Reflection 3 (Group Two Digital tools)

This week I was asked to create one of each of these tools and display them so that it is evident that I can productively use them in a teaching environment.

The first is Images, they present allot (A Picture says one thousand words...) they really do. How much information can you get out of a picture or possible scenarios? The possibilities are endless; they are great lesson/conversation starters. It allows the students to relax and become focused without forcing them. They can be very informative and Sequential, Say for following Instructions. Also they can be a way of reflecting on what has been done or memories shared throughout the year/’s.
Podcasts (Sound recordings) are a great communication tool. Say for follow an individual or a group, in one way or another. They can be used as a guided learning process, by an instructional sound to either create or learn something. You could also flip that and allow students to create podcasts as assessments, it provides a completely different way of assessing and it allows students to understand how they can use the developing technologies
Digital Video has a larger range of usages due to the fact it combines the audio and Imagery to create a moving picture. You can use video to make documentaries, historic films, present a procedure or an imaginative expression. In schools, Teachers or students could use this technology for communication of information, messages or an expression of ideas. It is also used for observation and analysis, to encourage students' to observe environments or experiments. Its other possibility is a reflection tool to allow students to reflect on their own learning and experiences.

Here is a links to my online space that contains my use of these tools
Website: http://primary2013.webs.com/

Reflection 2 (Group One Digital Tools)

This week I created a Website and a Wiki to add together with my blog makes three Digital Technology Design Tools. I am learning about them so I can in some way use these tools within my Teaching pedagogy, (Teaching style)

What are My Views? What do I know? This is what I have found
Wiki's are a great collaborative tool, they are basically a piece of butchers paper online. They can be viewed, edited and contributed by anyone, they can be used for group work or as a display of information someone has researched. The only down side is that only one participant can save at a time, so if two people were editing only one will save. Whereas blogs are a great communication tool, they are basically an online journal; they can be used to follow an individual or a group, in one way or another. For example, if a student was going on a field trip to Canberra for a week it could be used to document the trip for the parents to follow the progress, and or it can be assessed. Websites are more professional in the sense it displays an overall view, you can add videos, graphics and/or sounds, you can direct flow by adding links to other sites, wikis or blogs, you could also add a blog to the website. It could be a great tool to keep parents informed on what the class is doing during the weeks or terms.

Here are some links to my online spaces I created.

Wiki Space: http://primary2013.wikispaces.com/home

Website: http://primary2013.webs.com/

Reflection 1 (Activity DeBonosHats)

This week we had an activity to participate in a Wiki, It had one question“Do Mobile Devises Have a Place in Today’s Classrooms?”, it also had a scaffold/structure in place called De Bono's 6 Thinking Hats, which challenged us to take different views on the question.

The Activities Question, I believe firstly implies a self appointed answer that is then taken and developed from the knowledge and experience of the student which is a learning theory based in Behaviorism, Then it expands to the Connectivism, with the Scaffolding of the activity the use of De Bono's Hats calls for a higher level of thinking and research, it asks students to delve into self motivated learning. The Wiki used Aligns with the Social Constructivism approach by viewing other students work and the variety in which they answered the question invigorates the ideas and helps build toward the overall purpose of the activity. This is a great tool that can be used for collaborative group work and/or assessments as a teacher, or alternatively it could be used for parent teacher communications.

Hi to all you users

Hi to all you users reading this
This E-learning course looks like it will be an awesome experience.
Learning how to creating stuff on the internet.

Ps. I had an amazing walk to the beach this morning
and here is a picture of the log I sat on for the sun rise