Teaching in the 21st Century

Collaborated Group Post - Lauren Bradley, Sarah Barnett, Malary Booker

Mr. Dancelot:
We believed that this video was trying to say is, you can’t teach dance class in a lecture hall. You cannot teach a this type of subject matter by standing behind a table with your Power Point remote.Just like you can’t teach a traditional class in today’s technologically advancing world. Dance and art classes are being taken out of school because it is so hard to teach these things purely through new technologies.
Also, the students were never even able to act out their dances before the exam. Chances are the students did not pass the test and it is their Professor's fault. This shows us that professors play a significant role in the classroom and helping guide their students to build new skills in technology. Changing times call for an educators that truly want their students to become technologically literate and succeed in the modern day world.

Blog Post by: Malary Booker

My Opinion on Teaching in the 21st Century
In my opinion, teaching in the 21st century will be purely technological. Students will come to class and have their activities on iPads, computers, SMART boards, etc. Teachers will do all of their paperwork and lesson planning strictly online. They will also teach students using the computer and SMART board. Eventually, I feel like there will be no reason for any age group to go to school on a daily basis. They will be able to do everything on the internet so going to the classroom everyday will not be necessary anymore.

Teaching in the 21st Century: Kevin Roberts
Kevin Roberts makes a good point on the video saying that if all teachers are doing is giving students information then they can find that anywhere. The internet has endless options for that. He believes that teaching today means showing students how to use the internet and new technologies to their advantage. We as future educators have to figure out new ways to do things using internet sources such as Google, Skype, Chat, etc. Students are now bored with plain lecture formats, so we have to find ways to make things fun for them. I agree with Roberts when he said any lesson that you create has to be relevant, challenging, engaging, and entertaining. We have to keep students attention with the new technological toys appearing everyday. We as future teachers need to explore new technologies that we can use for our future classrooms to help students have fun in learning!

My Future School/Classroom

1.Krissy Venosdale's Blog: I love how creative Krissy Venosdale is. Especially the tree house in the library idea! What kid would not want to read in a tree house? School needs to be fun for children and her idea for a school does just that. Please build a school now Krissy Venosdale! Who would not want to go to a colorful exotic place to learn ? NO ONE:). I also LOVE the idea for a student decorating each teachers parking sign...WONDERFUL!! 2. Sugata Mitra: Build a School in the Cloud: Sugata makes some really good points in his video about how things used to be and how things are now. The world how we used to know it is over, done, finished. Technology is changing the world so much. His "Hole in the Wall" experiment is remarkable. It is amazing what children will teach themselves when actually given the opportunity. I agree with him when he makes the point that knowing is obsolete. I also love his granny cloud joke, LOL! His cloud school idea is AWESOME. No matter where you are in the world you can learn. 3. My classroom when I start teaching will be in an elementary school, second grade. There will be beautiful colors everywhere, as expressed by Krissy Venosdale. Each student will help decorate the wallpaper so they will feel important.
A.) What do I want my students to know? * I want my students to know that it is okay to have fun and learn at the same time. I want their experience in my classroom to be one that they will never forget!
B.) What do I want my students to be able to do? * I want my students to be able to understand every subject and go beyond what they think they cannot do. They will learn to operate technology and use it to their advantage.
C.) What will be my primary way of teaching my students what I want them to know and do? * My primary way of teaching will definitely be visual learning. It is a fun way for students to learn. It is how I know most of what I know and I want to show that to my students.
D.) What tools will I use in my classroom? * Whatever is available! I pads, movies, smart board, arts and crafts. I want to make learning fun for them and will do whatever is necessary to accomplish that!
E.) What role will students play in my classroom, how will they participate? * We will do online games for every subject. Each student will take turns telling what they have learned. We will also have outside games to get students involved with nature!
MY FUTURE CLASSROOM = AMAZING:)!!

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This is my first post! I clicked the HTML button which is something that i should always do in EDM310. I am now a Blogger:)