Hi all my dedicated followers. LOL!!! or hehehe!! as I prefer to write it..
I have dropped this course and will complete it in 2010. I believe the time needed to really get into all this new learning is great and also very beneficial. So to give myself the best advantage of involving myself in this course I will do it when I have less courses to complete.
Have fun everyone.
Jodi
Wednesday 15 July 2009
Tuesday 14 July 2009
Week 1 cont... Feed Reader and Delicious
FEED READERS - Feed Readers such as Google Reader are resources that can be used to keep track of websites, subscriptions and posts of interest to the reader.
Pros - Students can receive up-to-date information on the blogs of peers as they work through activities in groups. If working independently, students can review the work of peers or experts in the field to reflect on their own thoughts and use others insights accordingly. Feed readers make communication of ideas and the ability to work upon the ideas of others quick and timely.
Cons - When I had Reader, Delicious, Blackboard, Google documents and some websites open that the computer was overloaded and crashed. I like working with multi-pages and like to type fast.
Questions -
How can I allow for fast typing, lots of sites open and not crash the computer?
DELICIOUS
Delicious is a bookmarking tool that can be accessed from any computer, as the google tools of reader and documents etc.
Pros
Access to favourite websites on any computer.
Students can use any computer at home, friends house, parent other than the one they reside with or school to access their continued study materials and resources such as blogs from their peers at a faster rate.
Students can tag bookmarks that can be accessed by peers, teacher and parents and other stakeholders if required for sharing of learning. The old adage of cheating has always been obselete to me (unless of course it is plain copying of intellectual properties). I have always been an advocate of sharing learning and will use this concept in the classroom. Sharing of resources is a real world concept in the global community.
Cons
When accessing a website from Delicious, the website is not opened into a new window and that is disappointing. I would prefer to have delicious opened continually...
Google resources and Delicious are tools that allow for quicker access to resources. Student Responsibility for Learning is one of the The Ten Principles of Active Learning and ICTs such as these allow for self-paced learning, scheduling and selection of the best personal time to be involved in activities and making responsible decisions as to timelines involved in ensuring completion of activities and tasks required.
Pros - Students can receive up-to-date information on the blogs of peers as they work through activities in groups. If working independently, students can review the work of peers or experts in the field to reflect on their own thoughts and use others insights accordingly. Feed readers make communication of ideas and the ability to work upon the ideas of others quick and timely.
Cons - When I had Reader, Delicious, Blackboard, Google documents and some websites open that the computer was overloaded and crashed. I like working with multi-pages and like to type fast.
Questions -
How can I allow for fast typing, lots of sites open and not crash the computer?
DELICIOUS
Delicious is a bookmarking tool that can be accessed from any computer, as the google tools of reader and documents etc.
Pros
Access to favourite websites on any computer.
Students can use any computer at home, friends house, parent other than the one they reside with or school to access their continued study materials and resources such as blogs from their peers at a faster rate.
Students can tag bookmarks that can be accessed by peers, teacher and parents and other stakeholders if required for sharing of learning. The old adage of cheating has always been obselete to me (unless of course it is plain copying of intellectual properties). I have always been an advocate of sharing learning and will use this concept in the classroom. Sharing of resources is a real world concept in the global community.
Cons
When accessing a website from Delicious, the website is not opened into a new window and that is disappointing. I would prefer to have delicious opened continually...
Google resources and Delicious are tools that allow for quicker access to resources. Student Responsibility for Learning is one of the The Ten Principles of Active Learning and ICTs such as these allow for self-paced learning, scheduling and selection of the best personal time to be involved in activities and making responsible decisions as to timelines involved in ensuring completion of activities and tasks required.
Monday 13 July 2009
SWOT ON BLOGS
STRENGHTS
Dated input of student involvement
Timely feedback from teacher and peers
Parents ability to be involved through reading students blogs
WEAKNESSES
Younger classes inability to use the english language to their best intent.
Some parents may not allow their children access to computers because of religious beliefs, thus not adhering to an inclusive classroom.
OPPORTUNITIES
Younger classes, teacher can use Blog as would for class Science journals, Teacher can use think aloud strategies to assist younger students in displaying their words. can use student pictures and photos and videos of students work in blogs.
Could incorporate student input from other schools in other regions thus creating a more wordly view on the content being learnt.
THREATS
Need clear class and school no bullying policy with consequences if bullying occurs.
STRENGHTS
Dated input of student involvement
Timely feedback from teacher and peers
Parents ability to be involved through reading students blogs
WEAKNESSES
Younger classes inability to use the english language to their best intent.
Some parents may not allow their children access to computers because of religious beliefs, thus not adhering to an inclusive classroom.
OPPORTUNITIES
Younger classes, teacher can use Blog as would for class Science journals, Teacher can use think aloud strategies to assist younger students in displaying their words. can use student pictures and photos and videos of students work in blogs.
Could incorporate student input from other schools in other regions thus creating a more wordly view on the content being learnt.
THREATS
Need clear class and school no bullying policy with consequences if bullying occurs.
Tuesday 7 July 2009
First Day before Tutes
Hi, this is the first day before I start learning about E-Learning course at Uni. Have never read anyone's Blog before and hoping to have my hand held a little through this course. Trying to work out all of the terminology on this site and where Google account comes into it, will be something to learn tomorrow hopefully.
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