Benefits of Applying
Technology to
Education.
FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND
HUMANITIESDEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGUE
CAREER: Bachelor in EnglishCURSE NAME:
Technology in [Link]: July 5 ,
2014STUDENT`S NAME:Wendy Iveth Chicas
2014
Wendy
Chicas
05/07/2014
1. In a chart, describe the advantages and disadvantages of using
technology in your professional development taking into account
Blended Learning, Education 2.0, Web 2.0 and IT.
TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY
TOOL
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
BLENDED LEARNING
Flexibility.
Increased interaction
from students.
Improved technology
skills.
Asynchronous
communications.
Opportunities to
create learning
communities.(
Less class time with
use of internet.
Time requirements
Technology support
learning curve for
both faculty and
student in learning
the technologies.
Longer prep time
when teaching in a
blended environment.
Faculty perceptions of
blended learning.
Student perceptions of
blended learning.
EDUCATION 2.0
Higher quality
information available
faster.
Reduce Distance,
Provide Information
Communication,
Makes life Easier.
Allow people to share
and discuss knowledge
using written text,
sound or video and
thus they enable social
knowledge
construction and
formation of
conceptualization
share with others.
Knowledge
organization and
reflection
Teachers are
struggling to grasp the
concept of the different
technologies available
and sometimes they do
not know how.
Some teachers even
feel scared because
they fear that this will
make them feel
embarrassed if they
make mistakes with
using the computer
while teaching.
They will have to use
unfamiliar things in
their lessons.
Need for IT experience.
WEB 2.0
Opportunity to stay in
touch with many
people without regard
to the distance
between.
Opportunity to get to
know with people from
different countries and
cultures.
Spend alternatively.
Easy and cheap.
For an enterprise it is
possible and easy to
post advertising.
Allow diary or even
minutely actualization.
Good quality for image
and video.
Great variety of videos
that it is not
achievable to find
everywhere else.
Users profiles and
personal information
accessible to people
that should not be able
to see them.
Uploaded files that
everyone can save in
their computer and
use them.
Lack of privacy.
The possibility to occur
disagreements or
impolite comments.
Ability to post only
videos that are short in
duration, in cases you
want to see a video
with longer duration
you have to search for
all of their parts.
IT
Students-centered
Approaches to
learning.
Educators skills in the
use of
Technology for
learning.
Synthesis-level
teachers can merge
classroom instruction,
relevant on-line
instructional
techniques, and
supplementary
materials.
Synthesis-level
teachers can merge
classroom instruction,
relevant
on-line instructional
techniques, and
supplementary materials.
Technical assistance
for maintaining and
using technology
Resources
Community partners
who provide expertise,
support, and real-life
Interactions
Ongoing nancial
support for sustained
technology use
Assessment of the
effectiveness of
technology for learning
2. Explain how you are going to design a lesson plan online by
using Web Quest and what are the real propose using this kind
of technology in your professional development.
First of all, as it is known, a WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in
which some or all of the
information that learners
interact with, comes from
resources on the Internet
(Dodge, 1995).
For designing a good
webquest I have to develop
some basic components
which are the following: The
first one is the Introduction,
In this part I set the stage for
the activity and catches the
readers attention to draw
them into the quest. Also, I
provide there background
information as necessary.
The next step is the TASK, here I state what the students will be
required to do and detail what the outcome will be expected and the tools
that are to be used to produce them. There is also, the PROCESS, in this
section I concise and clearly laid out. I provide links to Internet sites
interwoven within the steps. The next one is the EVALUATION, in this
section I display a rubric to measure the product as objectively as possible
and leaves little space for questions.
The next component is the CONCLUSION, in this space I summarize
the experience, allow reflection about the process and add higher level
questions that may be researched at another time. I Give sustenance for
thought as to where students can go with the info they have learned, using
it in a different situation. The purpose of the webquest is to allow students
to complete authentic projects and use technology to find and present
information, at the same time, i will be doing a good use of time in the
classroom to develop another kind of activity if I take advantage of the
tools that technology provides.
3. Explain how you are going to deal if you want to use technology
in a school or place of work but there is not Tech in the
classroom. What are you going to do? How are you going to
solve the problem? Provide resources that you will use and the
procedures.
If I were working in a school where there is not technology, I would first
try to encourage the principals, for they recognize that will benefit to
students, teachers and therefore to the school in the long term to acquire
or provide at least the most useful device which is the computer. They
have to know that Using technology to enhance learning is not a new
concept, they will discover valuable professional development and excellent
outcomes if they make an effort to bring the resources.
