Netiquette
Well, I was surprised to fine my netiquette skills are not too bad. There was a few things I didn't know though. For instance,I had no idea what a flame was. Which is why I think it is so important to actually teach our student netiquette. I have been going on forum and chatting via IM and SMS for ages, and I still didn't know about some of these things. Student need to be able to be conscious of how they communicate. It is better to be conscious of our communication, then unconscious of our miscommunication.
Dales' cone
I have already come across Dale's cone and the learning pyramid in my studies. I feel that it is something all teachers need to keep in mind while planing a lesson. I have had, and still do have, many classes where I have been subjected to the "chalk and talk". Even by the teachers, educating us on how this is the least effective way to teach.
Beyond school
I love this blog. Clay Burell has so much passion for what he does. I love the idea of schooliness. Clay Burell has a post in his blog on it at http://beyond-school.org/2008/03/04/what-is-schooliness-overview-and-open-thread/.
Here is my take on schooliness-Schooly Language teaching; Teaching students target language with limited contact time. Teaching vocabulary and short sentences in target language, which they will soon forget. Both students and teachers believing there is no hope of students becoming fluent.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
SlideShare- When I went to Japan
SlideShare was really easy to use. I think this would be very good for students who are afraid of public speaking, they could prerecord it. This wouldn't help them develop confidence though!
I originally had a SlideShare that had a few photos of people that were under 18 in it. I had permission from parents and the school but only verbal. I chose not to chance this so I changed my SlideShare. Here it is-
This would be good for my Japanese class. My students could make their own SlideShare complete with audio. The SlidShare could be used to have students correspond with other students in Japan. If they make a mistake they can always re-record. Pictures will also provide good visual to help convey meaning.
I originally had a SlideShare that had a few photos of people that were under 18 in it. I had permission from parents and the school but only verbal. I chose not to chance this so I changed my SlideShare. Here it is-
When i went to japan revisited
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This would be good for my Japanese class. My students could make their own SlideShare complete with audio. The SlidShare could be used to have students correspond with other students in Japan. If they make a mistake they can always re-record. Pictures will also provide good visual to help convey meaning.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Synopsis
Throughout this blog I have discussed many different types of ICTs that can be used in education in order to increase engagement and bring education into the 21st century. As mentioned in my post Reflect on what has been studied already students need to use ICTs because it is part of the way they think. “The fact is that even if you are the most engaging old-style teacher in the world, you are not going to capture most of our students’ attention the old way. …More and more, they just don’t tolerate the old ways – and they are enraged we are not doing better by them” (Prensky, 2005). By using web 2.0 and information communication technology (ICT), we ‘engage’ the students, not ‘enrage’ them with old-style learning strategies.
Connectivism is a 21st century theory of learning. There is no longer need for the teacher to be the main source of knowledge, there is wider and more accurate information that can be sourced from the use of technology and web 2.0. Teachers now have a greater role of guiding the student in learning. They help students develop a network, overcome problems they face and offer support. A number of ICTs help this process of connectivism.
Godwin-Jones (2003) said emails, discussion forums, chat are familiar to many teachers but blogs, wikis and RSS that may be less familiar are a more powerful tools. Blogs can be a good way for students to keep an on-line journal about what they are learning. They can also be a good collaborative tool when used with RSS. In my Blogs post I mentioned how blogs can be used in education.
Wikis are also good for students to use, in order to collaborate, on projects. Wikis allow students to edit the same piece of work online. In this way there is one place and one copy that all group members have access to. This wouldn't be possible without a wiki because other mediums do not have this ability. The Wiki post talks about how a wiki can be used for educational purposes. A site called Mahara allows one to have both a Wiki, Blog on the same site. It also allows someone to have a resume, forum discussions and visible networks. The Mahara post talks about Mahara.
There are also a lot of sites on the Internet where you can get information about any topic. Wikipedia for example, although one needs to be aware that this site does not contain cold hard facts. This is because it is open to the public and they can edit anything on WIKIpedia. "WIKIPedia is an online encyclopedia that allow anyone to contribute, but also has a tight set of guidelines/rules and moderators to keep the information accurate and avoid breaches of copyright." (Aldred, 2010). Aldred also goes on to say that it is a good place to develop background knowledge about a subject in an effortless way.
