Blog 5
I think that blog websites and YouTube are both examples of useful Web 2.0 sites. I think that blogging gives students an opportunity to journal and say what is on their mind about the lesson or just anything in general and it can be beneficial not only for the student but also for the teacher. The teacher may learn things about her students and maybe even ways to improve his or her lesson plans. I think YouTube can be helpful in classroom settings because there are a lot of educational and important videos on YouTube that can be utilized for teaching. There are some things only videos can teach and videos are usually more well-liked by students. What I do not think is a useful website for learning are social media sites. On social media, it is very common for people to spew out their beliefs, whether they are accurate or inaccurate and they are very rarely ever educational or beneficial to learning in any way. I believe that social media is something that should be used in your personal time, not for teaching.
One example of a site that may be used for educational purposes would be Edmodo. It is very similar to Facebook in which people post statuses and there is a news feed full of updates of all your friends and classmates and teachers, but it is more restricted and monitored than Facebook. Only certain people can be added to the group and only those people can post in the group.
https://www.edmodo.com/
I believe that video websites such as YouTube hold the biggest promise for education because I feel that children and students are much more open to videos than anything else. Scenes from movies can be played, famous commercials, and other fun and entertaining things can be posted to these sites and students are more apt to pay attention and stay involved if it something they are interested and fully engaged in. The possibilities for videos are endless.
One example of a site that may be used for educational purposes would be Edmodo. It is very similar to Facebook in which people post statuses and there is a news feed full of updates of all your friends and classmates and teachers, but it is more restricted and monitored than Facebook. Only certain people can be added to the group and only those people can post in the group.
https://www.edmodo.com/
I believe that video websites such as YouTube hold the biggest promise for education because I feel that children and students are much more open to videos than anything else. Scenes from movies can be played, famous commercials, and other fun and entertaining things can be posted to these sites and students are more apt to pay attention and stay involved if it something they are interested and fully engaged in. The possibilities for videos are endless.
I've used edmodo too! I think it could be really beneficial in highschool classrooms.
ReplyDeleteI think the points you make are so true! I remember watching a lot of YouTube videos in school, and even still do in college. With the way children are more attached to technology now, I think it would be more engaging for students to be able to watch a YouTube video covering whatever topic the teacher is going over in class. Plus, it's a great way for teachers to cater to the visual learners in their class. I also remember using Edmodo in my middle school computer class and it was awesome because we felt like we were using Facebook but we were able to use it in class.
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