Week 5

Through using TeacherTube I will be able to help my students understand and truly grasp ideas without boring them with a lecture. They will be able to have hands on learning of different areas of the world while sitting in their seat looking at the computer screen.

I will be able to achieve more classroom objectives through emphasizing instructional games and tools than ever before. I will be able to have my students full attention as we experience new ways of learning.

I have talked about the pros of these tools in the paragraphs above. The cons of such tools might be that they aren't receiving the feedback that they can receive from the teacher. Students need to know that they are improving and doing a good job. Some instructional tools give feedback (in fact most of the tools I provide will) although receiving such feedback from a computer and from a person can be much different. If not watched, students may become distracted while using the computers. In all, the pros definitely outweigh the cons.

The video this week was very interesting. I enjoyed hearing what the students of this age have to say about technology. They believe that in the near future all media will be on the go. It will be accessable anytime and anywhere with no limitations. It is amazing how far technology has come and it's easy to believe that it will only improve. The students talked about how their parents can't quite grasp technology the way that they can. Through this video I was able to see how much students understand and thrive off of technology.