Saturday, November 2, 2013
Blog Post #11
Kathy Cassidy got involved with technology about ten years ago, when her classroom was given five sunray computers. Her set of five computers in the classroom was considered a station because there wasn’t one for every student. Cassidy then began to develop webpages, blogs and videos in the classroom. She used these different technologies on her own with the support from an internet coordinator in her school. Technology in the classroom wasn’t something every teacher included in their lessons. Cassidy believes every teacher should be technology literate because it is changing and developing every day. Even though the use of technology in the classrooms may not be enforced by administers or teachers at her school, she still includes it in her classroom weekly. One technique of Cassidy’s that I might use in the classroom is blogging.
She uses the blogs as an online portfolio of the students work. Since most of it is written, it particularly reflects each students writing progress. Whenever a student blogs online an audience can be found, which can be very exciting for the blogger. To keep the students identity secure she will only post first names and photos that does not match with the student’s name. The sever Cassidy uses records the number of page reads each students post receives and the option to comment on that post. She also developed a buddy system with students from across the world that are required to comment on her students blogs with encouraging and improving advice on their work. This system allows students to develop relationships with other students from around the world. Parents will also have the ability to use these blogs to check up on their child’s progress in school and to see what is going on in the classroom. One obstacle I might encounter using this technique is cheating or the expression “piggy backing”. But, I wouldn’t think of it as actually cheating, I would think of it as collaborating. To avoid this obstacle I would be more creative and collaborative with my activities. I would require my students to present it in a different way to make it theirs. Using technology in the classroom can make learning more interesting and exciting for the students. Also, using certain technology can better time management in the classroom.
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Hi Chastity! First I wanted to say what a cute layout you have on your blog. I like your blog post for this week. I'm glad you pointed out the cheating option students have, and how to fix it in your classroom. One thing I see is maybe you could break this into paragraphs to make it easier to read. Other than that great job!
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ReplyDeleteI think you did a great job of summarizing how Kathy Cassidy has incorporated technology within her classroom and her thoughts about teachers being technology literate. I think all teacher do need to be technology literate and keep up with the changes that are occurring. I liked how you mentioned at the end that using certain technology can help with time management within the classroom because it feels as if teachers are always trying to race the clock. It is important to think about what technology is easier to navigate for the students so that we can save time.
Chasity,
ReplyDeleteYou did a good job summarizing the use of technology in Ms. Cassidy's classroom. Next time go more into detail on how you would use it in YOUR classroom. You touched on how you would handle a "cheating" situation, however you simply stated how Ms. Cassidy handles it. We want to see how YOU would use these tools.
Also, you didn't have any links?