Wikis
http://managingelearnings0219739.wikispaces.com/
Wikis can have multiple uses in a classroom from collaborative scaffolding tools, teaching planners, assignment templates, communication tools, interactive work spaces and much more. I personally think that wiki spaces is a great tool for students to use but only appropriate for older year levels. Wikispaces could be used as a tool for teachers of all levels to plan lessons, document learning experiences and reporting.
What can this technology do?
- Links to different technologies
- Images
- Multiple people can edit the one space (they need permission)
- Interactive
- Editing / changes are tracked
- Information is continually changing as different people add and edit
- Comments can be left for feedback or instructions
- Multiple projects can be on the one wiki space
- Multiple pages can be added to the wiki space
- Collaborative learning
- Students using different learning styles on the one page/space; therefore expanding different students knowledge of learning styles
- Interaction/ social networking
- Constructivism
- Peer assessment /constructive feedback
- Supports Vygotsky's learning theory
- Scaffolding tool collaborative lessons
- Collaborative projects / assessments
- Homework scaffolding
- Sharing knowledge
- Challenging/ critical thinking of others knowledge & ideas
What are some drawbacks of this technology?
- Only one person can edit the wikispace at a time
- Students can accidentally delete others work
Blogs
http://sarahmaylearoyd.blogspot.com.au/
What can this technology do?
- Multiple Entries
- Draft Mode
- Embed images, videos & links to other websites
- Scaffolding tool
- Feedback/ Comments option
- Draft Option
- Displays a preview
- Many different template option
- Easy to navigate through
- Everyone's can look different and individual
- Edit published blog posts
- Location can be listed
- Journals
- Diary Entries
- Science Investigations
- Constructive/Critical reviews of peers work and opinion
- Independent Learning
- Collaborative Learning
- Project Drafting
- Trace a students learning
- Scaffolding for critical thinking tasks
- Construct Assignments
- Scaffolding of thinking tools
- Higher Order thinking
- It is not private, it is open to the public.
Websites (Weebly)
http://managingelearning2013.weebly.com/
Teachers can use websites in a multiple of ways, from displaying instructions or tasks, as a scaffolding tool, communication tool, independent resource for the students to work through, a way for students to display/ present their work and much more. There is no limit to one teachers imagination when it comes to setting up a website and what they use it for.
What can this technology do?
- Static Information
- Multiple Authors/ Editors can be authorised
- Option of having passwords on pages
- Images/ Videos can be embedded within the website
- Multiple design options
- Links to other external websites/blogs embedded
- Option of having a blog set up within page
- Has the ability to be used for teacher resources, student scaffolding and parent/teacher communication or information device
- Mobile Version
- Can be set up to be shared through Facebook (would need to look into privacy/legal issues)
- Maps
- Events can be organised
- Simple to Navigate through
- Simple to edit / set up
- Journals
- Assignments
- Reports
- Presentations
- Collaborative & Independent
- Cross Curriculum with ICT
- Collaborative Learning
- Individual Learning
- Independent Learning
- Formative & Summative Assessment
- Scaffolding tool for lessons, independent tasks, collaborative tasks & assessments
What are some drawbacks of this technology?
- It is not private, it is open to the public
The context that I will be teaching in is Early Childhood (Kindergarten through to Year 3). After some critical thought of the above technologies I have decided that a Website would best suit an Early Childhood situation with information/resources that the teacher can display and use as a learning resource. Wiki's and Blogs could be used in an early childhood setting as a way of reporting/ documenting the days/weeks activities to parents.
An example of a way that I would use a Website as a teaching resource in an Early Childhood setting would be using it in relation to Australian Curriculum: Foundation Year. The page English has a very basic example of some sort of tools that could be embedded and how a teacher/students could use this website. The Weebly website has been published with a few basic ideas on what a teacher could make in relation the the curriculum link above. Please note that it is not a final product, but just a few ideas on where a teacher could take this website. The website also has different pages that are suggestions on how I would use a website within the classroom/community (with necessary passwords in place when privacy is a concern). This is the link to the weekly website (also above) http://managingelearning2013.weebly.com/.
This website would be an effective engagement tool, which enhances the students learning by having them independently explore and navigate through the website, scaffolding them to take control of their own learning. This can empower learners and build them to be confident learners in the future whom are interested in learning. By setting up the website like this, it easily links home & school life, open communication between parents/carers and teachers, and allow children to engage with interesting educational activities in their home environment that links to what the students are learning in the classroom. The students can also be engaged through interactive activities/ scaffolding on the website from this website using the embedded images, videos and links. The students will need to be educated in how to use the website and where they can find the activities that they need to complete or that they may be interested in doing at home.
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