2. Teaching the Social World
Podcasting in the Classroom
* This article was demonstrating the effectiveness of
using a podcast as a lecture rather than just speaking to the
students.
* The article also said that students who listened to the
podcast one or more times and took notes while listening
actually scored better on the test than students attending the
lecture.
* From the article a good reasoning for the podcasts
were, “Students watching a podcast can pause and rewind
through missed points, they can pick their strongest time of the
day to focus, and they can wear headphones to tune out
distractions.”
http://contexts.org/teaching/2009/03/17/podcasting-in-the-
classroom/
3. Podcasting is one of the
newer technologies that
has been introduced to
the classroom. It
provides a way for the
student to hear an
assignment if they are
absent, it allows for
them to hear someone
else explain the
material, and it also can
be played and stopped
at any time so that they
do not miss any part of
the pod cast
4.
5. In the first article I liked the fact that they
had statistics to prove that podcasting was
effective in the classroom. When I first heard
of podcasting I was unsure as to how that
would be helpful in the classroom, but after
making one and researching them, I have
found that they are affective. According to the
Teaching the Social World article, those
students who used the podcasts scored
higher on the material that was covered.
6. Power Point in the Classroom
• What’s all the Hype?
– The article says in the beginning that, “ PowerPoint is a wonderful
tool for learning in both a student and teacher-directed situation.”
– Power points add another way for students to learn as well as for
teachers to teach.
– The power point presentation can make it easier for students and or
teachers to explain a difficult process. It also allows students and
teachers to use their creativity within their presentations.
– The article also says, ‘PowerPoint can be one of the most powerful
tools for disseminating information ever known. Employed
inappropriately, PowerPoint could potentially confuse students and
make learning a difficult process.’
8. Power Points have enhanced the student’s way of
learning. They are able to tap into their creative
and intellectual parts of their brain. Putting
creativity into the power points makes them that
much more fun to make but it also allows the
observers to enjoy their informational show as
well.
The power point as a whole can be used to cover
many subjects like math, English, science, social
studies, art, and even just general technology
knowledge.
9.
10. -The second article pointed out a lot of things about
power points that I already knew, or would figure in
to why they would be useful in the classroom. I did
however forget that the students are not the only
people who benefit from it. The teachers also
benefit from the power points as well. Not only can
they use them and assign them, they can send them
out to students or can project many grades from
only one assignment. Power point requires a lot of
techniques and by grading them separately, you can
cover many subjects at one time.
11. Computers in the Classroom
Technology connecting students, parents and teachers in
online, interactive web
* Computers serve as a research agent, a way of communication and
provide convenience for students and teachers.
* Computers have also helped parents keep track of how their
children are doing in school by being able to check their progress in class
online.
* Computers allow for other technologies also such as gab
casts, podcasts, power point and more.
* Integrating the computer into classroom as early as kindergarten will
help with the children's understanding of what the computer can offer them
educationally.
quot;Kindergartners still need to write their letters and go find A on the floor but for
teachers, the computer is a valuable piece of equipment that makes our lives
easier.” says Rich Davis
12.
13. - The final technology I used was the computers
In the classroom. This was the biggest technology that
the classroom used for educational purposes. I did not
even think that without the computer none of the
previous technologies would be possible. Almost all of
the technologies for the classroom are tied to the
computer, therefore, making it an important piece in
the everyday classroom.
15. In Conclusion……
There are many technologies that are incorporated
into a classroom. It seems as if the basis of all of
them start with the computer. Each of these
technologies make the learning and teaching
process easier and more complex at the same time.
Without these technologies the classroom would
not be nearly as advance. The more technology that
is used in the classroom, the more the students will
get out of their educational experience.
