Chapter 9: Q3
Weebly in itself is a new adventure for me. Every week I learn something new about working on my blog. This week my new adventure was working on building a website within my blog. With the guidance of a classmate as well as tutorials, I have managed to set up and begin formatting my course website. The benefits of having this information visible for students, parents, and community members is a great key in communication within the classroom. Utilizing my website to incorporate online tools such as padlet, Vocaroo, YouTube, and the many others at their disposal will help teach students how to properly use online etiquette. Online etiquette is a 21st century skill that is often one of the most difficult for students to learn and use correctly. The online world of gaming, social networking, and communities have created a sense of say and voice your thoughts without reasoning of consequences. Students often do not understand the concept of a time, place, and appropriateness of tone in an online setting. Having students utilize tools such as Padlet will help them learn to communicate effectively and with purpose. Link to my Padlet: https://padlet.com/kessie_key/tffwwh359w1c Chapter 10: Q3 Technology is influencing every generation. The latest trends in technology are now impacting the way people interact, teach, learn, and function. Some of these trends are impacting the way our learning systems are set up and function, especially our distance learning. Trends such as virtual reality, online gaming, online communities, learning management systems, artificial intelligence, and video learning. With so many options for students/learners growing up in the Information Age, distance education is going to continue to grow and change with the demands of technology. People are busy. The more of an ease to access, the more popularity for the learner. Teachers will have to learn to incorporate technology into lessons to meet learning style needs for students and to increase engagement. In a "technology" Information Age generation of learners, bringing a variety of ways for them to view, create, utilize, and master a concept, the more likely they are to truly maintain the mastery. Technology provides so many platforms and programs to use in all subject areas. This truly places teachers at a huge advantage. Students may know more about certain types of technology, but the educational aspect of how to use it properly, platforms, and so much more is where teachers come in to play. Look at me! I am a technology teacher for almost 12 years now, and I am learning every week from these distance learning courses. Trends such as these mentioned will continue to push technology and distance learning to new heights. Technology is ever changing and being willing to stay not only current on technology but also ahead of the game of the majority is crucial in teaching and instructional technology. Copyright © 2019 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of [email protected] is prohibited.
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S.Kaur
7/23/2019 09:02:24 pm
It’s amazing to see online degree and online courses offered within the past decade. This has allowed people to work full-time jobs and obtain a degree at the same time.
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Reginald Matthews
7/25/2019 08:42:17 pm
You are right about the trends. As tech changes, we have to change with it. We can't afford to be left behind
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Tian
7/25/2019 09:33:04 pm
I'm glad to see you enjoy using Weebly with website creation. When building up website with Weebly, I feel the support from this team and many other functions can be explored if you know the HTML language.
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