Another useful site is YouTube. Like Wikipedia it is also open to the general public and as such is not a trusted source for authoritative material. It does however have content that can be used to create a educational and engaging lesson.The YouTube and TeacherTube post talks about how YouTube can be particularly useful with IcIs students. For more information about IcIs refer to the What is IcIs blog post.
Students that are having fun are going to be more engaged. Voki Avatars can be rather fun to create and offer students many learning opportunities. In my Voki Avatars post I talk about Voki Avatars being used for learning a second language. Another rather fun ICT is SlideShare. This allows students to make a powerpoint and add sound to the presentation. Sound can be used to add music or just talk about the slides. I talk about how students can use this ICT at SlideShare-When I went to Japan. Students really have a chance to show their level of knowledge with SlideShare.
Digital storytelling also is a very good task for students to display their level of knowledge. This ICT allow students to create and is rather open in how much they can demonstrate they have learnt. There really is no restrictions in how creative a student can be. In this post Digital Storytelling I talk about the benefits of digital storytelling. Group work with this ICT is a good project based tasks and can be really authentic.
Technology is the virtual world and it allows us to explore many things which otherwise would be impossible. Animations and simulation are a wonderful tool that allow for students to do many things. Go to this post Animations and Simulation for mors information about the benefits of this resource.
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References
Aldred, S. (2010) Applying Digital Pedagogies. Retreived from, CQUniversity e-courses, FAHE11001 Manage e-Learning, http://moodle.cqu.edu.au/mod/resource/view.php?id=53491
Godwin-Jones, R. (2003)Emerging Technologies:Blogs and Wikis. Retrieved May 2, 2010, from
tp://cmapspublic2.ihmc.us/rid=1131480053328_1801720929_4296/godwin.pdf
McInerney, D. & McInerney, V. (2006). Educational psychology: constructing learning.
(4th ed.). Frenchs Forest : Pearson Education Australia.
Nunan, D & Clarice, L. (1996). The self-directed teacher, Cambridge University Press,
Melbourne.
Prensky, M. (2001). Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants. On the Horizon. MCB University Press,Vol. 9
No.5,October 2001.
Richards, J & Lockhart, C. (1996). Reflective teaching in second language classrooms,
Cambridge University Press, Melbourne.
Connectivism is a 21st century theory of learning. There is no longer need for the teacher to be the main source of knowledge, there is wider and more accurate information that can be sourced from the use of technology and web 2.0. Teachers now have a greater role of guiding the student in learning. They help students develop a network, overcome problems they face and offer support. A number of ICTs help this process of connectivism.
Godwin-Jones (2003) said emails, discussion forums, chat are familiar to many teachers but blogs, wikis and RSS that may be less familiar are a more powerful tools. Blogs can be a good way for students to keep an on-line journal about what they are learning. They can also be a good collaborative tool when used with RSS. In my Blogs post I mentioned how blogs can be used in education.
Wikis are also good for students to use, in order to collaborate, on projects. Wikis allow students to edit the same piece of work online. In this way there is one place and one copy that all group members have access to. This wouldn't be possible without a wiki because other mediums do not have this ability. The Wiki post talks about how a wiki can be used for educational purposes. A site called Mahara allows one to have both a Wiki, Blog on the same site. It also allows someone to have a resume, forum discussions and visible networks. The Mahara post talks about Mahara.
There are also a lot of sites on the Internet where you can get information about any topic. Wikipedia for example, although one needs to be aware that this site does not contain cold hard facts. This is because it is open to the public and they can edit anything on WIKIpedia. "WIKIPedia is an online encyclopedia that allow anyone to contribute, but also has a tight set of guidelines/rules and moderators to keep the information accurate and avoid breaches of copyright." (Aldred, 2010). Aldred also goes on to say that it is a good place to develop background knowledge about a subject in an effortless way.
Another useful site is YouTube. Like Wikipedia it is also open to the general public and as such is not a trusted source for authoritative material. It does however have content that can be used to create a educational and engaging lesson.The YouTube and TeacherTube post talks about how YouTube can be particularly useful with IcIs students. For more information about IcIs refer to the What is IcIs blog post.
