McDermon, L. (2010). Bring the world into your classroom. Learning & Leading with Technology, 34-35.
Summary: I feel videoconferencing could be very beneficial and something I would love to use in my future classroom for the purpose of “taking fields trips” and being able to learn from various museum websites. “This not only benefits the students but the school as well, the schools would be able to save money; however, this does not mean they should completely eliminate all field trips. Students still need the hands on moments and those days where they are not in a classroom all day long. I feel the Read around the Planet is also beneficial but to a certain extent. It would be good because then students can see how different other people are, and the many ways we can do something to accomplish the same goal.
Q1: Will students enjoy this type of education?
A1: I feel students will enjoy it to a certain point, but some may not be exactly comfortable getting in front of a camera and acting. Many issues could be at stake here. For example, language barriers, disabilities, stage freight and so on.
Q2: Does this take value time away from the normal class day?
A2: I think it all depends on how much time is being used for video conferencing and how it is being used for knowledge and learning purposes.
No comments:
Post a Comment