Visualizing with Technologies

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Visualizing with technology is positive on our society today. Overall, have a visual of something when being taught helps a student learn a lot easier. It gives them a better idea on what the teacher is talking about and explains the topic in more detail. Teachers can you visualizing technology in the classroom by using a projector or some kind of board connected to the computer. They will write or draw on these tools in order for students to better understand. Imagine if your teacher in math class just said all the equations and talked out how to work it out. That would be difficult. Instead they use these projectors and boards to write on so that the student gets the visual aid they need.

 

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Let’s be honest, learning would be nearly impossible without some kind of visual aid. Being able to actually turn words into writing or a picture is easier for a student’s learning process. I know personally as a student, this visual aid has a great impact on my learning. I am not sure that I would fully understand some of the things I know if it wasn’t for this tool. Overall, every teacher should really take into consideration to use a board or projector to write what they are saying on. The teacher and the student will be more successful when they do this.

Podcasting

Podcasts are media files that form one big series. It is similar to the way that informatin is shared over television of the radio. The author of the podcast will record themself then share the podcast. When they have been posted online or shared, they are accessible by their audience at any time. This is very convenient unlike television and the radio. People use podcasting to express their thoughts or emotions on a topic. When these people share their podcasts, they normally intend to share them in a series over time. Using a podcast to share information instead of just writing it is very helpful because you can show your emotions through podcast and people can see how you truly feel about a topic.

The Web 2.0 tools that we have discussed previous to this lesson seemed to focus more on communicating through writing. This is the first tool we have discussed that involves audio through media. I think that this tool is possibly one of the most useful ones because of this. Audio grabs attention because it normally allows you to involve emotion with what you’re saying. This tool is similar to some of the other tools we have discussed because you are able to give your thoughts on a topic and then share it with the public or whoever you choose to share it with. This tool is very helpful and I hope that people will take the time to make use of it.

In today’s world, almost everyone owns a phone or and MP3 player. I own an iPhone, which could also be used as an iPod. I use the iPod part of my phone to listen to music and listen to podcast. It is kind of more of a recreational part of my phone than anything else to me. In the classroom, you could use the iPod to share podcast. Honestly, it could even be used to play music. Music always helped me when a teacher played it in the classroom because it soothes me and creates a comfort zone in the classroom. Online communication tools are very helpful because it makes communication effortless and it is very easy to access. The only problem with it is that you normally won’t know the authors true emotions about their opinion through writing. This is why the podcasts are very helpful and useful in doing that.  

Web 2.0 tools

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Web 2.0 is a term that was founded in 2004. It is the evolution of the World Wide Web. Web 2.0 provides us with online software services. The Web 2.0 tools offer us easy access and abilities to do things. You are able to do things from you home at your computer instead of in person because of these tools. The communication through social media and email is really beneficial because it helps to relay information in a short amount of time. The understanding of Web 2.0 tools was a little difficult for me to understand at first, but with the information provided this week, I was able to build a better understanding on this topic.

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The Web 2.0 tools are extremely beneficial in education today. We have the access to communicate and share information, while also being able to access all the information we need on a topic. This helps the teachers as well as the students. It makes their job easier because it helps them to communicate with their students and also helps them to share information. I don’t really see any negative effects that Web 2.0 tools have. It really seems to be beneficial to me and not harmful. I would highly recommend that teachers, students and administrators take advantage of this and make good use of it. It will make learning better and easier for all of them.