Wiki
http://mrbruceshistory.wikispaces.com/ Wikis are quickly becoming a common educational source that teachers use in their classroom (Roblyer & Doering, 2013, p. 224). Wikis are effective because it allows students to gather information and to store that information on collective web pages for all to see (Roblyer & Doering, 2013, p. 223). I picked the link above because I felt this web page is the one that I would use in my own classroom. It was created by a history teacher and the way it works is he presents topics or dilemmas to his students. Then a pair of students is asked to find information and present their findings in wiki form. I believe this is the kind of format I would use in my classroom. It presents the material to all while allowing each individual group to go a research a topic.
Widget #1
http://www.widgetbox.com/widget/google-calendar-embed/?id=c661a978-952b-4472-8fe8-46666216f590
The first widget I would use is a calendar widget. No matter what subject you teach organization has to be a teacher's first priority. This widget provides you with a calender on which you can put information like due dates and things for your students.
Widget #2
http://www.widgetbox.com/widget/this-day-in-history-cdouthard/?id=afb5547f-1ca6-4491-8e66-8bf1a72c9472
This widget would be a great use to my classroom because it provides detailed summeries on what hapened on specific days in history. I could give students dates and then they could use this widget to find the topic that corresponds with it and get information.
Web-based lesson
http://www.tramline.com/trips.htm
This site specializes in the exciting field of electronic or virtual field trips. A major benefit to this style of lesson is that it provides the students with some form of visual image that offers educational value of a place where they could not routinely travel (Roblyer & Doering, 2013, p. 239). Real field trips present many problems with the most being expensive ( (Roblyer & Doering, 2013, p. 239). By doing a web-based lesson and choosing a virtual field trip it gives students the idea of being out of the classroom traveling but makes it much easier on the student and the school (Roblyer & Doering, 2013, p. 239). As a history teacher, images and field trips are the most effective ways to covey an event to students. Due to this, virtual field trips are a major benefit to the history department and one that should definately be used.
References:
Roblyer, M. D., & Doering, A. H. (2013). Integrating educational technology into teaching (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.
"Many instructors use wikis both in their class for their students to develop their own wikis or they develop wikis to communicate their own content."(Roblyer & Doering, 2013, p. 224) The widget you chose for your widget 1, is the same one I have also used in my blog as welll I believe as someone who is determined to teach history in my classroom, that this widget goes hand in hand with the teaching of history.
ReplyDeleteI really like the "This Day in History" widgets. They are great for classroom use and helping students understand events that they might never read about in their textbook. Our text says, "With organizations and companies like National Geographic and Verizon stepping into the educational arena the quality (of educational resources for lessons) is only getting better (Roblyer & Doering, 2013, p. 257). These are great resources that you have posted. It's nice to know that resources are only going to improve.
ReplyDeleteWell you stole my widget "This Day in History"......no surprise. Seriously though I love that widget and I am definitly going to incorporate its use in my classroom. Information is abundant these days with the internet being so easily accessible and by incorpating the use of technology into the classroom we can surround students with endless amounts of knowlege and information (Roblyer & Doering, 2013, p.239).
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