Part A
Asynchronous communications- involves a delay in
time, as with blogs, online discussions or email messages
Example of Asynchronous communications: A person
sends an email message to me.
Blogs- are accessible publically journals online
written by individuals for other to read and comment.
Example of Blogs: Someone writing online using eblogger
to have a discussion about particular topic.
Collaborative learning environments- in which
together students work on different parts of a problem and discover information
and main concepts for themselves.
Example of Collaborative learning environments:
Students in a group working on create a wiki page. Students provide different
information to place on wiki. Students share their wiki page for the others to
read and make comments.
Computer-mediated communication- is electronic
information that people exchanges between each other many different kinds of
information.
Example of Computer-mediated communication: Social
media
Digitalk- or textspeak is a collection of letter and
symbols abbreviated that used for communicating quickly when using text messing
on a computer or cell phones.
Example of Digitalk: Someone sending another person
message such as Wht R U doing 2morrouw?
Educational networking- also known as social
networking involves teachers using social technologies for professional or
educational development rather than entertainment or social purposes.
Example of Educational networking: Teachers have
online discussions with other colleagues about how to effectively teach
students information.
Email- is a type of online communication that
feature family members, friends, students and teachers allowing electronic
exchanges between them.
Example of Email: Someone sending another person a
thank you message by texting him or her online.
Hashtags- is where information is organize around
similar topics.
Example of Hashtags: #edchat
Microblogging- is which communicators use a minimum
number of symbols and words.
Example of Microblogging: Twitter
Online discussions- forums that are electronic
allowing students and teachers discussion educational topics.
Example of Online discussions: students and teachers
have online discussions about mathematical problems on an online class
discussion board.
Social networking- is when people communicate
electronic information with one another.
Example of Social networking: Students emailing each
other about their favorite hobbies.
Standards wiki- a collection of class notes and
academic information specifically related to curriculum frameworks.
Example of Standards wiki: Students create a wiki
about National History Day.
Synchronous communications- happens in real time,
text message exchanges or cell phone conversations.
Example of Synchronous communications: A student use
their cell phone to call his or her friend who lives in England.
Teacher or classroom websites- are sites on the
Internet developed by teachers to communicate information about classes and
themselves to educational personnel, family members and students.
Example of Teacher or classroom websites: Students
create on a classroom website under the sea with creatures and their habitats
for his or her first grade class.
Text messaging- when people write and send messages
via cell phone.
Example of text message: Someone sending another
person a message through the phone telling them how are you doing?
Textspeak- a collection of letters and symbols
abbreviated that are used for communicating quickly when using text messaging
on a computer and cell phones.
Example of Textspeak: sending a message such as this
on a computer Hey, Wuz^?
Wikis- are websites students and teachers edit and
create together by revising and reading each other’s comments and ideas.
Example of Wikis: Teachers create a wiki for
students to provide online educational resources that can assist them learning
new information.
Wikitext- is students creating something about a
specific topic by constructing it online.
Example of Wikitext: Students writing a report about
an animal online using Tiddly Wiki.
Reference
Edwards, S.A., Maloy, R.W.,
O’Loughlin, R.V., & Woolf, B.P. (2014) Transforming Learning
with New
Technologies. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc.
Part B
Complete a
lesson plan using the information you learned regarding blog building
twitter, Skype, Wikis, Instagram, Snap
Chat, etc. as discussed in this chapter.
Title of
Lesson: A Dream Vacation
Subject:
Reading
Grade Level:
6th
Objective: Students
will create a blog writing a report about a dream vacation they would like to
take somewhere.
Topic of
Main Idea: Information Literacy
Standard
Use: 2) The student who is information literate evaluates information
critically and competently. 3) The student who is information literate uses
information accurately and creatively. http://alex.state.al.us/standardAll.php?subject=IL&summary=1
Materials:
Microsoft word, Internet on a computer
Activities:
Day 1:
Provide students with a form of what I expect to be included in taking a dream
vacation such as information about the place and description of hotels and
restaurants. Divide students in group of three having them to decide what parts
they are would like to research.
