Select a Web 2.0 tool that was on the list distributed in class or find a similar tool on the Web. Respond to the following:
1) Name the tool and describe the purpose of the tool, appropriate age level, and strengths and weaknesses of the tool.
2) Give 2 examples of how it could be used as an educational tool.
3) Tell what stage of learning you are describing in your two examples.
4) Describe the level of interaction of the students for each of your examples.
1.) The Web 2.0 tool that I found to be very useful was Kerpoof. The purpose of this tool is extremely versatile. It allows you to spell a picture, make a movie, make a card, make a drawing, make a picture, and tell a story. The age group for Kerpoof is Kindergarten through 8th grade, however there are certain activities that have recommended age groups, for example the tell a story activity is recommended that students 3-8 use it. This website promotes creativity! I can't really see any weaknesses that this program possessess. There are tutorials available on the website for each activity. There are also areas on the website that teachers can utilize for lesson plans as well.
ReplyDelete2. and 3.) The first activity that would be educational is the spell a picture activity. The age demographic is grades K-3. It allows for you to pick out words yourself and then pictures pop up that are of the word you are trying to spell. I would say this stage of learning would definitely be maintenance. You have to have a pretty good idea of how to spell these words prior to entering into the game. Without prior knowledge of knowing how to spell you will not be too successful.
Another activity that could be educational is the story telling activity. This activity I think could be very useful and allow kids to really open up their imaginiation. They are given a blank canvas, literally well a blank canvas on the computer. The program gives you 6 story lines to choose from, so you are a bit limited to as far what your characters and setting will look like. This activity's age demographic is grades 3-8. I would say that this part of learning would be transfer/generalization. I feel that it falls under this area of learning because most students especially once reaching grade 3 have been instructed to write a story on their own. They have probably told it through illustrations drawn by them, so they definitely have an idea how to construct a story line. I think this activity allows for them to transfer it to another method.
4.) The level of interaction for these activities requires alot of participation from students although, both activities may only allow for a few students at a time to use. The spelling activity a few students could sit down together and wrack their brains on what words they know and the story telling activity could probably call for 2-3 students at the most to sit down and brainstorm and develop a full detailed story.
Select a Web 2.0 tool that was on the list distributed in class or find a similar tool on the Web. Respond to the following:
ReplyDelete1) Name the tool and describe the purpose of the tool, appropriate age level, and strengths and weaknesses of the tool.
2) Give 2 examples of how it could be used as an educational tool.
3) Tell what stage of learning you are describing in your two examples.
4) Describe the level of interaction of the students for each of your examples.
1. This may be a little generic but the Web 2.0 Tool that seems to be helpful if concept-mapping. I chose to discuss just the idea of concept-mapping because I think that it is very important for the vast majority of students, not just those with disabilities. The purpose of concept-mapping is to provide a diagram that shows the relationships among concepts. Many students need extra support when learning and I think that concept-mapping provides the additional support that many need to connect certain concepts to one another.
I think that this tool can be used appropriately for students of all ages. As with anything modifications must be addressed to support the material, learning style of the students, and degree of complexity. Simpler concept-maps could be used for students in elementary school while more complex concept-mapping tools can be used in high school and even college. I have even come up with my own version of a concept-map to help me understand material in some of the courses I have taken. While concept-maps can demonstrate the relationships between different concepts and materials I think that it cannot be used alone. While concept-mapping provides the link between concepts it has to be supplemented with other activities so that students can truly grasp the relationships between the concepts and how they relate. I think that the weakness of concept-mapping is that it does not allow the student to be interactive in learning the material, however it does outline the way they are related which I think is a strength.
2. Two examples in which this could be used as an educational tool are 1) when discussing how speech is related to acoustical, mechanical, and electrical energy as it travels through the brain and 2) how subject matter relates one another such as how bio-chemistry can be related to pharmacy and so forth. These are more complex examples but they can also be used for simpler concepts.
3. I think that for the two examples that I gave the stage of learning would be acquisition because students would be learning how each is related to one another and the relationships between them all.
4. I think that the level of interaction of students in my above examples would be constructing. The students could construct their own concept-maps as a means of learning the materials and understanding how they relate to one another. By constructing their own concept-map the students are creating and learning at the same time which will hopefully ensure that the information will be retained and then possibly generalized with other concepts.
So just as a side note I chose to discuss concept-mapping as a Web 2.0 Tool because the general idea of concept-mapping is the same for each site just done a little differently. Thought I should mention that :)
ReplyDeleteSelect a Web 2.0 tool that was on the list distributed in class or find a similar tool on the Web. Respond to the following:
Delete1) The Web 2.0 Tool that I chose is Prezi (prezi.com). The purpose of Prezi is to create presentations. This tool could be viewed by students of all ages, and used by upper middle school to high school students. What makes Prezi better than PowerPoint is that you can zoom, rotate, move, and group items in your presentation. Your slides using Prezi are very spacious and engaging, and it feels like your audience "travels" through your presentation. Creating an account is free, and you can share the presentation you make through online, mobile devices, or download. They also give tutorial videos that help you learn how to use Prezi. A weakness of Prezi is that it is so different than PowerPoint, it might take people a long time to get used to the features of Prezi.
