How can development tools help you to develop students’ higher order skills and creativity? (Development tools: Imaging/Editing Software, drawing tools, web page development tools, multimedia tools, etc.) How can these tools help students to be more productive? What makes these tools suitable for your classroom?
Development tools such as imaging/editing software, multimedia tools, web page development tools, etc. can help you to develop students' higher order skills and creativity in several ways. The assignment given to the student could provide a choice on how to meet the criteria for the assignment. For example, the assignment could be satisfied with some type of visual component, a song, drama or a multimedia presentation. This would allow the student to choose something that fit their learning style. Another way they can develop those skills is by giving an open-ended assignment. Students have to complete the assignment and use higher order skills to decide how to proceed with the requirements of the assignment.
These tools help students become more productive because some of the tedious pen and paper activities can be replaced or shortened using these tools. Editing software can save lots of time by preventing rewrites when mistakes are made.
These tools are suitable for the classroom because they engage students. They are suitable because they help students learn skills they will need for the future. Lastly, they are suitable because they can help the teacher be more effective while at the same time give students an opportunity to showcase their knowledge of technology in a relevant manner.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Online Exercise 12- Productivity Tools
Think of the productivity tools discussed in class and ways you have used them. (Word processing, spreadsheets, databases, presentation software, concept mapping tools, free productivity tools) How have productivity tools helped you be more creative? More organized? More productive? How can you incorporate the learner-centered principles into your approaches for using these tools?
I have used word processors, spreadsheets and presentation software for many years for basic classroom activities. They have definitely helped me be more organized and more productive. Using word processors, I can create documents for tests, quizzes, notes and lab activities and modify them as needed. I am much more organized using electronic files than I would be with the more traditional manila folder and filing cabinet. I need to do a better job of incorporating the learner-centered principles into my use of these tools. Today's students can do many things with technology and I want to allow them to do so. I can incorporate the learner-centered principles for using these tools by requiring students to create documents and files using these tools for assignments and projects.
I have used word processors, spreadsheets and presentation software for many years for basic classroom activities. They have definitely helped me be more organized and more productive. Using word processors, I can create documents for tests, quizzes, notes and lab activities and modify them as needed. I am much more organized using electronic files than I would be with the more traditional manila folder and filing cabinet. I need to do a better job of incorporating the learner-centered principles into my use of these tools. Today's students can do many things with technology and I want to allow them to do so. I can incorporate the learner-centered principles for using these tools by requiring students to create documents and files using these tools for assignments and projects.
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