Module: Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
I looked at NETS-T Model: 4. "I model knowledge construction and creative thinking by working collaboratively with individuals and groups of students and contributing to learning both face-to-face and virtually." I wanted to learn about different ways you can utilize technology for the purpose of group and individual work. From this model I choose the link to, "Top 10 Web 2.0 Tools for Young Learners."
Number 4 out of the Top 10 was Glogster EDU. (I actually, played around on the demo version for a little bit and thought it was fun!) Glogster is an economically friendly way for students to make multimedia posters for their class either by themselves or in a group. This stood out to me because it eliminates the use of paper products and encourages students to be more economical. Also, it eliminates the bulky poster boards from the classrooms and allows teachers to keep all of their students work. Moreover, it is a fun way for students to utilize technology and work collaboratively with other students or by themselves. However, one downside to this was the cost. For the premium teacher package it is $99.00 a year but it does offer other less expensive packages. My concern with purchasing the less expensive packages would be that it would not give students enough choices.
Number 2 out of the Top 10 was Blogs. This caught my interest not only because we are actually creating our own blogs but that it gives students a "voice." Speaking to the "voice" aspect of blogs is that it gives the shy students the opportunity to share more about themselves with the rest of the class. Blogs seem like a great way to incorporate multicultural and diverse learning into the classroom too. Also, it allows students to connect with other students that they may have not befriended or realized they had so much in common with before. Additionally, it provides the teacher with a more well-rounded persona of each student and maybe it allows the teacher to design their lesson plan around each of there students abilities.
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