Students that are having fun are going to be more engaged. Voki Avatars can be rather fun to create and offer students many learning opportunities. In my Voki Avatars post I talk about Voki Avatars being used for learning a second language. Another rather fun ICT is SlideShare. This allows students to make a powerpoint and add sound to the presentation. Sound can be used to add music or just talk about the slides. I talk about how students can use this ICT at SlideShare-When I went to Japan. Students really have a chance to show their level of knowledge with SlideShare.
Digital storytelling also is a very good task for students to display their level of knowledge. This ICT allow students to create and is rather open in how much they can demonstrate they have learnt. There really is no restrictions in how creative a student can be. In this post Digital Storytelling I talk about the benefits of digital storytelling. Group work with this ICT is a good project based tasks and can be really authentic.
Technology is the virtual world and it allows us to explore many things which otherwise would be impossible. Animations and simulation are a wonderful tool that allow for students to do many things. Go to this post Animations and Simulation for mors information about the benefits of this resource.
Comments
6:17 AM 6 May 2010
Posted a comment to Merly’s Blog () commenting about making an IWB with a Wii remote.
6:21 AM 6 May 2010
Posted a comment to Amanda’s Blog (http://amandascqu.blogspot.com/2010/05/incompetech.html#comments) commenting about INCOMPETECH.
6:215AM 6 May 2010
Posted a comment to Amanda’s Blog (http://amandagilley.blogspot.com/2010/04/slideshare-incompetech.html#comments) commenting about how to add sound to SlideShare.
6:31 AM 6 May 2010
Posted a comment to Amy’s Blog (http://amysjournaling.blogspot.com/2010/04/voki.html#comments) commenting about Voki Avatars.
Time unknown 6 May 2010
Posted a comment to Zelina’s Blog (http://zelinasblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/sydney-opera-house.html) commenting about using Google Earth to demonstrate where we are and how big Australia is in comparison to Japan. Also using Google Earth to establish Japan and China are different places as students often have trouble with this.
10:23 AM 1 May 2010
Posted a reply comment to my Blog (http://teachwithicts.blogspot.com/2010/03/wiki.html#comments) replying to Zelina’s and Merly’s comment about my ideas for a Wiki.
11:58 PM 29 April 2010
Posted a reply comment to my Blog (http://teachwithicts.blogspot.com/2010/04/i-am-left-with-anger-sadness-and.html#comments) replying to Zelina’s comment about how teaching can sometimes be difficult when trying to find a job.
4:32 AM 6 May 2010
Posted a reply comment to my Blog (http://teachwithicts.blogspot.com/2010/05/when-i-went-to-japan_05.html#comments) replying to Sarak83’s comment about using ICTs to teach second languages.
References
Aldred, S. (2010) Applying Digital Pedagogies. Retreived from, CQUniversity e-courses, FAHE11001 Manage e-Learning, http://moodle.cqu.edu.au/mod/resource/view.php?id=53491
Godwin-Jones, R. (2003)Emerging Technologies:Blogs and Wikis. Retrieved May 2, 2010, from
tp://cmapspublic2.ihmc.us/rid=1131480053328_1801720929_4296/godwin.pdf
McInerney, D. & McInerney, V. (2006). Educational psychology: constructing learning.
(4th ed.). Frenchs Forest : Pearson Education Australia.
Nunan, D & Clarice, L. (1996). The self-directed teacher, Cambridge University Press,
Melbourne.
Prensky, M. (2001). Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants. On the Horizon. MCB University Press,Vol. 9
No.5,October 2001.
Richards, J & Lockhart, C. (1996). Reflective teaching in second language classrooms,
Cambridge University Press, Melbourne.
Digital Storytelling
I like the idea of digital storytelling being used in the classroom. I can see it being particularly useful in IcIs. Students can create a digital story explaining something about their own culture keeping in mind it will be for a Japanese audience. This will then show their third place (refer to IcIs blog posting for more information on third place in IcIs).
I had actually suggested something like this to my CRUSADERS group without reading about digital storytelling. I have really liked this idea of telling ones own story ever since watching haw it helped indigenous students in Cape York.
