Week 5
I am somewhat optimistic about the use of technology in my classroom. While navigating the
Prezi website I am feeling excited to
learn a new form of presenting information. I don’t think I will be creating a
Prezi as elaborate as some I explored, but it has been fun playing around with
this technology. I am not sure I would consider implementing this
into my classroom this year but I could see tackling Glogster with my students.
The chapter on inquiry reminded me of our class in literacy,
the teacher talked about using visuals to start discussions and get the students to ask questions or
recognize the dilemmas inherent in the picture.
An inquiry allows students to develop those higher order thinking
questions that will nurture their interest in the subjects and lead to a deeper
understanding of the subject matter. I have not used this method in my classroom as much as I would like to but I hope to in the future.
Getting students to ask questions is tough. You could keep an inquiry board of all the students questions that they want to dig into more. That might help them get excited about learning.
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