This is the first time I have heard of the program Inspiration. From the video that I watched it seems very beneficial for both students and the teacher. I find it interesting how much one can do with a single program. One can create an outline and see it in several differnent "inspiration views" without making a change to the outline. This program just has so many tools that are very useful for students to make it easier for them to study their own way; they can create their own outline with the information learned in class, and have it for future refrence when test are coming up. This program is good for a teahcer, because it is a great way to include "visual learning" in the cirriculum. The teachers can create her lesson plans using the templates the inspiration provides. It is a great tool for teachers to enhance the way students are being taught.
I think reasearch presentations would make the best use of technology in the classroom. The student would reasearch a topic and later present the information through powerpoint. The students could use the program inspiration, and all their tools, to gather and organzie their reasearch and then later present it to the class.
I thik blog postings are a great idea for peer revisions. Students can post their rough draft online and I, as the teacher, can make it a requirement to go through other students paper and make revisions.
I don't recall the first time I taught something. But I do help my friends a lot with math homework or upcoming math test. I like to think that I know the information pretty well before I help them with it. And if I am unsure of how to work a problem, I work the problem out bymyself and when I figure out the correct way to work it out with them. I try to show them step by step until they understand; sometimes I will repeat it several times to ensure they understood thoroughly. Helping people out with math is a great review for me. Right now I am taking advanced math classes so it is good to review the things I've leared in the past that I might have forgotten about.
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I didn't really think about what students could do to help themselves with the Inspiration program. Thats a really good idea, I was just thinking about assignments they were forced to do. Lol.
ReplyDeleteI loved your comment on how Inspiration can be a tool for visual learning in the cirriculum...I am going to ba an art teacher and my students as a general rule will respond to visual information vs. something else...Great point!
ReplyDeleteAfter learning about blogs, I think there are many ways to use them in the classroom.I think your idea about posting rough drafts for peers to review and critique would be a good way to use technology. Good idea!
ReplyDeleteYou are right Yenny- It is smart of you to proof the problems and work them out before you teach the students. sure would be tough to find out at the whiteboard that you don't have the answer. thanks for sharing.
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