Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
New improved Ross
Watch this video for some interesting facts and hints for using technology. In the 6th minute there is advantages of using podcasts.
Monday, April 12, 2010
TXT SPK N D CLSRUM!
Hi all,
watz yr opiniN on txt spk n d clsrum? shd it B allowd?
For those who are struggling to read my questions click here to translate!
This leads me onto this week's discussions; What place do textspeak and hypertext have in the classroom?
I personally cannot stand textspeak and will only embrace it in a text message to limit character usage and save me from having to send two messages(yes I lose my morals to save a buck!) But there are many people out there that adore this new literacy, so should we cater for their needs?
I think I will struggle as a teacher ever educating children on textspeak. That said in certain scenarios I may not penalise or hinder the use of this modern literacy. For example textspeak for informal note taking or when using chat/instant messager in education is acceptable. However if a child hands me a written piece for assessment littered with textspeak the page will soon change from white to red! Red due to marker pen not blood, I am not that anti textspeak!
Hypertext however, I find a very useful tool. I have seen these used in websites such as wikipedia but never known how to embed them into my work. Things have now changed, and I fear I may become a hyperlink addict. As a teacher I think they could be a very useful tool in a lesson. Clicking on a word during teaching to explain/emphasise a topic will help to deepen knowledge. For the children it may encourage them to search for additional information to beef up an assignment that they might not have otherwise done.
For example a child may write: kangaroos come from Australia.
This link to information about Australia means they have put more detail into the statement thus hopefully increasing their knowledge.
What is clear is that literacy is changing as a result of new technologies and probably my opinions, like literacy, will change in the future.
watz yr opiniN on txt spk n d clsrum? shd it B allowd?
For those who are struggling to read my questions click here to translate!
This leads me onto this week's discussions; What place do textspeak and hypertext have in the classroom?
I personally cannot stand textspeak and will only embrace it in a text message to limit character usage and save me from having to send two messages(yes I lose my morals to save a buck!) But there are many people out there that adore this new literacy, so should we cater for their needs?
I think I will struggle as a teacher ever educating children on textspeak. That said in certain scenarios I may not penalise or hinder the use of this modern literacy. For example textspeak for informal note taking or when using chat/instant messager in education is acceptable. However if a child hands me a written piece for assessment littered with textspeak the page will soon change from white to red! Red due to marker pen not blood, I am not that anti textspeak!
Hypertext however, I find a very useful tool. I have seen these used in websites such as wikipedia but never known how to embed them into my work. Things have now changed, and I fear I may become a hyperlink addict. As a teacher I think they could be a very useful tool in a lesson. Clicking on a word during teaching to explain/emphasise a topic will help to deepen knowledge. For the children it may encourage them to search for additional information to beef up an assignment that they might not have otherwise done.
For example a child may write: kangaroos come from Australia.
This link to information about Australia means they have put more detail into the statement thus hopefully increasing their knowledge.
What is clear is that literacy is changing as a result of new technologies and probably my opinions, like literacy, will change in the future.
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