The two resources I am most likely to
use in my classroom demonstrate my belief that use of technology should be
authentic and should not be for the sake of using technology.
Atlantis Remixed is the carrot cake of education.
Children are eating carrots (addressing standards) while enjoying a
scrumptious dessert (having fun playing an interactive game). There are so many layers of
advantages! Children learn
important concepts; teachers address academic standards. They are enhancing traditional literacy
by reading virtual information or by reading “real-world” texts. They are enhancing new literacies by
completing quests and tasks using computer and internet skills. They use 21st century
thinking! Students are engaged in authentic inquiry. But they are also engaged in valuable
lessons about global, social, and digital citizenship.
Journey North is another authentic application of academic standards. Students become active participants in
and makers of science. As a
student of education, I strive to eliminate worksheets and it is websites like
this that allow me to do just that.
Instead of handing out sheets of paper that depict the sun’s rotation,
then ask “application” questions, students can track the sun’s rotation using
their own experiences with daylight.
And they can view the experiences of their peers worldwide! How could they NOT be motivated? And, of course, they are simultaneously
gaining technological literacies!
Are there any drawbacks that you can think of to these two resources?
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