Week #12

The uses of the computer programs that we learned about this week are endless. As a teacher you can not only show your students how to mind map and brain storm, but you can also create fun activities for them to play. These programs also have tons of pre-designed activities that can be used to enhance a lesson and make it more hands on. This is a program that will help students learn what they need to learn in a fun way, and it can also be used for testing. As far as collaboration goes, as teachers we can purchase this program for the school and then share how we have used it with each other. We will also be able to share the activities that we design. The only con that I can see, is that kids already spend way to much time on the computer, and this would just increase that time.

The video this week presented a lot of the same information that has been in the past videos. I liked how they used pictures to add to their meaning. It is a daunting task to prepare students for the unknown. With technology advancing like it is, we as teachers must keep on top of it. We know that our students will know how to use it, and so we must also know how to use it, while also utilize it in the classroom. The music shift at the end really brought their point home. We must create this classroom and teach they way they learn best. We have to prepare them for their world and help them connect to it. If we cannot learn how to do this, we will continue loosing students.