After discussing positive and negative experiences with technology, our whole group came to a consensus on the stories that we want to share with the rest of the class. A positive experience that we all had mentioned individually, was how much the internet is beneficial for doing projects, especially a group project. We all mentioned how the internet provides great resources for lookingup information for projects instead of going to the library. Another positive experience with technology we all agreed with is using email to communicate for a group project. Using email and/or blackboard to discuss ideas was very essential for this assignment. We have only worked on this assignment with each other through the use of blackboard and email. Also, being all education majors, the Internet is a great resource for getting ideas for lessons as well as getting worksheets to use.
A negative experience that we want to share is that sometimes certain files will not work on all computers. One group member shared their story of a time when she had problems opening up a PowerPoint for a presentation. It was last semester when she was in her math education class. she and another classmate created a PowerPoint about how to teach fractions in an elementary school classroom. They created it using PowerPoint 2007, but when they went to open the PowerPoint in the classroom, it wouldn't open. The computer in the classroom had PowerPoint 2003 and could not open a PowerPoint 2007 document. Luckily, they were able to go to the computer room in the building which had PowerPoint 2007 and convert it to PowerPoint 2003.
Allison Barry
Amanda Harvey
Ashley WhalenJessica Thomas
I can definitely relate to the Internet being a positive experience with technology in edcuation. Whenever I had to write research papers in college, I always relied on the online databases rather than actually going to the library. This is helpful when I cannot actually be on campus but I can still be doing research for my paper. My dad likes to comment about how much more difficult it was for him to get research done when he was in school because, not only did he have to actually go to the library and look things up in books, but the card catalog was not on a computer as it is now, so it was difficult to find the books you needed.
ReplyDeleteAs a teacher, I definitely embrace the Internet in my classroom. I show my students interesting websites (nationalgeographic), videos (brainpop) and pictures that I might not be able to find other places. I am also cautious when allowing my students to use the Internet. For example, when my 2nd grade students did a research paper on a famous scientist, I had websites picked out for the students to make sure the students were on safe sites.
With your negative experience, I can definitely relate. I've found that in most situations, it is better to save the file in an older format because the newer versions can run the older formats but the older versions cannot run the newer formats. Maybe save it both ways just to be sure. I know that in Microsoft Office, there is an option to save the file to be compatible with an older version.
As a teacher, I would make sure that my students knew which version was on the computer that they would be presenting on. I would also demostrate how to save the file in an older format.
Thanks for sharing your experiences!
I have also shared the same negative experience of saving a document in a newer version of powerpoint, and it not working when I get into the classroom because it is not compatible with newer versions. I have learned from this that I must save every document to the older version, no matter what, just to be on the safe side. I believe that when a professor is assigned to a classroom, they should be familiar with the technology in the room, and know what version of Microsoft they have in the room. I've had some professors in the past that did not know how to even use the projector. I think it must be mandatory that the professors first become familiar with the technology in the room before teaching a class. This would be benificial to the stdents, and would prevent many technology problems from occuring.
ReplyDeleteI can relate to the positive and negative experiences of your group experiences with technology. The internet has been very useful in learning. It is easier and faster to access than going to a library. I am able to complete most of my class work without ever leaving my room. It has also been beneficial to me with this ISTC class. My group members and I communicate by email and blackboard also. As far as the the negative experience I can relate to that as well. I feel embarrasse for my peers when they are unable to open their projects that they work so hard on. As a teacher, I would have each student make a test run of their file, maybe in class prior to when the assignment is due. I would also make sure my students have an alternate way to save their work just in case an error occurs. Lastly, I believe it is the teachers responsibility to make sure all technology in the classroom work properly, so the students will be aware of it.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with this group's positive experience. I use the internet every day, and at this point, can't picture life without it. It has been a very long time since I have had to go to the library in order to get information for an assignment instead of being able to do it from home and researching on the internet. In addition, I also agree that the internet is a great source of communication when doing group projects. Whenever I have done a group project, my partners and I always communicate through email or blackboard; it is very convenient.
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