EDCI 320 9-9-10 Blog Chapter 3
Simulations can make the impossible possible. They can make it so I could give each of my students their own island with a population of boys (as in Lord of the Flies) to run social experiments on. This is something that I would never be able to do in reality. Simulations make things possible and save resources that would be expended by really accomplishing them.
Benefits and detractions of drill and practice, tutorial simulation, instructional games and problem solving software were covered in this chapter.
One of the big problems facing technology integration or the acquisition of technology for use in the classroom is justifying its use with scientific research and showing student progress and standards achievement. Technology can be used to help reach these goals and also to monitor student progress. In these ways we can justify technology use in classrooms! WOOT!
So I am going to use simulations in my classroom to provide students with tools to illustrate, explore, and develop scenarios that would not be typically possible.
As much as possible in my classroom I will use technology to provide students with instant feedback so they can correct the concepts they don’t understand and lock in the concepts they do. Also this makes it so I am more free to help students and improve lessons rather than grading all the time.
What software is available to secondary level english teachers?
Best-
Blake
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