I first want to comment on Jennifer Deyenburg and her journey with technology and innovation. I really liked what she said early on in the interview about how and why she started using her blog and writing the good things she has done, but most interesting enough the bad things as well. When I first heard her say that I was wondering why she did so, then it hit me. When you do something in the classroom that failed you begin to assess why it did. You can come up with different ideas that will potentially make it better for the next time. Posting it you will get 10x more ideas that would have never crossed your mind. Every mind is different, every teacher is different, and every lesson is different, with this in mind the potential of the lesson succeeding in the future is heightened dramatically. It also shows she is a great teacher as she is always wanting to learn. We as teachers are not perfect the more we realize that and accept help the more perfect we become.
The next aspect of her interview I really liked was the lesson on weather. Hearing her talk about it I kept thinking to myself I want to be in this lesson learning these things from her. When I think of weather just off the top of my head I start to fall asleep it is boring to me, but the way she used technology to heighten this lesson was incredible. I mostly liked how it was instant. The students were able to get weather notifications from all over the world. They were getting personal notifications which would increase their engagement in the lesson as well as their learning. I guarantee they will not forget the lesson they learned about weather that day. Internet chat can be a useful tool for sure, but there are a lot of draw backs that can deter one from using the tool. It is the best of both worlds asynchronous and synchronous communication. It gives the face to face communication but alone physically, you have time to think about what you want to say without it being awkward. As discussed in the article it can be dangerous and risky without knowing the person on the other side, but in response being a teacher using someone to video chat that you know or have communicated with previously will counter act the previous concern. Significant Comment: http://justinedespins.weebly.com/ed-4764---the-internet-and-education/communication-1#comments
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Christian Sarile
5/26/2015 09:29:32 am
Hey Jared,
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Justine
6/13/2015 05:13:43 am
Hey,
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