twitter hashtags

Hashtags in education

I think that using educational hashtags will aid the teacher more than the student, especially if they are new. The reason I say this is because many new teachers are overwhelmed their first year and it is difficult for them to cope with many students at once. One of the hashtags that I liked was #TT, meaning teacher Tuesday. Many experienced teachers use #TT and can provide many suggestions that are great for teachers that are starting out. When I did my student teaching, the principal at my school was using twitter and implemented #TT in her twitter. We had to follow her on twitter and she posted many helpful suggestion and even applications that would help us complete tasks and engage the classroom at a faster rate. This was essential because classrooms were 45 minutes long. Even though the teacher was present, we still had to take over and ensure students did not fall behind. #GlobalEd was another hashtag I liked because it shows experiences from teachers of all over the world. You can see pictures of students engaging in technology and the results of the findings in each task. Also you have many testimonies of people were some have bad experiences and some good, and you can find a classroom that is similar to yours and perhaps implement the same teaching method. Finally, I chose #vitalcpd which is effective use of technology in the classroom. The reason I chose this was because classrooms are 45 minutes long. You need technology that has been proven effective for students in classrooms. In my 11th grade math classroom I will need testimonies of other teachers that used certain applications and how much it helped them make their classroom more engaging. Overlall, twitter hashtags can make your classroom much more interesting and engaging than a traditional classroom.

Twitter can actually be very beneficial for use inside the classroom. I think that many of today’s issues however, are mainly because the instructors are not familiar with many social media apps that are for education. Students most of the time will know how to use any social media application, or even program for education. It is however, the instructor’s responsibility to fully understand how twitter can be used for education. That being said, I think that twitter can really increment how a teachers and students engage themselves and can actually work together as a team to achieve success. My focus in the classroom will be grade 11^th math, so my students will be engaged with twitter and other applications such as edmodo. Hash tags are essential to learning; the purpose of a hash tag is to connect with other users with the same subject. The way this can help your classroom is by being able to see someone elses point of view. From a learning perspective of a student, if you are able to use Hashtags in assignments, the students can simply search the hash tag to see where other students are, and how they are doing in the assignment, and their findings.  If you are able to develop a hashtag that is unique, then that is where it gets better, because you will narrow down the results to your classroom.  Another reasons why hashtags are important, especially in technology, are that you can actually share your findings with others. If you happened to be ahead on an assignment this can work by helping out your fellow classmates, twitter has been essential for researches that are seeking cures for diseases. So when dealing with difficult problems in the classroom, you can search by hashtags to find suggestions or experiences from others with the same problem.

edmodo

I found Edmodo to be very familiar with Google forms. However, despite the similarities it feels more easy to use and user friendly. The thing that I liked about Edmodo is that I can invite my students to my group and assign them different tasks. This will play a very important role in students 12^th grade and beyond. I think that where Edmodo can really help is by increasing the level of engagement in the classroom. Edmodo helps the student investigate and cooperative with data with other classmates. This is important because the other students will be able to learn by participating in the polls. I think that the poll feature in Edmodo is very useful in a classroom where the teacher has to ask for the student’s feedback regularly. It is very important to create polls in the classroom so that the student feels that his or her opinion matters. Many classrooms do not put as much attention in student feedback, and teachers spend more time lecturing without realizing if a student is actually learning. This is where Edmodo becomes vital to increased learning. Classrooms as many teachers have stated, are only equipped with 45 minute lectures. There is not enough time to ensure that a student is learning by simply giving out a lecture in a traditional classroom. The teacher needs to be much more creative and use technological tools such as edmodo to provide maximum effective learning. With Edmodo you will be tackling three very important challenges in the classroom when you are teaching technology. These are engagement, feedback, and group activity. Instead of doing one after the other like that of a traditional classroom, you will be doing all three because you are using edmodo tools. This is very important in a classroom because you will be saving precious time. I did not see any lowlights of using edmodo. It is however, imperative that the teacher understands how to use the technology in order for it to be most effective. Ideally, these tools should help your classroom be on time on each lesson. Edmodo does require Internet, but this should be an upside. All of the assignments will be available online, and the student can complete them and submit them on edmodo. You will be able to extend deadlines and see how everyone is doing, and see if they are having difficulties and etc. You will be receiving constant feedback and that is very important because you will be able to tell if a student is learning or not.

