I enjoyed watching this video because it really shows just how much technology is around. We use technology and don’t even realize it. By watching this video it shows how much students can learn by using all different types of technology. Instead of Ms. Cassidy’s students writing in journals she chooses to have them write on their blogs. I think that is a great idea because it is improving their writing but at the same time it allows them to get comments and feed back on what they have wrote.
Another great thing that I got from the video that I probably would not have thought about was the fact that even games, such as a Nintendo can be used as a teaching method. The students showed how they can have fun and play games, but at the same time be learning. I love seeing students having fun while learning, because there are so many different ways of learning.
Skype Interview with Ms. Cassidy
One of the techniques that I would like to use in my classroom would be blogging. Ms. Cassidy says blogging is different from pencil and paper because with blogging you have an audience. Students are able to post their work onto their blog and get feedback, not only from their teachers but other students, family members, other teachers, and more. She said her students love to blog because it is so different than the ordinary way of learning in the classroom. She explains that as a young student it is very powerful to see that hundreds of people are reading what you post on your blog. It makes the students really excited and to want to post more.
The thing that I like the most about Ms. Cassidy is that when she was starting out she did everything she could to bring technology in her room. She was very excited about her students learning through technology and she tried to learn as much as possible before her students started in her room. She said in the Skype Conversation that she does not really use a lot of technology at home, which means that she cares enough to bring it to her room for her students to learn. Ms. Cassidy is a teacher that is worth looking up to and I am going to strive to one day teach like she does.
Hi Mallory,
ReplyDeleteI agree I think that Mrs. Cassidy has really gone the extra mile with her class. I hope to be that kind of teacher as well. It is refreshing to hear that you are not afraid of technology and that you too look forward to using it in your classroom. Good luck and happy blogging!
I am glad that you like the Nintendo idea. Last semester many of the students though this was a terrible idea because they though that the students were just playing video games all the time. I'm sure that Ms. Cassidy only allowed educational games in the classroom.
ReplyDeleteGreat job Mallory
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