In my opinion, the group process required by this interactivity was authentic collaborative. It brought together a group of people who will all one day be teaching the same content and forced us all to go above and beyond the “ technological norms”, thinking of many creative ways to present information to students. This is important because even though it was difficult to really think hard about what technologies can be used aside from the usual ones ( powerpoint, ipod, ipad, etc.) , this information will always be able to be utilized in the future. When we actually have to teach, we can now focus in on the “not so frequently used” technologies instead of the ones that are always used in order to create the best learning environment possible.
From the final inventory, I am able to notice that each member took on a very different approach which in turn guided them to choose certain technologies as opposed to others. For example, a lot of my technologies have to do with everyday life and aspects that if my students were to go to Italy, they would need to know such as slang used in texting which is also used on public posters, etc. and ,everyday cultural aspects such as fashion etc. while other groups members took different approaches however, basing their technologies more on visualization , or auditory skills just to name a few.
This technology inventory in my opinion won’t serve a purpose in READ 411 but will in CURR314. Because this course is based on assessment of students, these various technologies can be utilized in many ways to make sure students are learning correctly through the various uses of auditory, visual and kinesthetic aids.
Danielle, I agree with you when you say that the group project was collaborative and creative. Each of us worked very hard to find useful technologies and posted them in an organized fashion. Though it was difficult for us to think outside of the box and find technologies that we really were not accustomed with, I feel that this experienced has benefited us not only to find technologies to use in the future but has also given us the skills to find technologies in the future as new ones are developed and released. Furthermore I agree that we can use this inventory for CURR 314 and invite you to see ways in which it can be used in READ 411 as well. I am not sure if you are to complete a tutorial experience for READ 411 this semester like my class is required to but if you are the technologies in the inventories can be useful in creating lesson plans. Since you agree that the technologies can be used for assessment, the inventory can also help in assessing the child you are tutoring.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Danielle. Even though we had a lot of repetitions we also had very different focuses. I think this is what helps us all to learn from each other. This was a good way to share what we know and help each other think different about using the same tools!
ReplyDeleteDanielle, based on your paragraph above, can you help me understand further your definition of collaboration? What is/are the essential components of collaboration?
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