Podcasting is definitely a great tool! Especially in certain classes, not math though. Definitely in social studies english, and sometimes in science. It is great for lectures and such, and you could record what the math teacher is saying but you cannot record the examples. Both notes and recordings could be used for a math class though. My final thoughts about podcasting are good ones, just not for a math class.
Yes, podcasting is similar to web 2.0 technology that we have discussed thus far. It is not the same as a wiki, I am opposed to wikis and I favor podcasting slightly. Wikis can be unreliable sometimes where as podcasting if you record your own audio, you know that is true. Podcasting is very similar to VoiceThread because they both us voice and/or video recordings. Most of the 2.0 technologies are similar to podcasting, a few have certain differences.
I own a ipod, I have the iphone 3g and the iphone4 and each of them are capable of doing numerous things but my main use for them is listening to music, checking emails, and my random need for the internet to look up a certain topic. I wouldnt use this tools in my classroom unless I wanted my students to listen to music, which is very unlikely. While such technology can be a good advantage, if used unproperly it can be a major fault in your teachings. But online commmunication, if used correctly, is a great tool to have.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Chapter 6
Honestly, I dont see how I would use wikis or blogs in my classroom. First all of anyone can access or change data in a wiki and second the students wouldn't take it serious. I would have to monitor and keep a close eye on the wiki or blogs, maybe with an advanced class that take their work seriously. Especially in a math class I find it hard to incorporate things such as wikis or blogs. Not to say that it cannot be done, just a hassle with the lack of internet access outside of class for some student because I wouldnt spend class time teaching how to use wikis and blogs.
Socialbookmarking is a good thing. If you want a quick reference or need a quick hint you can use certain math sites, or even to watch a youtube video over certain subjects would be great. But becoming dependant on websites for information would prove to be costly in the amount of knowledge retained. E-mailing a link to a friend or family member is an outstanding feature but too much of a good thing can be bad thing. Once again I would be interested in creating a VoiceThread but using it in a mathematics class would pointless, fun, but pointless.
I've never heard of Tapped In before. It sounds like a really cool thing! Especially if teachers from all over can explore and discuss their success and failures in the classroom. That is a one of a kind tool that I would love to use! It seems like this would be more useful, from a students learning point of view, to be used in english class. But all teachers should use them excellent resource that they have their fingertips.
Nations, DN Social Bookmarking 101 - What is Social Bookmarking and How Can It Help Me?. Retrieved 3/2/11, from http://webtrends.about.com/od/socialbookmarking101/p/aboutsocialtags.htm
Inline Citation -- (Nations, )
http://voicethread.com/about/features/
Socialbookmarking is a good thing. If you want a quick reference or need a quick hint you can use certain math sites, or even to watch a youtube video over certain subjects would be great. But becoming dependant on websites for information would prove to be costly in the amount of knowledge retained. E-mailing a link to a friend or family member is an outstanding feature but too much of a good thing can be bad thing. Once again I would be interested in creating a VoiceThread but using it in a mathematics class would pointless, fun, but pointless.
I've never heard of Tapped In before. It sounds like a really cool thing! Especially if teachers from all over can explore and discuss their success and failures in the classroom. That is a one of a kind tool that I would love to use! It seems like this would be more useful, from a students learning point of view, to be used in english class. But all teachers should use them excellent resource that they have their fingertips.
Nations, DN Social Bookmarking 101 - What is Social Bookmarking and How Can It Help Me?. Retrieved 3/2/11, from http://webtrends.about.com/od/socialbookmarking101/p/aboutsocialtags.htm
Inline Citation -- (Nations, )
http://voicethread.com/about/features/
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