You can watch it here -
Part 1- http://www.abc.net.au/tv/messagestick/stories/s2496801.htm
Part 2- http://www.abc.net.au/tv/messagestick/stories/s2502934.htm
INCOMPETECH
INCOMPETECH was a really confusing site for me. The links that we were meant to click on I mistook for ads we see on almost all web pages. So I literally had to go back to the instructions from Scott dozens of times. Also the site didn't allow me to enter for the first few tries, and I have really good Internet. I still managed to accomplish the task though.
The music I chose is of a traditional musical instruments played in Japan- the Koto and Shimisen. I would use this to help further educate my IcIs students on the Japanese culture. As music is a part of culture, I would have students investigate what different types of music mean in Japan. My students would then be asked to think of music we have in Australia and how that is a part of our culture.
The music I chose is of a traditional musical instruments played in Japan- the Koto and Shimisen. I would use this to help further educate my IcIs students on the Japanese culture. As music is a part of culture, I would have students investigate what different types of music mean in Japan. My students would then be asked to think of music we have in Australia and how that is a part of our culture.
WIKIPedia
WIKIPedia is just one big wiki the whole world is allowed to manipulate. I use WIKIPedia at least once a month and while it is not 100% accurate it is a good way to get regular facts quickly. I can count on it to usually be correct and, if not, I don't usually put all that much at state.
In education I think I would get students to use WIKIPedia as a starter point. The students would be well aware that this site is not always accurate but can give some handy points to start from. Students would then need to investigate information they found on WIKIPedia though more authoritative sources.
In education I think I would get students to use WIKIPedia as a starter point. The students would be well aware that this site is not always accurate but can give some handy points to start from. Students would then need to investigate information they found on WIKIPedia though more authoritative sources.
Goggle Earth
Google Earth the best way to waste tones of precious time, well it was for me anyway. I still remember being in Japan and showing my host family my house from above. Actually it was rather difficult as it was their computer and the whole system was in Japanese, lucky the layout is relatively the same.
I love this idea of creating earth tour, it definitely would be make an interesting activity for students. In my Japanese class students could plan a trip they would recommend somebody took. At each place they could write reasons why someone should go to each place. Things like they have really good sights, excellent festivals and many other things. They could included photos and even go into detail about why this is done. The activity would be excellent in having students investigate the culture according to different parts of Japan.
I love this idea of creating earth tour, it definitely would be make an interesting activity for students. In my Japanese class students could plan a trip they would recommend somebody took. At each place they could write reasons why someone should go to each place. Things like they have really good sights, excellent festivals and many other things. They could included photos and even go into detail about why this is done. The activity would be excellent in having students investigate the culture according to different parts of Japan.
Animations and Simulations
Animations and Simulations look great. I am just curious as to why these have not caught on to the main steam of education. Take a look at the frog for example not only does it save frogs' lives but it is also very good for squirmy students. While I never had to dissect a frog during high school I tend to think it would have made me sick. I can't even kill bugs (cockroaches excluded).
My computer was not compatible with the ExploreLearning so I was unable to do the circuit activity. I was able to go onto the page but not able to manipulate the connectors and etc. I did how ever understand how it would work and I think it was really cool. I do think the real thing would capture a students attention more but for schools with lack of resources this would be fantastic.
I would like to see if there is Animations and Simulations to do with LOTE teaching. It would be really great to see the government put funding into creating Animations and Simulations for each subject area with guidance from innovative educators. Richards (1996) recognised simulations as very engaging and can be very effective in helping teach groups of students a language.
Reference
Richards, J & Lockhart, C. (1996). Reflective teaching in second language classrooms,
Cambridge University Press, Melbourne.
My computer was not compatible with the ExploreLearning so I was unable to do the circuit activity. I was able to go onto the page but not able to manipulate the connectors and etc. I did how ever understand how it would work and I think it was really cool. I do think the real thing would capture a students attention more but for schools with lack of resources this would be fantastic.
I would like to see if there is Animations and Simulations to do with LOTE teaching. It would be really great to see the government put funding into creating Animations and Simulations for each subject area with guidance from innovative educators. Richards (1996) recognised simulations as very engaging and can be very effective in helping teach groups of students a language.
Reference
Richards, J & Lockhart, C. (1996). Reflective teaching in second language classrooms,
Cambridge University Press, Melbourne.
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