For more than 10 years, SEED 415 students put together homepages. A homepage might still be useful, but there are lots of other tools that might suit your classroom purposes better, e.g., the blogs that you started creating last week. But blogs too may be outmoded: perhaps Twitter will serve your purposes better. Which of these many tools do you think you are most likely to use in the classroom? Why? Of the resources Kristin talked about, which are new to you? Which seem particularly promising?
I have seen many of these from other various classes. Though twitter is a new one. I knew it existed, but never for educational purposes. I am 90% sure that the school I went to, blocked Twitter. So I am not sure if twitter will be a viable option.
ReplyDeleteSome of these links were amazing. I really like the South Dakota Library and the Library of Congress. Both seem like great tools for any classroom. So I would most likely use one of them.
Project Gutenberg might be great for somethings, but using it in any large scale probably won't happen for me.
The rest of the places look like great tools for one to help students. But the first two are clearly the best.
First, I would never use Twitter in the classroom. Twitter is just a recreational thing for me.
ReplyDeleteI might use a blog for a class. I like the system Professor Marmorstein has for us. But in my ELRN 385 class we're learning how to make a website for ourselves. If you had asked me this question 3 weeks ago, I never would have considered using a homepage because I didn't have the skill set to do so. But now I do, and I become more familiar with it, I think that a website just might be my preferred tool. Claire DeMilia
I think you could use a lot of these resources in the classroom. The SD state library seems to have a lot of useful recourse especially if you're at a school with limited resources. The library of congress is new to me, but it has a lot of useful links and information that you could use in the classroom. Prezi also seems like a nice way to add a little more spark to a regular powerpoint presentation.
ReplyDeleteOne tool that I will probably use in the classroom is Prezi. While I participated in my Junior Field Experience, my cooperating teacher had used Prezi, and I liked the idea of this program. Instead of using the normal Microsoft Power Point, Prezi allows for a change and great ways to create a presentation.
ReplyDeleteI also really liked Quizlet for many reasons. One, students can create flashcards pertaining to specific subjects; it is easier and less time consuming for students creating their own flashcards. Also, students are capable of testing their knowledge over the topic with the test option or scatter. This is a great website to promote learning!
Of the tools Kristin talked about, I am most new to Twitter adn Timetoast. Once I signed up for both resources, it took me a little bit to get used to the programs, but I eventually caught on to how they worked.
In my opinion, I think they are all promising depending on how teachers use them. Each resource has their advantages and disadvantages, but it is up to teachers on how they want to use this. All the programs are capable of promoting learning and helping teachers prepare for class.
Caitlin