Week 7 Oct 10,2017


There is no escaping Web 2.0 tools in a modern classroom however how an educator uses them can make or break the lesson. The more familiar you are to the technology the easier it is to incorporate it to your lesson. I personally think YouTube and blogs are a great way to get your students engaged with the class. On YouTube you can access an unlimited amount of educational videos pertaining to your subject. Whether they are full length documentaries or short clips to put in to your lecture there is always something available. Twitter is not my favorite media to use. I feel as though I can not get my point across in only 140 characters. It’s just very restrictive in my eyes. Yes you could get a quick response from an author or journalist but they may not answer your question entirely or you may have another that they don’t respond to. I would definitely use YouTube, seeing history happen is much more memorable than just reading it. I did find a website that allows students to build their own stories, with graphics called Storybird ! As an educator I would assign students either in groups or individually a section of history or event to put into their own words and pictures so they can understand it easier. Then we would share the stories they created with the class so we could all see a different side of history. 

 Gesture based displays are definitely the biggest promise for the future of education. Anything that allows students to physically interact during class is a big plus in my eyes. As a history teacher for  grade 12 I would love to take my students to every historical site that relates to my lesson because seeing it and experiencing is totally different than just reading about it. With gesture based displays I can take my students to battle sites and show them the land and where each battalion was set up and what the possible downfalls to their locations were. I can take my students to excavation sites and show them what is being found in Egypt, Pompei and China all without leaving my classroom. 

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