My Learning about Technology Integration

My Learning

This quarter has been very productive. I had been expose to new material, new approaches, and most important to the new technological tools that are available for children's benefits in education. I was exposed to new tools that can I expose my future and current students with. I like to do my blog every week and able to include the links and the images. It was a good exposure for myself now I feel more confident to expose my students in the near future. I think Google Blog is a good tool for students to use.

I loved to use voicethread.  Now that I was exposed i feel that I can use it with my preschoolers and create stories and also use their voice for the wording. Also the web 2.0 tool such as storybird is something that I can use it in my room. I feel more comfortable to use these web tools that I was introduced during my quarter. I feel that I am taking a lot of this new information that will benefit my teaching.

  One of the most valuable things that I learned was the new ways that schools are integrating technology in the classrooms. I think is a good way to reinforce or enhance the content that teachers need to teach. I was very enthusiastic to read about blended learning or hybrid learning. I think that for many students, this new innovative approach could inspired them to continue in school and continue with their education. I am thankful that I was exposed to new material that probably I did not know that existed. This opportunity to be exposed to new material has inspired me to continue learning and discover and familiarize myself with the upcoming trends and information about technology in the classroom.

Copyright law and

Technology in the Classroom

Many of the schools across the country had adopted the new approach technology in the classroom. Many of the classrooms have adopted the new integration as new method how to enhance their pedagogy. For example, in some schools have adopted the flipped classroom approach also known as a the blended learning approach.Many teachers are thankful of the use of technology. Technology is  a resource that provide many more opportunities for students to master a skill or to get a deeper understanding of academic concepts. Technology in the classroom brings a lot of benefits  many children benefit from  However, how safe it is to use? how teachers or schools deal with the copyrights of all the different resources that teachers use? This situation can be beneficial or harmful for our teaching.

When we touch this subject, many teachers can take as a positive route and do the extra word in getting the appropriate permissions for the use of the specific material that they want to integrate in their lessons. Also, the teacher can use this opportunity to teach her students about the importance of being respectful and ask for permission before using the resource. In the note, she can teaches her students to also request the same permission when someone tries to use their work.  However, for other teachers this extra work can be not the best option. Even Though that a teacher wants to use technology and nows the benefits might not want or have the time to investigate what is consider fair use and what is not.  This could bring down their willingness to try to integrate technology in her classroom. Either or, it is important to educate ourselves about the law on online use. Nancy E Willard offers some tips and resources on her document that discuss this topic.  

Media Literacy Education

Media Literacy

Literary in the education framework is a big component. Teachers creatively find ways to enrich, support and reinforce the skills that children will need for their academic success. However, after the new technological revolution in this century, now teachers are finding ways to also meet the needs of the media literacy in education. 

  

Children need to be educated to understand the world that is around them and be able to distinguish the reliable information between the rest of the information.  Media literacy has its own definition. According to the National Association for Media Literacy Education, media literacy education is the way that children access, analyze, evaluate and communicate information that is printed or not. Educators teach these valuable things in the classroom and they are related with the framework of literacy.  The media is bombarding the public with messages  and children are the included as a potential target. Therefore it is important to teach our children  the critical thinking skills and be more open for future research to verify the information. David Fowler published an important article about the importance of teaching these skills to our children. It is important for children to be equipped to take advantage of the good side of the media and not be harm by it.

Teachers need to create and implement lessons that can help children develop a more questionable way to think before they accept the information as a the most reliable information available. Media Education Lab gives a list of five important questions that teachers need to teach children before they accept the information as reliable information. It also gives them resources about activities and resources that could be beneficial for their teaching careers.