Day 2: Take
students to the computer the lab so they could do their research on taking a
dream vacation.
Day 3: Have
students start writing their reports on taking a dream vacation on Microsoft
Word. Afterwards, students will print out their reports. Have students to go
back in their groups to decide on how they will create a blog putting the
information together.
Day 4: Have
students create a blog putting their information on it including graphics and
illustrations about taking a dream vacation. Students will create their blogs
in the computer lab.
Day 5: Take
students back to the computer lab to read each other blogs online and make
comments.
Homework:
Students will write a paragraph reflecting on how they create a blog about
taking a dream vacation.
Assessment:
Students will be graded on how well they wrote and creation of blog. I will use
a rubric to grade the students on these topics and as well as other topics.
Part C
Learning
Outcome 8.1 Describe how teachers can use communication and social networking
technologies as teaching and learning tools.
Social
media are electronic tools that use the Internet and computer to make possible
information be exchange between people rapidly. Electronic communication known
also computer-media communication between people many different kinds of
information is being exchanged. There
are social media technologies parts to use in teaching. The social media
technologies parts include the following: wikis, blogs, email, online
discussions, teacher or classroom websites. Wiki are websites students and
teachers edit and create together by revising and reading each other’s comments
and ideas. Blogs are publicly accessible journals online written by teachers
for others to comment and read on. Email is a type of communication online
between students, teachers, family members or educational personnel by doing
exchanges electronically. Online discussions are electronic forums in which
students and teachers convers ate about educational topics. Teacher or
classroom websites are sites on the Internet developed by teachers to
communicate information about classes to family members, school personnel,
family members and themselves. In addition, there are two communication
technologies to consider how to use to create productive and engaging
educational activities. The two communication technologies include the
following: synchronous and asynchronous. Synchronous communication happen in
real time, as with exchanges through text messaging and conversations on a cell
phone. Asynchronous communication involve a delay in time, as with blogs,
online discussions or email messages. However, social networking is people
communicate information electronically. Many educators are engage now in
educational networking. Educational networking involves teachers using social networking
for professional and educational development. Some ways teachers can use social
networking such as group editing of projects, linking with reform organizations
and book groups. In concluding, there are many ways to use social media and
electronic communications outside and inside the classroom professional work.
The ways to use social media and electronic communication include the
following: energizing student writing, publishing student work, sharing
information with families and engaging students.
Learning Outcome 8.2 Examine email and text
messaging as information exchanges for teachers and students.
Communication
technologies such as text and email messaging have becomes widespread most
people take them for granted, not remembering how they are new. Email is no
more than electronic mail people send each other message using the Internet or
computers. Text messaging refers to happen in real time text interaction by
typing between people using personal digital assistants, cell phones and computers.
Grown people use email for workplace family talk, recreational pursuits,
communication and business networking. School age adolescents most dominate
form of online communication is text messaging. Text messaging allow
adolescents to communicate with one another like they talk on the street
corners, malls and playgrounds. Adolescents use digital or textspeak is a
collection of letters and symbols abbreviated that are used for communicating
quickly when using text messaging on a computer or cell phones. An example of
digital/textspeak is when another students Wht R U doing 2morrow? Also, some
strategies for using texting and email include the following: hold online
office hours, use text message to teach about spelling, use email for official
communication and establish email connections to museums, universities and
libraries.
Lesson Outcome 8.3 Understand how teachers can
enhance communication and learning using websites and blogs.
However, teachers build generally two kinds of
sites online. The two kinds of sites teacher build are class website and
teaching blog. There are some differences between blogs and websites. Blogger’s
has the ability to interrupt a personal voice, opinions and information sharing
is an informal style, whereas websites feature also personal voice, the formal
tone being utilized of a news report. Blogs usually are more casual in style
than websites. To continue, K-12 teachers can create blogs such as professional
networking, student/family communications and student learning. There are three
types of basic education related blogs include the following: subject,
organizational, learning and teaching. Subject blogs address within a school
one academic areas such as language arts or science. Organizational blogs for
schools serve as formal information centers. Some of the organizational blogs
contributions include students and teachers. Learning and teaching blogs
involve teachers and students around parts of the curriculum in conversations.
In concluding, there are four main design decisions teachers make about
building a blog. The main design decisions include the following: authorship,
audience, reader response, and content posting. Authorship- the teachers
explain who can on site create content. Audience -the teachers decide who may
access their sites. Reader response- the teachers decide how they may receive
comments at their sites. Content posting- the teachers decide how frequently or
how much new content will be posted on their sites.
Many district or school websites commercial
sites resemble of organization information in their presentation. They provide
an extracurricular events, a schedule of academic, educational mission
statement, grade level standards and expectations. However, teacher blogs and
websites are intended to latch the students’ interest, serves as learning
anytime and anywhere entryway, inform colleagues and families about events and
coursework. In addition, successful discussions online depend on the ability of
the teacher to act as a moderator, guiding carefully a difficult process where
there understanding, beliefs, conceptualizations, and emotions of students are
all in the mix. However, some strategies
for discussion online moderations including the following: (1) focus on issues
that have meaning to students, (2) stress the importance of thoughtful, active
participation, (3) emphasize rapid feedback, (4) establish clear rules for
online conduct, (5) respond directly, but tactfully and (5) develop online
reading response form for students. Focus on issues that have meaning for
students when using online discussions if teacher begin to see their students
lose enthusiasm and interest have them find topics and issues that have relevance
and meaning for them. Stress the importance of thoughtful, active participation
mean before teachers start online discussions; teachers need to make it clear
they will be active directors of the communication process that each student is
expected to be a contributor to the discussion and accordingly they will be
graded. Emphasize Rapid Feedback means teachers are providing feedback for the
students quickly when doing online discussions. Establish clear rules for online
conduct means teachers as discussion leaders need to locate ways to engage
everyone in bringing forth ideas from students who are have less discussions
online. Respond directly, but tactfully means teachers need to affirm comments
students make even those comments that they were not expecting when asking a
question online. In concluding, develop an online reading response form for
students mean providing a specific location for students to post their comments
about a reading assignment on an online discussion board.
A wiki
is a blogspace or website that is maintained and edited collaboratively by a
group of people. Wiki allow groups or individuals as they see fit to
re-organize, read, update and visit the content and structure. However, there are
a lot of ranging wide wikis including WikiHow, Wictionary and WikiTravel. Wiki
allow teachers and students to do the following: (1) collaborate with
colleagues and peers, (2) use technology in meaningful ways in the classroom,
(3) publish their writing and (4) receive feedback about their learning both
outside and inside the classroom. In addition, wikis make achievable
collaborative learning environments in which students’ together work on
different parts of a problem and find out main information and concepts for
themselves. However, teachers can build a standards wiki. A standards wiki is a
collection of class notes and academic information specifically related to
curriculum frameworks. A standards wikis is a collaborative learning activity
for students and teachers. Some wiki projects examples include the following:
book discussion groups, information exchange and literature circles. In K-12
classrooms, wikis can be used whenever teachers or students are involved in
group or collaborative projects. To continue, wikitext is a collection of
educational materials that wiki users of group create. An example of wikitext
is TiddlyWiki an open source that is free for students and teachers can use for
short writing activities such as class notes, research journals or book
reports. In concluding, there are some
strategies teachers can for students using wikis. Some strategies teachers can
use for students using wikis include the following decide on group processes,
choose the nature of the wikitext, watch for inappropriate or plagiarized
material and give grades for student work.
Reference
Edwards, S.A., Maloy, R.W.,
O’Loughlin, R.V., & Woolf, B.P. (2014) Transforming Learning
with New
Technologies. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc.
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