Blog Post #H

Concept 1- PowerPoints, digital projector and a document camera are all helpful tools in trying to incorporate technology into the classroom. A PowerPoint is a multimedia presentation that can include pictures, videos and bullet point notes for students to watch and learn from. A digital projector shows images from a computer to a large screen or other external viewing surface making it easier for students to see and write on a whiteboard if that is what it is projected on. A document camera does basically the same thing as a digital projector except a document camera is a lens that has a piece of paper, or what have you, under it that the teachers could write on, making it easier for students to see and the teachers could personalize the answers they were writing according to what their students’ answers were. Concept 2- Using images to generate class discussions is a great tool because students respond actively to visual images that portray academic content. I have found that in class lectures I remember information being taught if I have a picture to connect the information to. I will definitely be using this skill when I become a teacher because I personally am a visual learner and I know that it has always helped me, even if I wasn’t a visual learner I think this is still an important thing for students. Most times students get bored just sitting there listening to lectures, if they have pictures to look at, it could help them by not letting them get overly distracted and possibly even keeping them out of trouble. Concept 3- The last point that I found interesting was titled: Strategies for Using Videos with Students. I found this interesting because it tells you that you should pause and rewind videos often so students can grasp any information they may have missed the first time watching it. When you pause it, it gives you an opportunity to elaborate on something said in the video and/or add your own comments that you want your students to know. This is extremely important because you are able to answer your students questions when you pause it, go over points that you want them to know and, you can give them hints as to what they should be taking notes on for future quizzes or tests.

Wordle created by Skyler Cassin Maloy, R. (2011). Expressing creativity with multimedia technologies. In Transforming learning with new technologies (Second ed.). Boston: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon.