Blog Post #H

Strategies for using videos with students.

Students would much rather watch a video then hear a teacher lecture. Therefore, by using videos makes it a good strategy to grab the attention of the students. Videos can be used to introduce new material or spark more interest in a lesson already being taught. I would be able to pause a video and ask questions that would let me know if the students are understanding the information. Pausing the video can also open up a discussion on the information, the students were just watching. Rewinding the video will give the students the opportunity to view the information again. This would also bring to their attention that they need to improve their listening skills. I can also eliminate the sound on the video and do my own voiceover. This gives the me the opportunity to insert more information from my lesson plan (Maloy, Verock-O’Loughlin, Edward, 2013, pp. 225). There are plenty of video libraries on the internet. http://www.watchknowlearn.org/ is just one of many I found interesting, it is a free website for K-12 for teacher and parents to use. There are approximately 50,000 educational videos, placed in 5,000 categories (watch).

Strategies for using PowerPoint with students

An important point to make, is that a power point presentation can be used at every grade level and with any subject. Using a multimedia projector, I can project the information, images, graphics or math problems, from a computer to a large screen or whiteboard for the students to view an interact with the information slides. When a Power Point presentation is done correctly, it can engage students into wanting to know more about the subject. Using voice over is just another way technology can improve and help keep my students focused on the slide presentation. I can break the traditional presentation by stopping the slide presentation from time to time and fill in any gapes of information not on the power point. This would also be a good time to get students involved in a discussion on the material presented in the power point.  Following points on this video can help you with your next teaching power point presentation.

(Maloy, Verock-O’Loughlin, Edward, 2013, pp. 225).

jhewittoise."Teaching with PowerPoint". Online Video clip. YouTube, 5 May 2008. Web. 21 Oct 2016.

Podcasts as a Learning Technology

Podcasts is a digital audio file that is created, shared and heard thru the internet. Teachers, schools or anyone can create a Podcast account. Students will need to subscribe to the my  account, in order to receive the content; on any device they choose (Gray, C.). More and more teachers and students are using Podcasts because of the benefits. Students are able to access a missed class or classes and/or lectures. I would encourage students, and groups of students to create projects of interests, to the class for the Podcasts. This could be a project of, producing a collection of audiobooks, to reading the text book aloud Maloy, Verock-O’Loughlin, Edward, 2013, pp. 235, 236). This would be a benefit to students who find; reading a challenge, those who do not like to read or students who are visual impairment. Podcasting is an excellent way to encourage students to become engage in class. I think one of the most important benefit of Podcasts, is the fact that it is portability, convenience (Gray, C.) and available 24/7 for students to access: academic material, class activity, class discussion, lessons and lecture.

Reference

Gray, C. (2013, February 7). Podcasting in Education: What Are the Benefits? Retrieved October

21, 2016, from https://www.thepodcasthost.com/news/podcasting-in-education/

jhewittoise."Teaching with PowerPoint". Online Video clip. YouTube, 5 May 2008. Web. 21 Oct
2016.

Maloy, Robert, Verock-O’Laughlin,Ruth-Ellen, Edward, Sharon A., and Woolf, Beverly Park (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies, 2^nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.

http://www.watchknowlearn.org/