Thursday, February 19, 2015

Technology in the classroom.


 
My Argumentative Essay!
Amanda Sigley
 Internet and computers do help learning in the classroom. I believe that “The personal computer can be used to amplify human potential”! I believe this because we can use the internet just about anywhere to research faster than ever before.
 The internet is helping students today because there are so many tools that helps students become better writers. For example, you are writing an essay and you are unsure of how to spell a word, we can now use spell check that actually underlines the word in red and you can just change it to the correct form!
 People believe that using the internet and using spell check is not a good tool to use in the classrooms. People actually think that it is actually making us dumb, they believe that when we use spell check and use different writing tools on the computer that it’s just an essay way to do an assignment instead of writing it in pencil and paper. But using writing tools on the computer I believe it enhances our writing skills and especially our spelling skills. Many times you are focused on what you are doing and sometimes you don’t realize you have done something wrong, but with the computer it actually shows us what we are doing wrong and corrects it, therefore you are learning from your mistakes. When you do a writing assignment in pencil and paper you just turn it in, you can look over it plenty of times and think it’s the best paper, but the only way you know is waiting until the paper is graded and getting it back. But with the different writing tools we can know what we have done wrong right in front of our eyes way before the assignment is even do.
 Computers and the internet help in the classrooms are the ways we can communicate with fellow classmates and teachers without being in the same room or building as them. We connect by using text messaging, social media, skype, face-timing, blogging, and a variety of other ways. You have a question about a homework assignment? You can simply email your teacher and ask them a question about it!
 Most teachers and even other people will argue that the internet is a bad source of communication, mainly because having the internet it gives you accessibility to communicate with someone from just about anywhere. But how can that be a bad thing? Having the capability to communicate with your classroom and you teachers can really help you with learning! I believe this because if a student’s need help they can easily get ahold of their teacher before the class assignment is due. Another example includes group work, you are paired with three other of your classmates and you are unable to meet after class, they can easily set a time and skype together and work on the project just from their own homes.
 With internet being accessible from just about anywhere, learning and doing projects is a lot simpler. The internet is such a great device for learning and communicating and it makes things more complex because we can use the internet about anywhere to research faster than ever before.


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Tuesday, February 10, 2015

learning styles don't exist.
If you teach in a persistent style the student is going to learn better.
learning styles, are ways things are organized and how someone will understand. Its true some people have a visual memory and other have a hearing , but most teachers don't want teachers want to learn basked on that, they want you to learn the meaning. 90% of people believe it. people learn in different ways.Good teaching is good teaching, and teacher do not have to adjust it for other peoples way of learning.

multiple intelligence
the idea is sociology is to document that humans have different intellectual strengths.
some people are very logical, some people have to be hands on and try it out, some people are visual. Its not fair learning. If the children have different learning styles the teachers don't really have to talk they can provide resources. the child will be able to show their understanding in their own way to understand. Teachers need to ask themselves is they are teaching in and if the students are comprehending it. the most important thing about assessment is knowing what to do. Like a child in a sport or an art, its visual. In school assessment is mystified. They don't know what's on a test and they don't know what to do.People have to see examples of new places just like their own places to get the understanding. We need to have enough good example, we need to have those involved in education and give them the kind of help they need. and we need to have assessment to prove that this kind of education us working and finally there needs to be a political commitment so people in the country will understand.

  • I think that learning style does exist. Simply because we are all different in our own ways. Some find it easier to work alone, hands on , listening, and so on and so forth. I personally think it depends on the person. But I also believe that if the teacher is a good teacher then she should not have to change her style of teaching. Some teachers are great at teaching and can give the understanding without any changes in the teaching.







This is a Picasso head that I designed that describes all of my strengths. It includes that I am a good listener and that I am always willing to give advice when it is needed. Some things that I did not include involve me being an enthusiastic person, I am always up and moving but I also enjoy to have my alone time to think to myself.

*Create your very own Picasso Head.

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Thursday, February 5, 2015

Are video games helping our brains?

I used to think that video games were bad influences on children because they focused more on the games then school work and being active. I would have never thought that video games can enhance our skills of learning and making us smarter! video games do have a good influence on our lives and especially with children because it helps then become better at multitasking and helps them concentrate better , because in today's world we need to be good at multitasking. In our century we are now use gaming in the classrooms, by using games in the classroom it actually makes the students want to be more involved and it helps them understand the concept of what they are learning through video games.


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