I did not see a week 5 page. I was under the impression that my responses to Renea's comments on projectors counted as my week 5 blog. So I have copied those comments under this heading.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
6 comments:
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Wendi said...
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Hi Debbie, I just posted a comment under a week 6 reading that agrees with your comment. I think alot of the readings are saying that techonolgy is great but it has to be used properly. To much multimedia might overstimulate and confuse the message that it is trying to convey. It would be nice if school district could purchase maybe one of an item and do a test run to see how effective the technology is before they spend a lot of money on something and find out that they technology is not that great or to hard to understand or use.
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February 20, 2008 at 9:53 AM
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S'khu said...
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It is true technology on its own would not enhance learning in fact it might be destructive to learners. Technology to me changes the old settings whereby learning was more teacher centered instead of being balanced between the students and teacher. The most important thing is to design and develop activities that will invigorate what has been learned and give them some hands-on on some of the abstract phenomenon. Technology should not be abused with the hope of enhancing students learning experience. It is best to adopt some of the technology used by the students everyday in the classroom because they can relate too. For example games can be more appealing than anything else. But how do you use it in the classroom is the key.
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February 26, 2008 at 7:35 AM
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Emily Jennings said...
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The article about EFL classrooms in China was reassuring perhaps in that we are not the only nation struggling with how to best implement technology … and discovering true technology integration requires we change how we teach. So often at the school where I teach, we incorporate technology into the classroom, but nothing really changes. Instead of students taking notes from an overhead, the teacher now writes on a whiteboard. We miss the real power technology has to have the students experience knowledge … experience diversity – even global perspectives on events occurring in real time … experience the excitement of learning and contributing to something bigger than just a classroom idea.
The Google Apps tools and the multimedia programs highlighted in 3D and Far Out are changing the way students and teachers interact, and changing the way we interact with information. Teachers and students explore learning opportunities together. Though the teacher may have more life experience (and a pedagogical background), the thoughts of the students are not discounted or treated as less than. There is a true spirit of collaboration as the learners work toward producing something meaningful – not only demonstrating mastery understanding, but synthesizing these concepts into something useful for a global audience. -
March 1, 2008 at 1:27 PM
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Munkez said...
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Hm, I think, it's really important to use the technology in the classroom in balance and in appropriate way. So, it means, not just to give the kids time for playing, but sometimes playing is helping more in learning difficult subjects. That why it the teachers' responsibility to choose the appropriate technology for which class with the old methods as well.
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March 3, 2008 at 5:55 AM
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Emily Jennings said...
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The article about EFL classrooms in China was reassuring perhaps in that we are not the only nation struggling with how to best implement technology … and discovering true technology integration requires we change how we teach. So often at the school where I teach, we incorporate technology into the classroom, but nothing really changes. Instead of students taking notes from an overhead, the teacher now writes on a whiteboard. We miss the real power technology has to have the students experience knowledge … experience diversity – even global perspectives on events occurring in real time … experience the excitement of learning and contributing to something bigger than just a classroom idea.
The Google Apps tools and the multimedia programs highlighted in 3D and Far Out are changing the way students and teachers interact, and changing the way we interact with information. Teachers and students explore learning opportunities together. Though the teacher may have more life experience (and a pedagogical background), the thoughts of the students are not discounted or treated as less than. There is a true spirit of collaboration as the learners work toward producing something meaningful – not only demonstrating mastery understanding, but synthesizing these concepts into something useful for a global audience. -
March 3, 2008 at 11:04 AM
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Sophia said...
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For this week’s reading, I like the article “Multimedia and EFL” not only because this article is about Asia but also I am interested in the implementing of technology in language teaching. This paper concluded that teachers need to revise from the teacher-center oriented into learner-centered when adopting the multimedia in language
classroom. I totally agree with this, however, we also have to help students to revise the way they learn, since they were educated to obey what all the teachers said, it’s also hard for them to work on learner-centered oriented instructional environment. They need some training and patient from teachers to learn this new teaching methodology.
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March 9, 2008 at 12:53 PM
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I feel like we've seen a recurring theme throughout many of the articles. Technology can enhance learning when used effectively. However technology alone does not improve learning. I think this fits with other posts I have made before. Since I have been in teaching a long time, I have seen this first hand. The latest greatest toy may not be the ticket to improved learning. However, how we use that toy can impact students. I like the way this was presented in the article. Although the reference to film strip projectors made me feel a bit old.