Blog Chapter 8 10-14-10
I like the idea of students synthesizing the information they gather off the internet. I hadn’t thought of how students can abuse the internet or teachers can make assignments nothing more than info gathering sessions. It is another opportunity to ad value to your students education if you give them universal skills like information synthesis. In almost every field they will need that type of asset. Information synthesis also very important when considering the digital divide. Students who do not have the ability to gather information from the internet and make use of it in their own way will simply be left behind.
Humans have more and more access to one another with technology. Teachers should harness that connectivity to allow students to communicate with people outside the country. Imagine the experience and insight a child could glean from corresponding with a Chinese farmer or an African instrument maker.
I really like the information check list for web pages. This was a tool I could make use of in the class room. This information helped me to even further refine what I require when it comes for online resources for my class. I will be sure to use this when I develop a resource base for my students, and I will explain to student the value of the check list.
I will try to make my classroom as technology friendly as possible. As a student I have run into teachers who only accept a certain type of file format, or don’t understand how to open alternate types of files. I was very frustrated when I was using what in my opinion was the best, or the fastest technology and teachers made me travel back in time technologically to meet up with their comfort level. File transfers are going to be a bigger and bigger part of student & teacher interaction. My classroom and policies will be structured with that in mind. I will make it as easy as possible to recieve and give files.
The web page development procedures were a great piece of information that I could use in a class. Could almost turn that little eight step graph into a multi piece assignment straight from the book. Web page publishing would be a challenging and useful skill for my students to have.
What is the legality of “grabbing” or downloading pages to be modified?
Best-
Blake
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