Then, I will teach using blended
learning in the classroom in order to
encourage them to use the
technology in a beneficial way and
not just for fun. I will turn the class
per groups, giving them the
opportunity to use at least the
computer that I bring and then turn
other groups after doing another
kind of activity. Then, assuming they
have computer at home, Im going to
use one specific blog post to give my students a choice of follow a set of
articles or links related to the topic I am teaching. Then, taking in account
their comments on the forum we have created, I will provide to my class
webquests depending on their strengths. Next class in the classroom, every
student will debrief and share in oral presentations what they learn and at
the same time they would be evaluated taking in account the aspects given
in a rubric that I have had explained already.
4. Choose digital resources you will include and describe how
those digital resources you are going to improve you PLE and
PLN.
PLE (Personal Learning Environment)
The set of the different applications, services and various other types of
learning resources gathered from different contexts. It is constructed by an
individual and used in everyday life for learning.
Twitter:
Using twitter is also very important; you are being informed of current
events, know distinct opinions, hobbies or passions from different people
or organizations.
Facebook:
This is the most useful tool in the PLE because is the best way of keeping
up to date with homework or events. I can fallow some pages of my interest
and share some important information on my wall and at the same time
receive the info from my friends or classmates.
Youtube
Having a YouTube account allows me to comment on the videos I watch;
therefore develop my critical thinking while I am improving my listening
skill.
Skype
This is a tool I can use to interact with people from other countries in
order to understand some cultural differences. Also, as it is an inexpensive
widely accessible tool it permit me encourage the faculty to experiment
with new techniques as student and as a teacher.
English Attack
This is a very effective way to acquire vocabulary while the interactive
game or the movies I can watch in the site.
Blogger
Using blogger helps me to get the information of my interest as teacher
and student, also, allows me to use in a better way my time. The site is
very useful because contains all kind of information in an organized
manner and I can use it without complications.
Zunal
This is an amazing tool for teaching or learning in a better and organized
way, I can learn developing a variety of activities and using a lot of
resources the site allows me to use. The webquests I can find are complete
and varied in activities and that is why this site contributes to my learning
process.
Gmail
I use gmail to view files received as attachments in supported formats.
Also, I can save the attachments directly to Google Drive. The service
allows me to make free calls from my Gmail account and also call other
countries on a fee basis.
PLN (Personal Learning Network)
It allows me to develop my own personalized network of fellow educators
and resources who are designed to make me a better professional.
Email
Using emails is very important in the educational area as a supplement to
teaching. I can use it as a strategy for providing extra information or
communicating with colleagues.
Blogger
I use blogger to share my knowledge and to interact with my colleagues of
job online or with the people who is interested in what I share.
Facebook
In Facebook I can fallow some pages of my interest and share some
important information on my wall and at the same time receive the info
from my colleagues or students.
Linkedin
I use LinkedIn in order to become visibly active in professional
communities that matter to my long-term career goals. Thus, when it
comes to finding employment or a company is looking for employees I can
have the chance to be nominated.
Twitter
In this site I can share what I am learning or thinking about our work area
into the most simple format possible in order to be understood by my
friends and coworkers.
YouTube
Using YouTube could be a very useful tool for learning or teaching a
foreign language if we know the correct way to use it. Subscribing to
channels can allow you to participate in a forum in order to being active in
this educational world.
Conclusion
As a conclusion I can say that, classrooms certainly have changed
over the years, but what counts the most is their efficiency. Educational
technology has its moments, but at the same time it can open students
minds and help them to achieve great things that will help them in the
future.
The only way technology can be effective is if the teacher becomes
educated in what tools are available, and learns how to use the tools
appropriately. If the teacher relies on just the technology as their way of
teaching, then it will not get through to the students.
As teacher I can lecture and use textbooks, but I should still show
important videos and allow students to participate in interactive games.
Students will gain knowledge from textbooks, but gain experience through
technology.
In the recent years, a number of approaches to employ technology
tools and services in education emerged. Blogs, social networking tools,
sites to create online lesson plans, podcasts, and even more tools I apply.
The challenge is to improve our skills in using those things in the various
subjects and the different levels. The benefits are multiples, the education
process is more attractive for the students, increased the quality of
learning, practicing skills such as critical and analytical thinking,
collaboration teamwork through the PLE and PLN and the professional
presentation and communication.
