blog posts,” “posts” or “entries”. A person who posts these entries is called a “blogger”. A blog comprises text, hypertext, images, and links (to other web pages and to video, audio and other files). Blogs use a conversational style of documentation. It could also be classified as our daily pulpit in which our voices are connected with others. A blog in general is mostly my entries or my memos to the world.
What are the pedagogical implications of students driven BLOGS in contrast to the teacher- created website?
Let me be honest here: a teacher- created website may often be boring at times. Students nowadays need hands on skills to lift them up academically especially in this fast changing world where technology fits in well in the life of this youngsters. As teachers, we have to create situations for students that demand SHARING of ideas, talents, and skill-sets. Speaking on skill sets, a BLOG in the classroom perfectly sets this vision forward in the life of students. Who knows! May be we can replace Grading system with an Experience Point system.
I've been to a lot of classes this semester and only to see that teachers are well prepared in classroom activities and most of them are excellent speakers. I as a student sitting there listening to the delivery of this wonderful speeches and only to see that my assignment is due the next day. Well! I may say that I learned 50% of what he is talking about taking into account that English is my second language. But when I come to this class where hands on skill set are taught through blogging, it changes my view point that this is perfect for my students to learn. Definitely, I will say yes to BLOGS.
What are the child protection, copyright, and social issues that are involved?
In this case, students should be taught from the beginning the proper use of blogging and safety that accompanies it.
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