Mrs.Cassidy's first grade class show how they use blogs, a classroom webpage, wikis, video, Skype and Nintendo DS to share, collaborate and learn in their classroom. In this video she really shows how as an educator she is setting the bar for teaching standards in using technology. I was very impressed not only by the students excited views on learning with the smart board, but the teachers excitement only helps this classroom.
The second video by Kathy Cassidy was with Dr. Strange at the University of South Alabama, who teaches EDM 310. Cassidy 13 Part 1.
In this video Dr. Strange and Cassidy talk about how she started getting involved with technology in the classroom. She was actually given five new computers and had no idea what to do. So she knew there was information to be found on the internet, and even got some federal aid from the government. She has been using the webpage for almost ten years, and the classroom blog is going on 5 years. Cassidy talks about how her school has a technology coordinator, and how she has support to help keep technology in the classroom. She really believes students need to keep up with technology, including using twitter, blogging, and just keep in touch in what is happening in technology.
My third video to watch with Dr. Strange and Cassidy was Cassidy 13 Part 2.
In this video Cassidy talks about how people should start using technology. She believes the first step is finding what interests you. She says people connect to each other in which things they can relate too. They go into talked about twitter and how helpful they found it to be.
My fourth and finle video with Dr. Strange and Cassidy is Cassidy 13 Part 3.
In this video Dr. Strange lets the students ask Cassidy questions and how she went about problem solving she might have in that year. She talks about how her curriculum can change and does change accordingly to meet the needs of her classroom.
I really like the idea of using technology in the classroom today, in some cases we have no choice. Even in the field of Physical Education in which I am going into, technology can be and will be used. Not only to show or help teach students lessons, but maybe a blog to help students remember dress out days, or even new assignment schedules. But some concerns come to me in technology and technology standards in education. One main concern in cheating, or plagiarism. Cassidy felt that this could be stopped or made to be looked different at because it is not cheating but more so collaborating with others work. But my main concern with technology is the safety and the material the students will be introduced too. Not only is the web full of negative material for students, but students blogging and facebooking one another can be used in a negative way as well.
I like how you split it up into parts like that with embedded videos, I wish I had thought of that. The only thing I would recommend is to have more to say about the videos. On the fourth video you only have two sentences to say about it. Try to have at least a paragraph per section.
ReplyDelete"One main concern in cheating, or plagiarism." Cheating is probably easier in a regular classroom. After 3 or 4 weeks I know how people write and I suspect Imiss very few, if any, plagiarism events escape me.
ReplyDelete"...introduced too." to, not too
Negative actions are possible everywhere. In the classroom. In the cafeteria. On the playing field.