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http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/top_performers/2016/10/why_has_ed_tech_made_so_little_difference.html

Educational technology despite many new technologies that have been introduced since the birth of the smartphones has found itself slightly plateaued. It is shown that despite their being many new technologies that are available to assist the professor in creating a lesson, the professor finds it difficult to leave the traditional classroom behind. I spoke to several professors about this, and they all agree that professors themselves need to be trained and learn the technologies so they can implement it efficiently in the classroom.  The issue that most teachers face is obviously lack of time. Every year, teachers are cut back on their teaching time. In the past, a class period was 90 minutes. Now, the classroom period has been slashed to 45-minute lessons. There is a higher focus in standardized testing; teachers do not have the time to learn the technologies that are offered to better the classroom. In order for them to be able to take advantage of the technology, teachers need to assist training so that they can take advantage of these technologies. In the long run, these technologies help the teacher by saving time, as well as increase engagement with students.

https://campustechnology.com/articles/2016/09/19/why-its-time-for-education-technology-to-become-an-academic-discipline.aspx

Technology is a subject that is growing day by day. Now students in their own time use several different applications to communicate with their friends and family. In the past we only used a cellphone or computer messenger to talk to our loved ones. Now however, we have the power to go live, and to see where everybody is. The article expresses that technology is growing immensely. However, most classrooms do not take advantage of the technology that is offered today. Most students are familiar with social networking applications. On the other hand, students are not familiar with the applications that are used for educational technology. There are many applications that can make the classroom more efficient. In the article, Maloney expresses that using technology in the classroom increases student’s grades dramatically in all subject areas. As well as it increases their overall engagement and participation inside the classroom.  Not only that, the level of understanding the student receives in the lesson is much more effective than that of a traditional classroom. I think that students and teachers should learn technology together so that they can save time, as well as understand each lesson in a more efficient fashion.

Prezi

Google Docs in the Classroom

I have always used Google Docs professionally in my job and found that it possessed very powerful tools that help a lot in organization. In Education I feel that these tools can help not only the students but the instructors. Google drive is perfect for students starting at grade 9 in STEM. The reason I say his is because students are starting to be exposed to professional writing and research techniques. Google Drive itself helps the student and teacher with organization and both the sudden and the teacher can edit their assignments on the go if they open it on Google drive. Another reason why Google drive is very effective in the classroom is because of its availability in different platforms. You are able to open the drive in your phone, tablet and your computer. So when you submit an assignment you can view it and make corrections as needed.

It helps students by keeping track of their assignments, and understands when certain assignments are due. In the instructors end, this can facilitate organization, grading, assignment tracking, and participation. Google Drive can be used similar to dropbox. This can definitely encourage student engagement in assignments because they will be able to see others students work, so this way they will know if they are doing he assignment correctly or not. This also encourages feedback from the students, especially if they are working in a group assignment. Students need to be able to learn at the same pace so they do not fall behind, this also encourages those students ahead to help those who have fallen behind and encourage them to catch up. Despite it being a tool that is available online It makes learning easier because of the tools available for editing. Again, Feedback is essential so students can understand how they are doing in the classroom. Without feedback a student can never know how if he or she is doing a good job or not. This is the main point of google drive. As teachers it has to be part of our arsenal of tools in our classroom. We need to manage our time very effectively so that we do not lose time for important lessons. Time is important in every classroom no matter what the grade, Google Drive will save you a lot of valuable time and if you master it, you will be able to make your life easier in the classroom, as well as your students.

survey

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfz3sAnn8KeOFbh1attsGACmCDNzf5GEggQ08lie2mATWNAlQ/viewform