After
reading chapter 12, I think that personal learning environments hold the
biggest promise for education. Giving students the opportunity to have their
own goals and different techniques to accomplish them allows for a lot of
growth. One of the biggest problems with today’s classrooms is the different
levels within a grade level. As a student, I felt that I was held back from
learning throughout elementary and middle school. Many students struggle with
this. Some may be way behind the majority of the class and this can really affect
their self-confidence and self-efficacy in school. This just leads to further
retention. Personal learning environments embrace the diversity of the
classroom and allow each student to work at their own pace. They create
personal learning spaces adapted for individual learners. The technologies
allow students to personalize their learning environment while still having the
support and sanction of educational institutions.
The Digital Divide
The Digital Divide describes the students who have computers and other technology at home and those who do not. This can be a great challenge in the classroom. Technology is always talked about as being so great and the future of the classroom but this can cause many problems for students who do not have access at home. Growing up, I always had a home computer and when I graduated high school I was given my own laptop. This made it easier for my parents to contact my teacher and check my grades multiple times throughout the week. I think this made a huge difference in my school experience. As a teacher, it is important to recognize that not every student or parent will have these opportunities. To make sure that these students do not fall behind in digital literacy, I will give them adequate time to use computers and technology throughout the school year. The Digital Divide makes it even more crucial for teachers to integrate technology in the classroom every chance they get.
The Digital Divide describes the students who have computers and other technology at home and those who do not. This can be a great challenge in the classroom. Technology is always talked about as being so great and the future of the classroom but this can cause many problems for students who do not have access at home. Growing up, I always had a home computer and when I graduated high school I was given my own laptop. This made it easier for my parents to contact my teacher and check my grades multiple times throughout the week. I think this made a huge difference in my school experience. As a teacher, it is important to recognize that not every student or parent will have these opportunities. To make sure that these students do not fall behind in digital literacy, I will give them adequate time to use computers and technology throughout the school year. The Digital Divide makes it even more crucial for teachers to integrate technology in the classroom every chance they get.
PowerPoint
The PowerPoint for Information Dissemination assignment was a lot of fun. Before working on this assignment, I thought I knew all there was to know about PowerPoint presentations. I quickly learned that I was wrong. PowerPoint has so many features to help make an amazing presentation. The new skill I learned was how to record a presentation show with audio. At first, I thought this would be really difficult but it ended up being super easy. I think this could be really helpful for presentations given at a distance. If the speaker is unable to attend, he/she can simply record the show with their voice and send it to the conference or meeting. In my future career, I know I will use PowerPoint.
The PowerPoint for Information Dissemination assignment was a lot of fun. Before working on this assignment, I thought I knew all there was to know about PowerPoint presentations. I quickly learned that I was wrong. PowerPoint has so many features to help make an amazing presentation. The new skill I learned was how to record a presentation show with audio. At first, I thought this would be really difficult but it ended up being super easy. I think this could be really helpful for presentations given at a distance. If the speaker is unable to attend, he/she can simply record the show with their voice and send it to the conference or meeting. In my future career, I know I will use PowerPoint.
The
only thing I did not like about this assignment was the master slide tool. It
was really hard for me to figure out. I still do not fully understand the point
of having a master slide. But hopefully I can continue to practice and talk to
my instructor about what the advantages of a master slide are. I really liked
using a template online, I had no idea there were that many free options! I
will definitely be using those in the future.
As
a speech therapist, I might not use it every day to teach my students like a
teacher would, but I will use it in other ways. I can use it to present my
techniques to my colleagues or parents. One really cool application would be to
record the child’s voice and speech pronunciations. Throughout the PowerPoint,
the listener (parent or colleague) could listen to the different speech sounds
the child has improved on. Speech therapy takes a lot of work and sometimes the
accomplishments are too small to notice. But making a PowerPoint show could
help accent the accomplishments and show what the child has worked on
throughout the therapy sessions.
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Savanah,
ReplyDeleteI also talked about personal learning environments on my blog. I agree that it is a good tool because it allows students to learn at their own pace and showcase what they know.
Your idea for using PowerPoint as a speech therapist is really interesting! I think a presentation would be a great way to show students and parents the progress the child made.
I really enjoyed reading the blog, from the looks of it your powerpoint looks really good!!
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