Digital Blog Post #F

In chapter six, WebQuests are mentioned. WebQuests are designed for students to use technology while gaining knowledge about a subject. While WebQuests can be good for some students, it may not be that great for others. Teachers should understand that WebQuests should only be used if the truly feel that all of the students will benefit from it. But everyone’s strengths and skills can be used in different ways during this interactive lesson. Because there are multiple tasks, different students can benefit by doing the task that they are most comfortable with. WebQuests can be a great tool for teachers to get students to use technology, work in a group, and still understand the point of the lesson.

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Chapter 12 mentioned the ides of inclusion and infusion. Inclusion is the idea that technology is included in a student’s lesson, but it is not the center of it. Infusion means that technology is the on-going feature in a student’s and a teacher’s day. Technology will always be infused in a student’s day, whether that includes homework, online activities or research. In today’s classrooms, I think that it is important that technology is infused in everyday because it is something that the students are comfortable with. I hope to infuse technology as much as I can, as I see it as an essential tool to a child’s learning.

Integrating technology in a classroom can be done in multiple ways. It can be a useful tool when a student is doing research on a specific topic. It can also be used for fun activities to gain a child’s interest in a certain subject. A discussion that can be brought up is the availability of technology in a classroom or a school. As teachers, you must do what is best for you students, and going to the computer lab everyday may just not be that. But, if a teacher has access to multiple computers in their classroom, it could be very beneficial to the students. Using the technology successfully can allow the students to gain interest in a subject that they are learning.

 

 

Resources:

Maloy, Robert, Verock-O’Loughlin,Ruth-Ellen, Edwards, Sharon A., and Woolf, Beverly Park (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.

Smith, Katelyn. (2016, April 24). WebQuest. Retrieved from http://www.toondoo.com/cartoon/10010401

Voss, Brenda. (2014, May 2). Integrating Technology In the Classroom. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnBRjeR105g