Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Essential Conditions for Technology Integration
I think that the article has encompassed the Essential Conditions for Technology Integration. The teacher has her students using the internet or other modes of technology almost everyday and not just does she have them use them in the classroom but she also has provided ways for them to be used outside the classroom while they are at home. One of the Essential Conditions is that students have student centered teaching. If the student has the lecture or notes or questions for an exam on a CD or mp3 player the student can take this anywhere they go. One thing that I can think of is when a student either is going on vacation or maybe has to spend time between split parents sometime class is missed or if the student is an athlete. If the teacher pre-records the lecture or notes or questions than the student can take this with them on the road and not fall behind in the class and when they return they will still be at the same place that their fellow classmates are at. The one part that really struck me from the article is were the author discusses how she used blogging to create a virtual book club. I was always an avid reader while growing up and still am, I've always wanted to join a book club but the time just was never right. Getting to the place or making time in my schedule just seemed in possible but the idea of a virtual book club is amazing. I really like the fact that the students were able to discuss the books with other people such as the author or history teachers and professors. It gave them another perspective. Also they could use this as a time spent with a family member. The daughter who posted questions with her dad made a mark with me because now a days families don't get to spend time together too much because parents are working and students have school and hours of homework but this gives the parents a chance to be involved in the students work and spend time with their child. I think this article really does capture many aspects of the Essential Conditions for Technology Integration. To me it seems as if this teacher spent a lot of time thinking about how to use her resources to the best of her abilities and how to allow students to use them and have fun while gaining more knowledge and being challenged to grow in their education.
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I never thought about having lectures and other assignments available for students who might be missing class for any number of reasons. This would really help out with students who might be sick but still be part of the class. As well any type of online blogging with the reading activity, a student who was homebound (like a special education student) would still be able to participate from anywhere with an internet access. For the reading activity the teacher had the ability to read the books outloud and record it for the students with reading disabilities. This incorporated more students then the regular classroom. Activities like this can be included for students who are homeschooled, bed-ridden or in the hospital even.
Yes, I agree, using modern tools to virtually extend the modern classroom to homebound, or otherwise displaced students and thus effectively pull them back into the fold is powerful. And, the whole theme of accessibility to "the world as a classroom" has at least two meanings here: we can reach out to the world (and vice versa), but also we can reach each other as a classroom from the world. I, too, did not consider the accessibility of the classroom itself for homebound, hospital bound, or otherwise displaced individuals...good points. Chris
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