TOP 10 TEACHING METHODS FOR WEBQUESTS
WHY
1.It is a guided and efficient use of the resources of the Internet and the tools for the access and the data processing
2. Enhances students’ technological competencies
3. Supports critical thinking and problem solving through authentic assessment, cooperative learning, scaffolding, and technology integration
4. Can be used to Introduce a unit, conclude a unit, or provide a culmination activity
5. It keeps students on-task while online.
HOW
6. Give clear, explicit instructions for finding specific content on a site
7. Use Bloom's Taxonomy to develop the tasks for the webquest
8. Ensure that all links are active and go to the appropriate content
9. Keep any time constraints in mind when developing the webquest
10. Make sure the webquest is relevant to the subject and students
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Videos in the Classroom
Top 10 Teaching Methods for Videos in the Classroom
HOW
1. If using videos from other sources, select short segments that are truly applicable to your lesson
2. Give students a specific assignment to focus on while viewing
3. Show one short segment at a time so that you can direct the learning experience
4. Always preview the entire video first
5. Make it available outside the classroom like on the website or blog
6. Keep the room somewhat lighted, darkened rooms promote inattentiveness
WHY
7. It engages visual learners
8. It can keep the interest of the students in a way that textbooks can't
9. Students live in a technological world, it's important to connect with them in a way that they are familiar with, it makes the learning easier
10. Videos can be great supplemental tools to other lessons that are being used
HOW
1. If using videos from other sources, select short segments that are truly applicable to your lesson
2. Give students a specific assignment to focus on while viewing
3. Show one short segment at a time so that you can direct the learning experience
4. Always preview the entire video first
5. Make it available outside the classroom like on the website or blog
6. Keep the room somewhat lighted, darkened rooms promote inattentiveness
WHY
7. It engages visual learners
8. It can keep the interest of the students in a way that textbooks can't
9. Students live in a technological world, it's important to connect with them in a way that they are familiar with, it makes the learning easier
10. Videos can be great supplemental tools to other lessons that are being used
Monday, July 16, 2012
Power Point in the classroom
10 Best Teaching Practices for this method
Why
1. They provide visuals, both text and images, to accompany a lecture.
2. If you make it a Power Point Show, there can be a vocal recording as an audio component as well
3. Extremely useful, explicit lesson for a substitute teacher
4. Absent students can be given the powerpoint file for a complete lesson
5. Students can print out slides to be supplements for note-taking.
How
6. Use animations to draw attention, but don't let them become the focus of a slide
7. Backgrounds can be used to group information (ie. all blue colored slides have a subject in common and all green colored slides have a different subject in common)
8. Utilize bullets and font size to create a framework for big ideas and sub-topics
9. Less than 25 words on a slide is most effective
10. If you are creating a Power Point Show, be sure to talk slowly and clearly and pause between slides
Why
1. They provide visuals, both text and images, to accompany a lecture.
2. If you make it a Power Point Show, there can be a vocal recording as an audio component as well
3. Extremely useful, explicit lesson for a substitute teacher
4. Absent students can be given the powerpoint file for a complete lesson
5. Students can print out slides to be supplements for note-taking.
How
6. Use animations to draw attention, but don't let them become the focus of a slide
7. Backgrounds can be used to group information (ie. all blue colored slides have a subject in common and all green colored slides have a different subject in common)
8. Utilize bullets and font size to create a framework for big ideas and sub-topics
9. Less than 25 words on a slide is most effective
10. If you are creating a Power Point Show, be sure to talk slowly and clearly and pause between slides
Class Websites
TOP
10 TEACHING METHODS FOR
A
CLASS WEBSITE
HOW
- Post relevant content (syllabus, calendar, website links, etc.)
- Use bright colors and contrasting fonts
- Have an effective layout design
- Use anchors to jump to topics if your page is long
WHY
- Can be used as a forum for classroom discussion
- Helps keep your students organized
- Allows parents to be involved easily
- Can provide supplemental instruction tools
- Lets administrators easily check in on what’s going on in the classroom
- Connects with the technological world our students live in
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Prezi's in the Classroom
Top 10 teaching practices for Prezi's
Why
1. They make it easy to capture the big picture and the subgroups of an idea.
2. They provide a visual of a logical pathway for understanding an idea.
3. Imagery to accompany a lecture helps the material connect with more students.
4. The dynamic nature of a Prezi allows for audience participation
5. The interactive properties (zooming in and out, alternating between formats, etc) can help the students stay attentive
How
6. Don't have the pans and zooms function too quickly or else some viewers could get sick.
7. Use contrasting colors for background and text for ease of reading
8. Make them available out of class like on a website or blog
9. Physically frame ideas together that should be understood together
10. Alternate things like font sizes, title placements, and rotations of pictures and text to keep students visually and mentally focused
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Blogging and the Classroom
TOP 10 TEACHING METHODS FOR CLASSROOM BLOGS
How
1. Arrange the blog components in a user friendly design
2. Distribute the blog url to all students and parents in the form of a syllabus as well as just a vocal statement
3. Use bright colors and contrasting fonts to ensure that it is easy to follow visually
4. Closely monitor anything that can be modified by students
Why
5. Class information such as calendars and rubrics can be accessed from any computer
6. News and current events can be posted and accessed immediately
7. Formal and informal discussions by your students can be held here
8. It can get parents involved in their child's education
9. Provides an easy avenue for communication
10. Links to supplemental education tools and exciting websites can be posted here
How
1. Arrange the blog components in a user friendly design
2. Distribute the blog url to all students and parents in the form of a syllabus as well as just a vocal statement
3. Use bright colors and contrasting fonts to ensure that it is easy to follow visually
4. Closely monitor anything that can be modified by students
Why
5. Class information such as calendars and rubrics can be accessed from any computer
6. News and current events can be posted and accessed immediately
7. Formal and informal discussions by your students can be held here
8. It can get parents involved in their child's education
9. Provides an easy avenue for communication
10. Links to supplemental education tools and exciting websites can be posted here
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