2) As I mentioned before, Prezi could be used by the teacher or the student. Prezi could be used by the teacher to present new content to the class, and explain concepts. Prezi could be used by the student to present content to the class as well. A student could present a book report, science experiment data, a history report, etc. Prezi can be used for anything that PowerPoint is used for.
3) Students would be experiencing the Transfer stage of learning when they are creating their own presentation on a particular subject or skill because they are showing what they know using a variety of stimuli. Students would be experiencing the Transfer stage of learning when they are viewing a presentation by the teacher because they would be responding to a variety of stimuli.
4) When the students create their own Prezi presentations, they are creating because they are manipulating to program to produce a product that is open-ended. When students are watching the teacher's Prezi presentation, they are watching/finding because no interaction is required.
1. The Web 2.0 tool I chose was concept mapping. With concept mapping students are able to see or make connections between the concept or concepts being taught. I would use this tool for students in middle and high school, maybe even in upper elementary school if they are familiar with the program. Some strengths of concept mapping is that it is a quick way to show how to connect concepts to real life or other academic areas. It is also a great visual to use with students. They would be more apt to take notes because it is not as much writing. Some weaknesses would be students may not be as engaged in the lesson if they are worried about filling out their concept map. Some students may struggle with this type of graphic organizer. Younger students may not be ready to perform such a task on the computer.
ReplyDelete2. Concept mapping could be used as an educational tool in mapping out wars for history to keep up with who did what and where. Also, it could be used in Reading for mapping out events that happened in a novel or for an essay.
3. The stage of learning would be transfer. I think this because both of these activities assure that information transfers across settings. The learner is also being provided with the flexibility and independence to add or complete their concept map.
4.The level of interaction for concept mapping with the wars or history and for the reading mapping would be constructing because the students would be producing an object or picture that may require multi-steps.
Select a Web 2.0 tool that was on the list distributed in class or find a similar tool on the Web. Respond to the following:
ReplyDelete1) Name the tool and describe the purpose of the tool, appropriate age level, and strengths and weaknesses of the tool.
2) Give 2 examples of how it could be used as an educational tool.
3) Tell what stage of learning you are describing in your two examples.
4) Describe the level of interaction of the students for each of your examples.
1)The tool that i am choosing to discuss in tonight's blog is a part of Blogs which is a Web 2.0 tool. The program in which i am choosing to discuss is Blogger. With Blogs students are able to express their the knowledge that they have learned from their class. Some strengths of concept mapping is that it allows the student to be able to write what they have learned. As a teacher you are able to see if the students are grasping the material that you are teaching at the time. Some weaknesses that come with writing blogs are if a student does not write well they are not able to discuss the material in a successful way. Where as if a student is a good writer then they have a better chance of receiving a better grade. Some students may struggle with this type of graphic organizer depending on their experience with computers.
2) Two examples of how Blogs could be used as an education tool would be 1. Identifying the authors purpose of a story. and 2. Writing stories. This would be a great way for teachers to give a prompt and allow their students to discuss their beliefs on the prompt.
3)The stage of learning that i believe blogs would be under is Transfer. I this this because both of these activities students are creating their presentation based on what the topic is. They have the opportunity to write about whatever they would like to depending on the prompt.
4)The particular level of interaction that the students are using is using. This is true because the student uses a computer generated object to display the information they have learned.
1.The web 2.0 tool that I am choosing is under the communication tools section also known as Skype. I’m sure everyone has heard of Skype before or used it. The purpose of Skype is to communicate with people. People from around the world can connect through many different ways. They can connect through one or two way audio, one or two way video, one or two way audio and video or through text. People can also call any telephone around the world but this costs money. Talking between Skype users doesn't cost a thing. It can be used on Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems so almost all computers are compatible. In a teaching perspective a teacher to broadcast a lesson plan to each other his/her 20 students at their own individual homes can use Skype.
ReplyDelete2.Skype is great for all teachers. It works even better for those who are teaching a foreign language or a distance learning class. In a class like Spanish, the teacher could have their students talk with students from Spain or a Spanish speaking country through Skype. Skype would also help in distance learning class as well. The teacher could speak with the students and lecture them. She/he could also have Skype up when they are at work and take calls from students who need to speak with them about question or problems from the previous lecture.
3.The stage of learning I described in my two examples are meant more for middle school and high school grade levels where as on a broader term, Skype can be used for all grade levels in communicating with people.
4.The level of reaction for Skype depends on the type of call and the number of people in it. If you are Skyping your teacher one to one it requires a lot of participation with communicating and responding with an answer. Where as if it was a lecture call with one teacher and 20 students you would be required to listen and take notes on the subject the teacher is lecturing about with little if no response depending on if the teacher requests a response or not.
Select a Web 2.0 tool that was on the list distributed in class or find a similar tool on the Web. Respond to the following:
ReplyDelete1) Name the tool and describe the purpose of the tool, appropriate age level, and strengths and weaknesses of the tool.
2) Give 2 examples of how it could be used as an educational tool.
3) Tell what stage of learning you are describing in your two examples.
4) Describe the level of interaction of the students for each of your examples.
1. The web 2.0 tool that I selected was Pixton which I also used in my presentation. The purpose of the tool is to create a comic, you can create comic that is just one scene or multiple. I believe that this tool can be used on any grade level, you can make comics simple and fun for the younger children and more serious and literal for the older students. The strength of the tool is that it can be used for anything and if you are willing to pay for the full version then you can post your comic in many different ways. The weakness I feel is that fact that you can only do comics and the avitars are limited.
2. Two examples-the first example is how I used it in my final presentation. I created a comic that showed a misconception to addition for children that are just being introduced to the skill to try and break the ice. Second I think it could be used to open or close a class, so that you are either starting on a good note or ending on a good note. It could be a good stress reliever for the students.
3. I think it would be used in the Aquistion stage as a good tutorial tool. You can use it to introduce to concepts(saw this with many of the final presentations, even if it wasn't Pixton).
4.Level of Interaction would be Creating! This program allows you to use your imagination to create your own comic. Yes, it has a select number of avitars but as far as the story you tell that is all on the student creating it.
1) Name the tool and describe the purpose of the tool, appropriate age level, and strengths and weaknesses of the tool.
ReplyDelete2) Give 2 examples of how it could be used as an educational tool.
3) Tell what stage of learning you are describing in your two examples.
4) Describe the level of interaction of the students for each of your examples.
1. One of the tools that I really enjoyed seeing use of in the presentations was the Kerpoof. It is extremely versatile allowing students to create a story, make a movie, make a card, make a picture, make a drawing, and spell a word. They provide the age group on the activity but it ranges from kindergarten to 8th grade. It is limited by what they only provide you to use, you only have so many storylines you can choose from and that can be limiting for some students. Overall though I feel that majority of students will be able to work around that and be creative. This website also has tutorials for the activities and also has lesson plans for the teachers as well.
2. A great activity for some of the older students that I saw great use of in the presentations, would be to create a book or movie about what they are learning. It gives them the chance to be creative and to make something their own that they will be able to connects to and to help them even explain to other students who are struggling with the information by showing them they created. The spell a work is also a great way for the younger students to spell words to create a picture. It would be more practice for the students because they are going to have to know how to spell the words to get the pictures that they want.
3. The spell a word for the younger students that would have to be maintenance because they are spelling words that they would already have to know. For the stories I feel like it would be transfer because they would already have to know how to write a story and would just be transferring the new information they have learned into a story.
4. The interaction of from the students would be creating their story. It allows them to use their imagination to do whatever they want for their story and they would have the challenge of creating the story with the limitations of what the website offers.
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ReplyDeleteStoryjumper storyjumper.com
Story jumper allows you to publish simple children’s stories. This can be used by anyone who knows how to use a computer. I think it is for children or adults. It would probably be best for children because it is very simple. If an adult was using this tool I could see them being frustrated by its limitations. The text is times new roman. I could see someone wanting a more colorful or different style text for a children’s book. The characters were also limited. Their facial expressions did not change. This is a very basic tool but for some story it could be very good. If you are very creative you will probably get frustrated by this website because it is so basic. But it is very easy to use.
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This would be good for teaching children simple moral lessons like why you should clean up after yourself or an introduction to a new thing or idea. 3.) Acquisition
This would be good for teaching children computer skills. You could ask them to create a story and they would be able to use the computer to do so. It would be fairly easy to troubleshoot the website even for a youngster. 3.) Transfer/ Generalization
4.) For the first example which would be having a child read the book you create or being read the book you create the child can interact in different ways. The first time the book is read to the child they may just sit and listen. After they have heard the story a few times they will probably turn the pages finish sentences and point out pictures in the story. In the way the child would be interacting highly with the story.
In example two in which the child makes a book the level of interaction is also high, it is their own project. This allows the children to pace themselves create and explore so the level of interaction is very high.
1) Name the tool and describe the purpose of the tool, appropriate age level, and strengths and weaknesses of the tool.
ReplyDelete2) Give 2 examples of how it could be used as an educational tool.
3) Tell what stage of learning you are describing in your two examples.
4) Describe the level of interaction of the students for each of your examples.
1.) Kerpoof.com, a website to make books, pictures, etc. This could be used in 1-5 grades and by teachers as well. The strengths of this website is that it is very interactive and colorful. The directions are very clear and easy to use. This website is just an all around good tool. The weakness of this website are that there is not a whole lot of selection between backgrounds and prompts.
2.)This could be used as an educational tool by giving the children a story to read and having them make a picture of the prompt, or you could have each child write their own story. There are educational games and awards as well.
3.)For the first, it would be Proficiency, because the student needs to understand the whole bigger picture of the topic. The second would be Acquisition because it is just introducing students to the topic and idea.
4.)For the first it would be Creating because the student would be playing with the plot and figuring out the background and all of the characters. The second would be Constructing because the student s would be creating and making up their own story.